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China sets up energy agency headed by PM
China establishes a National Energy Commission to coordinate energy policy related to environmental damage resulting from fossil fuel use and concerns of reliance on foreign energy sources.
Date: 01/28/2010
Type: News
Technologies: General Information, Energy Efficiency Policy
Tags: China, Energy Commission, fossil fuel
China Becomes The World’s Largest Energy User
The International Energy Agency announced that China consumed more energy than the U.S. last year, giving it the top spot as the world's number one energy consumer.
Date: 07/21/2010
Type: Blog, News
Technologies: General Information
Tags: China, coal, energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, IEA, oil
Can Alternative Energy Save the Economy and the Climate?
The "new energy" economy rolls forward even as hopes for an international deal to combat climate change at Copenhagen shift into reverse.
Date: 11/13/2009
Type: Article
Technologies: Climate Change, Economic Impact, General Information, Energy Conversion, Energy Efficiency Policy
Tags: alternative energy, climate change
California drops to No. 2 in energy efficiency rankings
Massachusetts places first in a ranking of the most energy-efficient states by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), knocking California out of the top spot.
Date: 10/20/2011
Type: News
Technologies: General Information
Tags: energy efficiency policy, government
California Debates High Standard for Renewable Energy
California politicians are approving legislation that would make the state the nation's leader in green energy policy. If signed into law, utilities would be required to get one-third of their power from renewable energy sources by 2020.
Date: 09/12/2009
Type: News
Technologies: General Information, Utilities
Tags: California, clean energy policy, energy policy, renewables
Reuters – The sun is shown as it rises between power transmission lines
Califonia Approves Aggressive Energy Efficiency Plan
California announced country's most aggressive state plan on energy efficiency, with over $3.1 billion earmarked to retrofits and programs that will result in energy savings
Date: 09/25/2009
Type: News
Technologies: General Information, Energy Efficiency Policy, Utilities
Arun Majumdar: Video & Presentation
There is a mismatch of population density and electricity use in the world today.
Date: 05/21/2009
Type: Slides, Video
Technologies: General Information, Energy Efficiency Policy
Tags: electricity use, polulation, regulation, solar, storage, Title 24
Energy saving activities.
Americans Are Clueless on Saving Energy, Study Finds
A study by the National Academy of Sciences finds that consumers don't fully understand the actual energy savings of various activities (like driving a more efficient car or turning off lights), indicating that consumer education or awareness programs could have a big impact on energy consumption.
Date: 08/18/2010
Type: Article, Report
Technologies: General Information, Transportation
Tags: consumer behavior, energy consumption, energy efficiency, energy efficient vehicles, energy savings
University of Melbourne
Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs, University of Melbourne and Victoria State Government open Centre for Energy-Efficient Telecommunications
The Centre for Energy-Efficient Telecommunications will be devoted to innovation in energy-efficient networks and technologies with the goal of reducing the impact of telecommunications on the environment; CEET will be one of the largest research efforts for green telecommunications in the world.
Date: 03/30/2011
Type: Article
Technologies: Communication, General Information
Tags: cloud computing, energy efficient networking, information logistics, routers, telecommunications, wireless communication
A Nobelist’s Energy Pitch for Obama
Nobel Prize winner Burton Richter makes a pitch to Obama for a coherent long-term energy policy that includes a focus on transportation, electricity generation and energy efficiency.
Date: 06/28/2010
Type: Blog, Video
Technologies: Buildings, Climate Change, Economic Impact, General Information, Energy Efficiency Policy, Transportation
Tags: building energy use, clean energy, electricity generation, energy economy, energy efficiency, energy policy, fuel economy standards, Obama

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