World:
¶ A carbon tax is credited with causing Australia’s carbon emissions to drop by 8.6%, though the revenue was not as great as the government had hoped. [The Australian]
¶ The UK’s renewable energy generation is expected to double by 2017, and account for about 20% of electricity at that time. [Energy Live News]
¶ Ikea is planning on doubling its investment in renewable power by 2020. [The Sunday Business Post]
¶ A new report commissioned by Greenpeace concludes that 14 planned fossil fuel projects will produce dangerous levels of global warming if. [Responding to Climate Change]
US:
¶ The costs of global warming are becoming an important issue for world economic leadership. Annually, the costs come to $1.5 trillion per year. [CNN]
¶ Bad math used in the basic design and bad use of materials, both recently discovered, add to other problems for the Fort Calhoun nuclear plant. The plant has been idle for almost two years because of a variety of problems. [Laboratory Equipment]
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