ClimateWireThe Premier Information Source for Professionals Who Track Environmental and Energy Policy.TRANSPORTATION: Suburban living increases Australia's emissions -- study- September 22, 2008 People living in Australia's suburbs are generating 10 times more greenhouse gas emissions than people living in cities, new research from Curtin University of Technology says. The emissions come from…http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/rss/2008/09/22/8 INSURANCE: Unexpected test for climate disclosures threatens delay- September 22, 2008 Consumer and environmental groups are threatening to abandon a two-year struggle to push the insurance industry toward a fuller embrace of climate change, marking a surprising shift that drove regulators…http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/rss/2008/09/22/2 CARBON MARKETS: Five Japanese firms to enter European Climate Exchange- September 22, 2008 The European Climate Exchange will admit at least five new Japanese companies into its trading system in the next five months, the exchange's CEO, Patrick Birley, said Friday. The unnamed…http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/rss/2008/09/22/6 FINANCE: Economic turmoil won't wallop carbon markets, analysts say- September 22, 2008 NEW YORK -- Wall Street's meltdown won't leave the carbon markets unscathed, but the youth of carbon credit trading and the relative detachment it enjoys from the larger markets should…http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/rss/2008/09/22/3 BUSINESS: Firms risk losses by failing to prepare for low-carbon economy -- study- September 22, 2008 NEW YORK -- Companies and investors that fail to prepare for a low-carbon economy risk missing out on huge gains, and could be exposing themselves to painful losses, according to a new study released today by a U.K. climate advocacy group. The report from the Carbon Trust found that firms that adjust now for a future based on sustainable energy sources stand to reap huge financial rewards, with some increasing their net enterprise values by as much as 85 percent. Those that don't will miss...http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/rss/2008/09/22/1 CLEAN DEVELOPMENT: State Department issues $6.7 million in grants- September 22, 2008 The U.S. State Department announced Friday $6.7 million in grants for eight clean technology projects in China. The funding is part of the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate…http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/rss/2008/09/22/4 SCIENCE: Cheap, sustainable energy could be 5 years away -- MIT chemist- September 22, 2008 A Massachusetts Institute of Technology chemist said that within five years he could build a device that could power all the world's houses, fill people's car batteries and revolutionize energy…http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/rss/2008/09/22/7 KENYA: Infrastructure plans put renewable energy first- September 22, 2008 New plans to improve infrastructure in Kenya are being made with environmentally friendly energy sources in mind to help ease the effects of climate change. "My office is developing a…http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/rss/2008/09/22/5 BIOFUELS: Verenium's Howe discusses company's partnership with BP, cellulosic commercialization plant- September 22, 2008 What effect has this year's backlash against corn ethanol had on investments in second generation biofuels Will the cellulosic ethanol industry successfully meet the government's renewable fuels standard During today's…http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/rss/2008/09/22/9 |