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PwC report: increased carbon intensity endangers decarbonisation goals
"Global emissions are increasing faster than economic growth, reversing a slow, but gradual, reduction in carbon emissions intensity seen since 2000. The findings, from new analysis in the PwC Low...
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CCS: Another one bites the dust
"A power company that was expected to demonstrate a carbon-capture technology has said it cannot take part, leaving the remaining partners at risk of losing $1 billion in federal funds." (NY Times) It...
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Ready … set … go! The European decarbonisation race is on
At the European Energy Review, Sonja van Renssen provides a great overview of stakeholder views on the upcoming EU Energy Roadmap 2050. Her conclusion: "Despite all the modelling, it is the decisions...
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The European Power System – Decarbonization and Cost Reduction: Lost in...
The French Institute for International Relations (IFRI) has produced one of the best analyses of the inconsistencies in European energy policy. "The objective of the Internal Electricity Market is to...
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The great transformation: decarbonising Europe’s energy and transport systems
"Economic growth in Europe will be affected by the costs of this transition from the current energy and transport system. A smooth transition towards a low-carbon energy and transport system could come...
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Positive Bilanz des Bundesumweltamtes – Industrie vermindert...
Despite switching off 7 nuclear power stations and good economic growth, German industry reduced its carbon emissions by one percent in 2011. Critics of the nuclear phase-out had predicted big carbon...
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Online Cloud Services Rely on Coal and Nuclear Power, Report Says
“The report, by Greenpeace, singled out Apple as a leader in the drive for cheap coal-fired energy to power giant data centers.” (Source: NY Times) This new Greenpeace report “How green is your cloud”...
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Degrowth, expensive oil, and the new economics of energy
"Expensive oil … does appear to be suffocating the debt-ridden, global economy, just as it is trying to recover … Unfortunately, mainstream economists, including those in government, seem oblivious to...
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“Rapid and deep emissions reductions may not be easy, but 4°C to 6°C will be...
“So we have no historical precedents for anything greater than 1% per annum reduction in emissions. We’re saying we need nearer 10% per annum, and this is something we need to be doing today. And...
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PwC: Supply Chains Threatened by Six-Degree Global Warming
“Some 85 percent of companies have more complex supply chains as a result of globalization, and adjusted climate forecasts mean businesses should expect climate change to have an even more destructive...
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