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news - 22 May 2013
CEC Media Release: Renewables the light at the end of the power price tunnel
Australia needs to invest in clean energy to maximise the economic potential for gas exports and ensure energy affordability for domestic users, the Clean Energy Council’s Chief Executive David Green told a power and utilities conference in Sydney this morning.
Mr Green said easing power price rises may not be the light at the end of the …
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china-focus - 22 May 2013
China’s emissions cap proposal – a transformative step in the fight against climate change?
China is proposing to set a cap on greenhouse gas emissions as early as 2016. National carbon tax proposal is part of a new package of environmental protection taxes and would also include taxes to encourage conservation of coal and water.
China’s centralised decision-making could deliver a national market-based climate policy ahead of United Sates, where divided government and anti-tax sentiment, …
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spotlight - 17 May 2013
Steve Sawyer: No Debate
More than 97% of articles published in the peer reviewed literature supported the notion that human activity is causing climate change
The notion in the media (and hence, in public opinion) that there is a ‘scientific debate’ about whether or not human activity is changing the climate reminds me of an old campaign poster from Canada: “14% of Canadians …
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gwec-in-press - 17 May 2013
Chile environmental body OKs 310 MW wind farm project
Climate Spectator
Chile’s environmental regulator has given the green light to the third and last portion of energy firm E-CL’s $685 million wind park project, which is expected to generate up to 310 megawatts, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
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gwec-in-press - 13 May 2013
Global wind trends for 2013 and beyond
EcoGeneration — May/June 2013
Following his keynote presentation at the New Zealand Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition in late March 2013, Global Wind Energy Council Secretary-General Steve Sawyer spoke to EcoGeneration’s Melanie Ryan about the challenges and growth predictions facing the international wind market over the next five years.
Worldwide, the wind energy sector is expected to undergo …
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gwec-in-press - 10 May 2013
Wind Market Grows; Challenges Remain
Modern Distribution Management
State renewable energy standards, driven by environmental and economic factors, have created a larger market for wind energy in the U.S. Federal and local incentives, combined with improved efficiencies and reduced costs, have supported the industry development needed to meet this demand. MDM spoke with wind association leaders, distributors and manufacturers to learn more about what’s driving wind …
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- GWEC Secretary General Steve Sawyer interview with Cleantech Investor:
“The problem with local content requirements for us is that we are faced with two conflicting imperatives: one, to deliver the largest quantity of carbon-free electrons at the lowest possible price; and two, to create local jobs and industries. We are constantly being accused of ‘living on subsidies’, even though renewable energy subsidies pale in comparison to the annual US$550 billion paid to subsidise fossil fuel energy.”
Read full interview at www.gwec.net/gwec-secretary-general-steve-sawyer-interview-cleantech-investor/
- China's emissions cap proposal - a transformative step in the fight against climate change!
China is proposing to set a cap on greenhouse gas emissions as early as 2016. National carbon tax proposal is part of a new package of environmental protection taxes and would also include taxes to encourage conservation of coal and water.
China's centralised decision-making could deliver a national market-based climate policy ahead of United Sates, where divided government and anti-tax sentiment, among other factors, continue to stall movement on comprehensive climate policy. This if anything should encourage all countries, the US in particular, to take stronger action and go towards a strong international treaty being agreed at the UN climate change summit in 2015!
Read further on http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/china-emissions-cap-proposal-seen-as-climate-breakthrough-40529
- No Debate
The notion in the media (and hence, in public opinion) that there is a ‘scientific debate’ about whether or not human activity is changing the climate reminds me of an old campaign poster from Canada: “14% of Canadians think it’s a good idea to permit clear-cut logging in Clayoquot Sound; and 17% think that Elvis is still alive”.
A recent review of the scientific literature between 2001 and 2011 http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/study-finds-97-consensus-on-human-caused-global-warming-56917
found that more than 97% of articles published in the peer reviewed literature supported the notion that human activity is causing climate change. But to listen to the media, you’d think there was a debate. The fossil fuel industry is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to make it seem like there is a debate, as per the responses to Martin Wolf’s article earlier this week in the Financial Times http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c926f6e8-bbf9-11e2-a4b4-00144feab7de.html#axzz2TXi2A7KH.
There is no debate about the fact of anthropogenic climate change, but huge debates about the best way to tackle it, its regional variations and timing. Those pretending otherwise are wittingly or unwittingly aiding and abetting the fossil fuel industry’s misinformation campaign on the subject, which I believe will be responsible for more deaths than all of the 20th century holocausts combined, and is a crime against humanity of unprecedented magnitude. I just hope I live long enough to see the trial (Steve Sawyer, GWEC Secretary General)
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