window.document.getElementById(’post-7932′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;Fiji Times: THE only international organisation working exclusively mainly to protect coral reefs from the effects of global climate change has taken a bold step to promote local culture and richness. The Coral Reef Alliance has launched two community-driven tourist websites for marine protected areas in Fiji. The dedicated […]

Reuters: Britain was on Monday announcing a shortlist of firms in a tender to build the world’s first commercial-scale power plant to burn coal and gas without adding to global warming. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) promises a technological solution to soaring emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from fossil fuel […]

Reuters: Meeting Britain’s renewable energy targets will add significantly to domestic energy bills on top of already steeply rising fuel prices, a report said on Monday. The report from tax advisory company Ernst & Young comes days after the government called for a 100 billion pound green revolution to get 15 percent of […]

window.document.getElementById(’post-7932′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;Reuters: China will slash value-added tax (VAT) on dimethyl ether (DME), an alternative fuel used in diesel and petrol engines, to boost the development of alternative energy amid soaring world prices. The government will cut VAT on dimethyl ether, a low emissions fuel, from 17 percent to 13 percent starting […]

Reuters: Levees on the cresting Mississippi River held Sunday as the worst US Midwest flooding in 15 years began to ebb, but multibillion-dollar crop losses may boost world food prices for years. Water levels on the river receded for the second straight day as mostly clear weather gave saturated areas a chance […]

BBC: Global investment in "green" energy surged ahead in 2007 and has continued to grow this year despite turmoil in financial markets, a report says. Spending on green power last year hit $148bn (£75bn), up 60% from 2006, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said. Rising oil prices, concerns over energy security, […]

Guardian: Solar power and other renewable energy sources will get priority under India’s climate action plan, unveiled by prime minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi yesterday. The plan does not commit to a target for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, placing a greater emphasis on continued economic growth. However, it does seek to […]

Los Angeles Times: Our colleague Noam Levey has a story today weighing John McCain’s voting history and public stances on a wide range of energy issues. It’s a mixed bag, Levey reports: "At times he has backed measures to ease restrictions on oil drilling off the coast and in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. […]

window.document.getElementById(’post-7932′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;Reuters: Royal Dutch Shell Plc wants oil refiners to be given CO2 emission permits for free in the next phase of the European Union’s CO2 emissions trading scheme but is happy for most other sectors to be charged. Chief Executive Jeroen van der Veer told the World Petroleum Congress that […]

window.document.getElementById(’post-7932′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;Associated Press: The dwindling march of the penguins is signaling that the world’s oceans are in trouble, scientists now say. Penguins may be the tuxedo-clad version of a canary in the coal mine, with generally ailing populations from a combination of global warming, ocean oil pollution, depleted fisheries, and tourism and development, […]

ABC: Mayor Dave Cieslewicz Tuesday called on Congress to act quickly to pass two measures that would increase support for local transit and energy efficiency initiatives. With gas prices continuing to average $4 per gallon with little relief in sight, these initiatives would help local governments and commuters reduce both energy costs and global warming […]

window.document.getElementById(’post-7932′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;Reuters: Poland has cut carbon dioxide (CO2) permits for the power generation sector by about 11 percent, Environment Minister Maciej Nowicki said on Tuesday, in a long-awaited decision on the splitting of its CO2 quota. The government estimates a cut in quotas will lead to a 4 percent rise in […]

Reuters: In what is being called a "green gold rush," global investment in renewable energy surged some 60 percent to $148 billion (74 billion pounds) in 2007, a UN agency said on Tuesday. Buoyed by soaring fossil-fuel prices and concerns over the carbon dioxide emissions that fuel global warming, investment in clean energy from […]

window.document.getElementById(’post-7932′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;New York Times: P. Dee Boersma, a biologist at the University of Washington, has been watching the Magellanic penguins of Punta Tombo, in Argentina, for almost 30 years. For most of that time, their numbers have been declining: breeding pairs are down 22 percent there since 1987, she writes in Tuesday’s issue […]

Agence France-Presse: The head of the International Energy Agency said Tuesday he would press G8 leaders at a summit next week to adopt commitments to energy efficiency measures as part of the fight against climate change. "We are recommending that energy efficiency is one of most cost-effective ways for consumer countries," IEA executive director […]