http://wfesblog.org/wfesblog.org World Future Energy Summit Blog Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:05:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Berlin is sexy, Paris - the City of Love, Vienna is different. These are just a view examples of City marketing slogans to attract more investments and people to move in. Fact is - major cities are growing. More and more people are moving from rural to urban areas - ... http://wfesblog.org/wfesblog.org/2010/08/25/350000000-people-are-expected-to-move-into-chinese-cities-by-2030-energy-consumption-in-urban-areas-is-2-times-higher-compared-with-rural-areas-since-the-green-house-gas-emissions-are-affecting-th/ ‘A joint study by A.T. Kearney and the European Solar Thermal Electricity Association, ESTELA, shows the growing mid-term potential of STE to progressively substitute conventional energy sources and complement the renewable energy sources portfolio with a cost-competitive dispatchable solution - In a best-case scenario industry roadmap involves creation of 100,000 ... http://wfesblog.org/wfesblog.org/2010/07/05/sustainability-of-the-solar-industry-the-effect-of-new-business-initiatives-government-policy-and-subsidies-4-july-2010-gunter-theuermann/ Investment in energy efficiency helps companies boost their profits, lower costs and cut carbon emissions, as the same level of performance can be achieved from a lower level of energy use. Energy efficiency is also the best and quickest way to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions -- 38 percent of all ... http://wfesblog.org/wfesblog.org/2009/12/30/importance-of-energy-efficiency/ The environmental, economic and social costs of climate change are well known. Their impacts are becoming increasingly evident, especially in those countries that have limited capacity to mitigate against, and adapt to, the key risks associated with climate change. At Standard Chartered we recognise that as a leading international bank we ... http://wfesblog.org/wfesblog.org/2009/12/28/standard-chartered-bank-sustainable-finance/ In 1999, Bertrand Piccard -- Swiss psychiatrist and aeronaut – completed the first non-stop circumnavigation of the Earth in an air balloon. Right after this feat was born his idea for the Solar Impulse project: to create an aircraft that will fly day and night propelled only by solar energy. ... http://wfesblog.org/wfesblog.org/2009/12/22/pushing-technological-limits-around-the-world-in-a-solar-airplane/ As COP15 kicks off, the internet is overwhelmed with information, opinion and analysis of this summit. Here are our best recommendations online to stay updated with the most important climate summit for 2009: COP15 has a two main blogs, both worth keeping tab on as they are updated regularly by experts ... http://wfesblog.org/wfesblog.org/2009/12/08/some-of-the-best-online-sources-to-follow-cop15/ COP15 seems to be facing hurdles.  At the just held APEC summit, leaders agreed that a binding global-warming agreement at the summit was unrealistic. Also, the previously made pledge to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 has been scrapped on grounds of being “very controversial”.  APEC includes the world's two ... http://wfesblog.org/wfesblog.org/2009/11/16/greenhouse-gas-emissions-targets-diluted-at-apec/ 2009 has been a critical year in the international effort to address climate change, one that will end with a major UN conference in Copenhagen (December 8-17). The conference’s aim is to reach a global agreement to tackle climate change in light of the fact that the current Kyoto Protocol ... http://wfesblog.org/wfesblog.org/2009/11/15/countdown-to-copenhagen-what-needs-to-be-achieved/ The World Bank recently released a report that focuses on the fact that developed countries need to take lead in addressing the climate issue, and that Abu Dhabi could potentially become an energy and water nexus, using the huge potential of solar energy. On the flip side, as countries all over ... http://wfesblog.org/wfesblog.org/2009/11/01/wfesupdate/ “There is no plan B. If we do not realise plan A, we go straight to plan F which stands for failure,” said Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjejiva. "The situation is a little desperate, and time is slipping through our fingers," Brazilian Environment Minister Carlos Minc told AFP in an ... http://wfesblog.org/wfesblog.org/2009/10/08/hurdles-to-climate-change-negotiations-when-will-we-cross-over-them/