The global energy bill could be cut by nearly 10% by simply adopting energy efficient lighting systems.
10% may not sound vast, but lighting accounts for nearly a fifth of the world’s consumption, and a cut of this size would eclipse the savings made so far by switching to solar and wind power.
The International Energy Agency [...]

The UK Government has opted to propose a cut of target carbon emissions of 8 million tonnes pa, at the upper end of the range they were said to be considering.  The Government also decided to auction 7% of CO2 permits, unlike the German Government’s decision not to auction any permits.   The FT calls these [...]

As mentioned in the previous post, the German Government has opted for a cut in carbon emissions for ETS Phase 2 of just 0.63%, comparing emissions in 2012 with those in 2005. This is not good news for Earth, and risks making the whole program a mockery! The BBC News report is here.
Technorati [...]

Last night (2006-06-27), BBC Newsnight reported that the German cabinet would meet today to decide the decrease in carbon emissions which Germany would propose to the EC for ETS Phase 2.  Other EC countries are supposedly waiting to see what decrease Germany proposes, in order that their industries are not disadvantaged relative to German companies.  The [...]

Japan may bury carbon emissions underground, according to this news report.
“A proposal to bury 200 million tons of carbon dioxide a year by 2020 - cutting the country’s emissions by one-sixth - is under study, Masahiro Nishio, an official at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, said on Monday.
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Tackling carbon [...]