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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US Congress: Climate bill for spring 2010; Clean Energy Act introduced (Van Ness Feldman, 23 November 2009)
In the US Congress, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, after consultation with five of the six committee chairs with jurisdiction over elements of a cap-and-trade bill, has confirmed that climate legislation will be considered in spring 2010. He...
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U.S.-China Joint Statement
November 17, 2009
Beijing, China
At the invitation of President Hu Jintao of the People’s Republic of China, President Barack Obama of the United States of America is paying a state visit to China from November 15–18, 2009. The Presidents held in-depth, productive and candid discussions on U.S.-China relations and other issues of mutual...
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Statement of Stephan Dolezalek
VantagePoint Venture Partners, CleanTech Group Leader
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Legislative Hearing on S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
October 29, 2009
Chairwoman Boxer, Ranking Member Inhofe and Members of the Committee, I am Stephan Dolezalek, Managing Director and CleanTech Group Leader at VantagePoint Venture...
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The Department of Energy requests $165 million for climate science and more than $1 billion for climate change technology R&D intended to increase renewable energy generation, advance energy efficiency, and modernize the electricity grid. DOE seeks to further three new initiatives: Energy Innovation Hubs, Energy Frontier Research Centers, and the...
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EU to develop indicators for eco-efficient economy (EurActiv, 21 October 2009)
EU Environment ministers have asked the European Commission to develop “robust, reliable and widely recognised indicators to measure progress towards an eco-efficient economy” to complement measures of GDP. They also agreed to monitor member state progress with the EU sustainable development strategy through a...
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How much does energy “cost” in the United States? The market price provides only a partial answer to this question, according to a new report by the National Research Council exploring the “hidden” costs of U.S. energy production and consumption.
The report estimates the dollar value of these “hidden” costs – like the health damages...
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A recent report by the Peterson Institute for International Economics estimates that the buildings sector presents an enormous opportunity for energy savings at low cost. The analysis concludes that 80 percent of the cost of efficiency investments in this space will be recovered within 20 years.
The report, which used a model created by...
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