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Climate News Scan – 23 April 2013

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

Some highlights from this week’s News Scan:

New findings released on renewable energy communications
US and China agree on working group for addressing climate change
Behavioural change has significant impact on energy consumption

Authors: Chanda Brietzke, Justin Bull, Liz Ferris, James Noble, Sarah Thomas

Editors: Neil Thomson (ISIS), James Tansey (ISIS), Robyn Meyer (PICS), Tom Pedersen (PICS)

The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list Subscribe Here or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.

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Tags: BC, British Columbia, carbon emissions, carbon market, carbon pricing, carbon reduction, carbon-management, Clean Energy, Clean tech, climate policy, Ecosystem, low carbon economy, renewable energy, solar, wind
Posted in BC, Biomass, China, Clean Energy, Clean power, Efficiency, Footprint, Geoexchange, Geothermal, GHG reduction, solar, water, wind | No Comments »

CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 12 June 2012

Tuesday, June 12th, 2012

Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:

Finding the tipping point for Earth’s biosphere
Voluntary markets for forest carbon growing
California increases the energy efficiency of its buildings

Authors: Neil Thomson, Justin Bull, James Noble, Tim Shah

Editors: James Tansey (ISIS), Jessica Worsley (PICS), Tom Pedersen (PICS)

The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list Subscribe Hereor to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.

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Tags: BC, biosphere, British Columbia, Building, California, Cap-and-Trade, carbon credit, carbon emissions, Carbon footprint, carbon market, carbon pricing, carbon reduction, Carbon tax, carbon-management, Clean Energy, Clean tech, Climate Change, climate policy, cost, Energy Efficiency, Forest, GHG, GHG emissions, global warming, greenhouse gas, growth, Kyoto, low carbon economy, public perception, Rio +20, savings, Tipping point, value, VCS, voluntary market, WCI
Posted in AB, BC, buildings, China, Clean Energy, Clean power, Clean tech, Efficiency, Electric, Finance, Footprint, GHG reduction, US | No Comments »

As Europe Slashes Subsidies, Renewable Energy Developers Move Into New Markets

Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

Martin Simonek, an analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance in London, notes that Spain installed about 360 megawatts of solar in 2011 compared to 7.5 gigawatts in Italy. That country poses a bigger threat to renewable energy developers as Italian lawmakers contemplate slashing a premium paid for solar energy that could result in only 4 gigawatts being installed this year.

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CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 03 April 2012

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:

Old growth forests help cool planet
New paradigms required for growth and prosperity
Canadian businesses describe their adaptation actions, challenges

Authors: Neil Thomson, Calyn Shaw, Neil Salmond, Kristina Welch, Justin Bull, Kelly Masson

Editors: James Tansey (ISIS), Jessica Worsley (PICS), Tom Pedersen (PICS)

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Tags: action, adaptation, BC, Biodiversity, bird, British Columbia, carbon emissions, Carbon footprint, carbon market, carbon pricing, carbon reduction, Carbon sink, carbon-management, challenge, China, Clean Energy, Clean tech, Climate Change, climate policy, deforest, Ecosystem, extreme weather, Forest, GHG, GHG emissions, global warming, Green economy, Green jobs, greenhouse gas, ice, india, Innovation, investment, irreversible, low carbon economy, migratory, Mountain, NRTEE, Old-growth, permafrost, rainforest, redwood, solution, Tipping point
Posted in BC, China, Clean Energy, Clean tech, Efficiency, Footprint, GHG reduction, storage, water | No Comments »

CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 20 March 2012

Tuesday, March 20th, 2012

Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:

GLOBE 2012 and release of the West Coast Clean Economy Report
New study shows long-range pollution an international problem
Climate change solutions can spur economic recovery

The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.

Authors: Neil Thomson, Calyn Shaw, Neil Salmond, Kristina Welch, Justin Bull

Editors: James Tansey (ISIS), Jessica Worsley (PICS), Tom Pedersen (PICS)

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Tags: adaptation, Asia, BC, British Columbia, carbon emissions, Carbon footprint, carbon inventories, carbon market, carbon model, carbon pricing, carbon reduction, Carbon sink, Carbon tax, carbon-management, Christy Clark, Clean economy, Clean Energy, Clean tech, Climate Change, climate policy, Climate Proof, collaboration, Conference, disaster risk management, economic indicators, economic recovery, emission reduction, energy sector, Environmental Protection, Forest, full cost pricing, GHG, GHG emissions, global warming, GLOBE, GLOBE 2012, GLOBE Series, green building, greenhouse gas, Ground pollution, Infrastructure, International, low carbon economy, ozone, pollution, Resource use, solution, subsidies, Trade Fair, transportation, unemployment rate, WCI, West Coast, Western Climate Initiative
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Natural gas presents B.C. with challenges, opportunities

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

What few suspected then – and are surprised by now – is that another fossil fuel, natural gas, would end up on Obamas approved list. In a speech in late January, Obama, standing in front of two Kenworth T800 LNG trucks at a UPS truck-refuelling site in Las Vegas, shared a vision of natural gas powering cars, homes and factories, adding that the cleaner, cheaper energy source could support 600,000 jobs by the end of the decade. “Weve got a supply of natural gas under our feet that can last America nearly 100 years,” he said. Indeed, advances in extraction technology have allowed producers to access previously locked-in gas through fracking and new drilling techniques.

The low cost of Natural Gas is changing the landscape for clean energy in BC and beyond. Read more about some of the implications here.

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PICS CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 10 JANUARY 2012

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:

Forest management programs may increase forest carbon emissions
2011 is UK’s second warmest year, Met Office confirms
Smart meter usage increasing worldwide

The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business in partnership with the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.

Authors: Neil Thomson, Calyn Shaw, Neil Salmond, Kristina Welch

Editors: James Tansey, Tom Pedersen, Jessica Worsley