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| The market parties that have formed the Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII) are turning the grand solar power vision of founder Gerhard Kni...

| Climate change is a fact, and it is caused largely by emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2). We must seek ways to use coal more cleanly and effi...

| Whilst heads of state were vainly trying to reach agreement at the United Nations conference in Copenhagen last December, local authorities...

| How effective is carbon trading as a method of reducing emissions? Although trading CO2-emissions has always been regarded critically by man...

| The disappointing outcome of the Copenhagen climate change talks has led to questions about the future of the international carbon market. F...

| A small but important step has been made towards more fuel efficient aviation with lower CO2 emissions and less noise pollution for people l...

| Italy is a global pioneer in the implementation of smart electricity thanks to a precocious commitment to smart meters by utility Enel. But...

| Enel, Italy’s biggest utility, made a big bet on smart grids back in 2001, when it decided to invest 2 billion euros installing digital mete...

| China now faces the three hard truths of thirsting for more oil, relying heavily on coal, and ranking first in global carbon dioxide (CO2) e...

| German industry could save 25% of its energy consumption by consistently applying existing efficiency technologies – and earn money in the p...