The Climate Group

Harry Verhaar, Philips: Lighting up the road to sustainable development for all

Date

28 March 2013

Harry Verhaar, Senior Director Energy & Climate Change, Philips Lighting, shares his views on creating the solutions, models and market approaches to benefit a larger part of the global population through collaborative energy access.
Global consortium pledges US$532 million to Pacific renewables

Date

27 March 2013

At the close of the Pacific Energy Summit in Auckland, New Zealand yesterday a consortium of countries and international banking institutions announced that a funding package of USD532 million has been secured to fund renewable energy projects across the Pacific.
European Commission starts consultation on 2030 energy and climate package

Date

27 March 2013

Today the European Union announce a new emissions reduction target in a Green Paper, outlining a 2030 framework for EU climate change and energy policies.
Evan Juska: Five takeaways for US climate policy from the Senate’s “vote-a-rama”

Date

27 March 2013

After 13 hours of back-to-back votes, “vote-a-rama” ended at 5 a.m. on Saturday morning, with more than 500 amendments proposed, almost 80 separate votes, and the first Senate-approved budget in four years.
World’s top smart grid vendors revealed, in running for leadership of US$500 billion market

Date

27 March 2013

The world’s top 150 vendors in smart grid vendors and technology are revealed in a new report by GTM.
Pioneering ‘living lab’ in Italy will make Trento a smarter city

Date

27 March 2013

In Trento, the capital city of Trentino in Italy, a pioneering residential ‘living lab’ is being built which will help make Trento a smarter city.
Asia taking lead in the global clean revolution race

Date

27 March 2013

A new report released today by The Climate Institute and General Electric (GE) reveals new insights on the clean energy market, as China, Japan and South Korea are making more consistent investments in the green sector, eventually outshining Europe as a global center of green leadership.
Global trial shows LED lamps cut street lighting costs up to 70%

Date

26 March 2013

LED outdoor products can cut energy consumed by lighting by more than half. LED products have now reached technological maturity for applications such as streetlighting, and Canada and Québec are well positioned to benefit from LED scale-up.
Melbourne is now a certified carbon neutral city

Date

26 March 2013

The city of Melbourne in Australia has become a certified carbon-neutral city under the Government’s independent carbon offsetting authority, Low Carbon Australia.
120 innovators commit to solve challenges in 22 cities around the world

Date

26 March 2013

120 global companies and organizations have committed to solve the urban and social challenges that have been put forward by 22 cities.
Third Indian city lights the way with LED pilot milestone

Date

26 March 2013

A pilot LED street light project in Thane, India, reached a major milestone last week as new low carbon LED lighting was installed across the city.
Energy efficient policies could save the US economy US$1 trillion

Date

25 March 2013

A new report reveals how the US economy could save over US$1 trillion through policies designed to remove barriers to energy efficiency improvements.
In the headlines: US green jobs grow four times faster than other areas of employment

Date

25 March 2013

Here's a global snapshot of some of the biggest clean technology, economy and policy headlines, from the week commencing March 25, 2013.
China faces $243 billion climate finance “gap” per year by 2020, exploring reforms to expand clean tech investment

Date

22 March 2013

China will need to raise up to $243 billion of additional funds per year by 2020 in order to adequately finance action to curb the impacts of climate change and invest in low carbon development according to a new report commissioned by the Chinese government’s powerful National Development and Reform Commission.
Lead by Silicon Valley, California’s clean tech sector is maturing

Date

21 March 2013

California’s clean technology sector is both diversifying and advancing, according to a new report which tracks economic indicators as the state adopts low carbon policies.
Government move is a win for Australian jobs, clean energy investors

Date

21 March 2013

Today the Australian Government decided to maintain the Renewable Energy Target (RET) at current 2020 levels, unlocking massive clean energy investment opportunities and Australian jobs.
Mark Kenber: Today's Budget is a mixed bag for the UK’s low carbon future

Date

20 March 2013

Today the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivered his Budget statement to the House of Commons.
American cars are more fuel efficient than ever, EPA reports

Date

20 March 2013

The value of fuel economy in the US increased and related CO2 emissions dropped in the last five years, meaning that American cars are now more fuel-efficient than ever.
Harry Verhaar, Philips: Switching the light for our future during Earth Hour 2013

Date

20 March 2013

Harry Verhaar, Senior Director Energy & Climate Change, Philips Lighting, shares his views on switching to a more sustainable world ahead of Earth Hour 2013, when on March 23 a large part of the global community will switch off their lights.
EU and global tech sector measuring ICT footprint

Date

18 March 2013

The EU is working with the world’s leading information technology (ICT) companies to measure their carbon footprints.
New Premier Li Keqiang pledges to use ‘iron fist’ on China’s pollution

Date

18 March 2013

China’s new leader Li Keqiang vowed to tackle the country’s pollution problems yesterday, during his first news conference as Premier of China.
In the headlines: DOI approves 3 of the largest renewable energy projects in US history & first EV rapid charging station opens in Spain

Date

18 March 2013

Here's a global snapshot of some of the biggest clean technology, economy and policy headlines, from the week commencing March 18, 2013.
China’s leadership transition: ready to drive the clean revolution

Date

15 March 2013

China has formally appointed Li Keqiang as Premier and Xi Jinping as President, as the country’s leadership transition reaches its conclusion this week.
Obama to press for US energy blueprint

Date

15 March 2013

Today President Obama will reveal a new energy plan that will help double clean energy capacity in the US by 2020, at a clean tech laboratory in Illinois.
US solar spikes 76% in 2012, claiming a tenth of global market

Date

14 March 2013

The US hits another landmark in the race to lead the global clean revolution, as a report shows the nation’s solar markets grew 76% last year, to reach a market value of US$11.5 billion.
New York could be powered by 100% clean energy by 2050

Date

13 March 2013

Scientists have mapped out an alternative future for New York State which shows it is possible to convert New York’s infrastructure to be entirely powered by renewables by 2050.
Cloud computing leader Salesforce to power data centers with renewables

Date

13 March 2013

Salesforce has announced its goal to power all of its data centers with renewable energy.
Global clean energy market forecast to double in next decade

Date

13 March 2013

The latest annual report by Clean Edge confirms that 2012 was a record year for global clean energy deployment and forecasts the market to double in the next decade.
Speak to clean tech venture capitalist Steve Westly live on Twitter

Date

12 March 2013

At 4.15pm GMT / 8.15 PST on March 11, you will be able to talk live with Steve Westly, MD, The Westly Group, in the third of our 2013 series of Twitter Q&As.
Michael Liebreich: Clean energy investment would need to increase by a factor of 2 to 3 for energy emissions to peak by 2020

Date

11 March 2013

On March 11, Michael Liebreich, CEO, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, took part in our second Twitter Q&A of 2013, which was on the topic of clean energy investment.
In the headlines: Australia's low carbon leaders and London plans to become a smart city

Date

11 March 2013

Here's a global snapshot of some of the biggest clean technology, economy and policy headlines, from the week commencing March 11, 2013.
Top employers including Bloomberg, Coca-Cola, Dell, offer workplace EV charging

Date

08 March 2013

Sixteen more world leading companies join the US Department of Energy’s workplace electric vehicle charging challenge, including members of The Climate Group, Bloomberg LP, Coca-Cola and Dell.
110,000 American jobs announced in clean energy economy surge

Date

08 March 2013

An expected 110,000 new American jobs could be generated by the 300 clean energy and transportation projects that were announced in 2012, with the states of California, North Carolina and Florida leading the way.
The Climate Group launches new clean revolution newsletter

Date

07 March 2013

Today The Climate Group launched the first issue of our new clean revolution newsletter.
UK construction industry giants unite to back green growth

Date

07 March 2013

Senior executives from the UK’s leading construction and property businesses have come together to urge the wider industry to embrace the economic opportunity of green buildings and infrastructure.
China promises clean energy surge in 2013

Date

06 March 2013

China has promised to slash carbon emissions and energy use, and step up plans for a carbon trading program in 2013, following record air pollution in Beijing.
India sets new target of 15,000 megawatts of wind energy by 2017

Date

05 March 2013

The Government has set a new target of producing 15,000 megawatts of wind energy during the 12th Five Year Plan.
Obama picks top new EPA and energy team to focus on his "top priorities"

Date

04 March 2013

President Obama today announced Gina McCarthy to head up the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Ernest Moniz to take on the role of Head of the Energy Department, in his second term.
Four US governments win EPA Climate Leadership Awards

Date

04 March 2013

Twenty-three local governments, lead by City of Austin, Texas, Boulder County, the Port of San Diego, California and the Sonoma County Water Agency, California, have received EPA’s 2013 Climate Leadership Awards.
In the headlines: Australia's largest solar PV plant and report finds UK's offshore wind sector can cut energy costs by 40%

Date

04 March 2013

Here's a global snapshot of some of the biggest clean technology, economy and policy headlines, from the week commencing March 1, 2013.
Spending on smart grids doubled in 2012

Date

01 March 2013

Spending from utilities switching their networks to smart grids reached US$23.68 billion in 2012, a year total which represents almost double that of all smart grid spending to date.
Global LED streetlight market to surpass US$2 billion by 2020

Date

01 March 2013

The LED streetlighting market is set to surpass US$2 billion by 2020 thanks to surging sales across the globe, according to a report by Pike Research.
India announces Union Budget 2013-14

Date

01 March 2013

Finance Minister P Chidambaram has announced India’s Union Budget 2013-14. While there is limited indication of the government’s approach to tackle climate change, the Budget features a handful of clean energy highlights.