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Australia’s Eastern States – reduced greenhouse gas emission last summer

Posted: 1 September, 2010 • Category: News • Tags: Climate Change, Energy, Renewable Energy • Comments(0)

A press release by The Climate Group advises that Australia's 4 Eastern states reduced greenhouse gas emissions by just over 1.2 million tonnes emitted from energy compared to last summer. This is a significant reduction considering that it was one of the hottest summers on record with temperatures reaching 55 degrees. The fall in emissions was driven by a reduction in emissions from coal-fired electricity generation and a fall in emissions from the use of natural gas. the climate group story ...

Renewable Energy now the global mainstay for investment in electricity generation

Posted: 28 October, 2009 • Category: News • Tags: Renewable Energy • Comments(1)

In June, the Sydney Morning Herald ran a story highlighting recent figures from the United Nations revealing that renewable energy has overtaken fossil fuels in attracting investment for electrical power generation. In 2008, $US140 billion was invested in wind, solar, hydro and other renewable technologies compared with $US110 billion in gas and coal. More than a third of this investment in renewable energy was destined for Europe, however, the biggest growth in investment came from China, India and other developing ...