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Perhaps the greatest environmental and economic challenge of our age is that we have substantially depleted our oil reserves, and entered the era of 'peak oil'. Reading about this in the abstract, the problem sounds both dreary and chilling - a reason ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Coastal seagrass can store more heat-trapping carbon per square mile (kilmometre) than forests can, which means these coastal plants could be part of the solution to climate change, scientists said in a new study.

Unregulated markets have overproduced CO2 because the costs are not priced into the transaction

• This Q&A is part of the Guardian's ultimate climate change FAQ
• See all questions and answersWhen free markets do not maximise society's welfare, they are said to 'fail' and policy intervention may be needed to correct them

In the late 1990s, regulators in some U.S. states began to make electric utilities sell their nuclear reactors to private operators. They weren’t trying to help head off climate change, yet they managed to do just that.

Consumers can expect to see changes in ethanol labels at gas pumps across North Carolina beginning June 1. On Thursday, the N.C. Rules Review Commission approved changes adopted by the Gasoline and Oil Inspection Board regulating how ethanol and other oxygenated gas blends must be labeled at the...

Consumers can expect to see changes in ethanol labels at gas pumps across North Carolina beginning June 1. On Thursday, the NC Rules Review Commission approved changes adopted by the Gasoline and Oil Inspection Board regulating how ethanol and other ...

Change of use of agricultural land to accommodate an increase in existing car breaker's compound and provision of new dismantling garage at 72 Gorteade Road, Swatragh, for Mr W. Quinn; proposed erection of wind turbine with 30m hub height and 30m rotor ...

Commission theIEA, in cooperation with International Renewable Energy Agency and other international institutions, to synthesize recent analyses of renewable energy development and deployment policies in G-8 countries, including: Experience with, ...

At the Camp David Summit, G-8 Leaders recognized that the development of and universal access to environmentally safe, sustainable, secure, and affordable sources of energy is essential to global economic growth and to their overall efforts to address climate change.  As such, they identified several actions for the G-8 to take together: Pursue a Comprehensive Energy Strategy – Safely Recognize

Researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland have made substantial progress toward harnessing the energy of the Sun from space. This solar power from space has the potential to change the future of renewable energy. Equipment has been tested in space that would provide a platform for solar panels to collect energy and allow it to be transferred back to earth through

“When most people think about 'peak oil,' they think about what's in the ground. 'Peak Oil' is not about how much you can drill. It's about how much you can afford to burn,” he says. This isn't the first time Rubin, 57, has taken an unconventional ...

Along with oil the port also handles and produces other fuels, including ethanol and biofuels, and the name change has been made to represent that fact. 'We want to highlight the fact that we welcome and encourage the trend towards more renewable fuels ...

Trying to tackle the huge challenge with policies that contradict each other and silly spin makes a tough job unnecessarily harderNo one thinks it will be easy to slash the carbon emissions driving climate change while keeping the lights on and at an affordable price. But trying to tackle the challenge with policies that contradict each other and silly spin makes a tough job unnecessarily harder

Trying to tackle the huge challenge with policies that contradict each other and silly spin makes a tough job unnecessarily harderNo-one thinks slashing the carbon emissions driving climate change, while keeping the lights on and at an affordable price, is easy. But trying to tackle the challenge with policies that contradict each other and silly spin makes a tough job unnecessarily harder