06/08/10 Fossil fuel subsidies are 10 times those of renewables, figures show

Despite repeated pledges to phase out fossil fuel subsidies and criticism from some quarters that government support for renewable energy technologies is too generous, global subsidies provided to renewable energy and biofuels are dwarfed by those enjoyed by the fossil fuel industry.

25/06/10 An Imperative to Achieving Economic Recovery & Environmental Sustainability

The G20 summit in Canada offers an opportunity for a hard, long look at how green investments are assisting recovery in many countries while generating employment and environmental gains including on climate change.

01/06/10 EU debt crisis boosts chance of energy tax overhaul

The greenest fuels would become the cheapest under plans for a pan-European energy tax which would also help governments tackle huge debts without raising taxes on workers, draft documents show. The basis will be a carbon tax of 4 to 30 euro´s per ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission. And an energy...

27/05/10 Latin America and EU expect results at Cancún Summit

Governments from the European Union and from Latin America and the Caribbean are confident that at year's end the international climate conference will produce a concrete legal mandate to truly protect the environment.

13/04/10 Biofuel findings put pressure on EU commission to change policy

The European Commission is under pressure to alter EU-wide agreed targets of replacing 10 percent of fossil fuels with renewable energy by 2020, as its own internal studies have proven that biofuels have a negative impact on the environment and food production.

06/04/10 Dutch government plans to reduce 20% of costs on climate and energy policy while keeping the same reduction in emissions.

A group of civil servants has spent the last six months calculating how the Dutch government can reduce its spending on climate and energy policy by 20% while still achieving the same results (at least in terms of climate). After coming up with six possible scenarios for achieving this, the working ...

23/12/09 Copenhagen failure analysed

The fifteenth Conference of Parties in Copenhagen, which aimed at a binding international climate treaty, failed to produce a credible result. Despite claims to the contrary made by world leaders and negotiators, this is the only possible conclusion.

19/12/09 Copenhagen agreement just a start

The agreement in Copenhagen to limit the increase of the worldwide temperature is a first step.

07/12/09 What players try to achieve in Copenhagen

Overview of the agenda of major players in Copenhagen.

18/06/09 European citizens invited to give imput to energy policy

European citizens are invited to give input into the Energy policy to reach the ambitious European energy targets.

21/05/09 Traffic light model for storing warmth and cold in the underground

Storing cold and warmth must be easier and partly without concessions according to Dutch minister of Environment Jacqueline Cramer. To avoid underground problems, she would like to certify the systems being used.

At this moment has everyone who wants bore in the ground there still licenses for ne...

23/03/09 Houses that produce instead of consume energy!

The PowerHouse produces more energy thanks to the latest energy saving and producing techniques, than it consumes.

25/02/09 IRENA already helping without really trying

New agency boosts faith in renewables

13/02/09 110 million Euro for Dutch Energy Innovation programs

The Dutch government has approved a proposal of Ministers Cramer and Van der Hoeven to start five programs out of the Innovation agenda.

07/02/09 European Parliament: Go cleaner, greener by 2020

European Parliament adopts resolution calling for more efficiency, fewer emissions

04/02/09 Abu Dhabi goes green!

Abu Dhabi will combine being an Opec member and produce renewable energy.....

02/02/09 Davos: credit crises an opportunity for renewables

The current global economic situation is both a crisis and an opportunity to reset world energy priorities.

That is the one of the messages coming out of Davos, Switzerland, as the World Economic Forum wraps up its business...........

21/01/09 IRENA founded and 80 states will be present in Bonn.

Half of 80 states sign founding treaty of IRENA ......

09/01/09 US$200 million funding to second-generation biofuel projects.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will provide up to US$200 million funding over six years to between five and 12 second-generation biofuel projects.