The EU, World Bank and European Investment Bank announce the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (GEEREF). The GEEREF will start by spending more than €100 million to mobilise large-scale public and private pilot projects in renewable energy and clean technology projects, particularly in developing states.
The Commission, which [...]

The Australian Government is considering a bold plan for carbon capture and carbon storage under the nation’s seabead, according to the SMH.
“The federal Energy Minister, Martin Ferguson, said yesterday the plan was vital to making Australia a leading player in clean coal technology.
“Coal will continue to make a major contribution to Australia’s energy needs [...]

The British Government has been criticized by its own National Audit Office for using two different systems for measuring carbon emissions, according to The Guardian. Joined-up government indeed!
“Britain’s climate change emissions may be 12% higher than officially stated, according to a National Audit Office investigation which has strongly criticised the government for using two [...]

The first annual budget statement of British chancellor Alistair Darling is “unlikely to have much impact on emissions”, according to Fiona Harvey, the FT’s environmental correspondent.
“But the measures outlined in his speech fell short of radical change and are unlikely to have much impact on emissions.
According to KPMG, the measures announced on [...]

The greenhouse gas emissions from China may be far worse than previously thought, according to a study of provincial data in China. From the abstract:
“Our results suggest that the anticipated path of China’s Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions has dramatically increased over the last five years. The magnitude of the projected increase in [...]