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Steep Increase in Global CO2 Emissions Despite Reductions By Industrialized Countries
Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) – the main cause of global warming – increased by 45 % between 1990 and 2010, and reached an all-time high of 33 billion tonnes in 2010. Increased energy efficiency, nuclear energy and the growing contribution...
$2.7 Million Solar Panel Factory Opens in Naivasha, Kenya
Ubbink East Africa has built a $2.7 million solar panel factory in Naivasha, Kenya. Ubbink East Africa Managing Director Haijo Kuper said during the official opening ceremony that the company will be producing 100 solar panels per day at the new facility,...
Sri Lanka’s Electricity Board 2011 Losses Estimated At $118 Million
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) General Manager Nihal Wickremasooriya said that the company could lose up to $118 million in 2011 from a number of factors, including inclement weather.
Record Charcoal Prices in Somaliland Prompt Search for Alternatives
Record charcoal prices in Somalia’s self-declared independent region of Somaliland are threatening the livelihoods of many poor urban families who have limited alternative energy sources. How People Arrived Here: guinea bissau charcoal price
Commonwealth Business Council Claim Poor Power Systems Cost Nigeria $100b Annually
The Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) is claiming that Nigeria loses $100 billion annually due to a poor power system. The CBC Director General, Dr Mohan Kaul said on Saturday at a two-day Power Summit on Nigeria organized by the body in London that...
World’s Energy Needs Could be Provided Cleanly, Renewably And Economically By 2050
All of the world’s energy needs could be provided cleanly, renewably and economically by 2050, according to a major new study by WWF. Two years in preparation, The Energy Report breaks new ground with its global scope and its consideration of total...
Energy Minister Calls for South Africa to Return to Gas Energy
South Africa’s heavy reliance on fossil fuel as primary energy may pose a threat to the country’s long term “green” economic growth path, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters said on Tuesday.
French Development Agency Finances Sustainable Projects in Mauritius
The French Development Agency (FDA) will financially support the “Mauritius Sustainable Island” (MSI) project to the tune of €125 million. Following the signing ceremony, FDA president Pierre-André Wilter said the total loan his organization...
