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2. HSBC Predicts Low Carbon Energy Market to Triple

   Explore Article environmentalleader.com (Sep 7 2010) Construction , Emissions , Wind

   The world’s low-carbon energy market is likely to triple by 2020, HSBC analysts forecast on Monday, saying that rising concerns about resource scarcity would support broad consensus on the threat of climate change Reuters reports. The electric vehicle market would benefit most, growing more than 20 times by 2020 to reach $473 billion, said HSBC’s “Sizing [...] (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   U.N.

3. 5 Questions Facing Carbon Software Players

   Explore Article Earth2Tech (Apr 28 2010) Monitoring , Carbon Footprint , Emissions

   The market for carbon accounting software in the U.S. last year was as small as an average venture capital funding round: about $10 million. But researchers are predicting that the market will boom to some $120 million by next year and $250 million by 2012. Competing for that cash are dozens of startups, as well as big players in the enterprise software field, along with firms that have strayed over ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Europe   IBM   CA

4. John Kerry says compromise climate bill coming

   Explore Article Technology News (Feb 26 2010) Carbon Tax , Emissions , Fossil Fuel

   Senator John Kerry said a bipartisan climate change bill would emerge soon in the U.S. Senate, contradicting what he called the "conventional wisdom" that the legislation was dead this election year. Kerry is working closely with the Obama administration and a bipartisan group of senators on a comprehensive bill to reduce U.S. carbon dioxide pollution blamed for global warming. "We're on a short track here in terms of piecing together ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Barack Obama   Todd Stern   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

5. Is clean tech China's moon shot?

   Explore Article Technology News (Jan 28 2010) Construction , Carbon Footprint , Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Solar , Wind

   The global race to develop clean technology is not just about who can build the best solar parks or wind farms. It is also shaping up as a contest between Chinese-style capitalism and the more market-oriented approach fancied by the United States and Europe. The question comes down to this: will China's highly capitalized command-and-control economy trump laissez-faire in a low-carbon shift that is widely portrayed as the next industrial ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Europe   Netherlands   Carbon Trust

6. Clean-Energy Execs Take Pitch for Climate Bill to White House

   Explore Article The New York Times (Oct 8 2009) Carbon Footprint , Emissions

   Clean-energy company executives and investors met with White House officials today to make their case for a federal cap on emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases. "We have come here this morning with one particular request, and that is that we pass comprehensive climate change and energy policy legislation this year," said Entergy Corp. CEO Wayne Leonard, who was one of more than 100 U.S. executives who met ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Barack Obama   Department of Energy   Energy Department

7. IT Industry to Finalize Global Carbon Footprinting Standard

   Explore Article greenercomputing.com (Oct 7 2009) Carbon Footprint , Emissions , Fossil Fuel

   The global IT and communications industry is on track to release a new methodology for measuring the carbon footprint of a vast array of IT products designed to provide a standardised approach for tracking the sector's carbon emissions. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the U.N. agency that represents the global IT and communications industry, will next month host a meeting of one of its standardization study groups where it expects ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   United Kingdom   U.N.

8. Global Climate Negotiations Resemble High Stakes Poker Game

   Explore Article environmentalleader.com (Sep 21 2009) Construction

   A historic moment will unfold Sept. 22 at the United Nations headquarters, as U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao speak to top world leaders, each offering specific proposals for reducing pollution from greenhouse gases that are affecting the global climate. Despite the speeches, controversy remains among large and small nations, and it often [...] (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Barack Obama   Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act.   United Nations

9. Looking beyond the Kyoto Treaty by carol wilson

   Explore Article Views and Opinions on Green IT (Aug 10 2009) Carbon Footprint , Emissions

   Many within the environmental movement hoped Barack Obama’s election to the White House would mean U.S. ratification of the Kyoto Accord, the U.N. climate treaty that seeks to limit the carbon emissions thought to cause global warming. What President Obama has done instead is establish the U.S. as a leader in negotiating the next version of Kyoto, which expires in 2012. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Carol Wilson   Barack Obama   U.N.

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