America’s New Energy R&D Strategy
Statement by Dr. Robert Marlay
U.S. Department of Energy
With the recent administration change and economic downturn, the US priorities in energy, environment, science, and the economy have been altered or strengthened. The current baseline goal is to reduce GHG emissions by 80 percent by 2050. Within ten years, the US plans...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy announced the launch of the State Energy Efficiency Action Network last week, which aims to accelerate deployment of energy efficiency policies and programs at the state level.
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China stands alone among the world’s leading vehicle producers in that it has seen substantial and continuous growth in its production level since 2000. In 2005, North America and western Europe each produced more than three times as many vehicles as China. By 2008, total U.S. production dropped by over 3.2 million units. A...
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The U.S Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) is offering a second round of grants for innovative energy research projects that accelerate innovation in biofuels, electric vehicle batteries and carbon-capture technologies.
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President Obama’s Chief Science Geeks, John Holdren and Jane Lubchenco, tried to alleviate concerns about the disclosure of more than 1,000 controversial e-mails and several thousand documents stored on the computers of climate scientists at the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit.
“There is, and there will remain after the dust settles in this current controversy, a very strong...
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India said it would reject any legally binding emission cuts and agreement to any peak year of carbon emissions at the global climate talks in Copenhagen, according to a statement made by Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh.
“There is no question of India accepting a legally binding emission reduction cut,” Ramesh told India’s parliament in a...
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