The low hanging fruit: money from saving energy
A new report from The International Energy Agency predicts that by 2016 global electricity generation from wind, solar, hydro and other forms of renewable energy will grow by 40% and will exceed electricity generated from gas. (“Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report”) In 2008 McKinsey, in their report “An Australian Cost Curve for Greenhouse Gas Reduction” […]
Read MoreDoes your company need to comply with the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act this year?
The NGER Act is now in its third reporting year and the threshold levels triggering the obligation on companies to report their greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption or energy production levels have dropped again. The threshold levels that trigger the reporting requirement this year are emissions by a facility of 25kt CO2 equivalence (CO2-e) of […]
Read MoreStudy suggests efficient use of energy could reduce demand by over 70%
A recent study ( Environmental Science and Technology, DOI:10.1021/es102641n) by Julian Allwood et. al. of the University of Cambridge calculated that over 70% of the world’s energy use could be cut by improving energy efficiency. They suggest that reductions in energy use could be made from better home and building insulation, covering saucepans when cooking, […]
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