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The Energy Report – 4/12/10

Tyler Suiter’s anchors this afternoon’s Clean Skies News Energy Report from Washington, DC On the Program:- Climate talks in Bonn, Germany wrap up with UN negotiators saying they will hold more talks designed to address the shortcomings of the COP15 meeting.- China surpasses Germany as the world’s 2nd largest wind power producer.- Investigators arrive at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia.- Mirant and RRI Energy merge to form GenOn Energy.- Royal Dutch Shell to begin exploratory drilling in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea.- China’s Sinopec is upping its stake in Canadian Oil Sands.- Tennessee Valley Authority customers will soon see a rate increase.- LG vows to invest billion to cut greenhouse gas emissions and develop energy-saving products. www.cleanskies.com

Environmentally friendly alternative energy sources

The need for countries around the globe to adopt alternative energy sources is becoming apparent in the bid limit the impact of global warming. A variety of sources are now available for use and governments are offering consumers incentives to adopt cost effective and environmentally friendly alternative energy sources.

Governments around the globe are embracing alternative energy sources in an effort to combat global warming.

In wake of the Cph summit nations have pledged a variety of cuts to their emission levels which will require a renewed focus on alternative energies to meet their pledged commitments.

China announced reduction of 40-45 per cent before the summit. The United States has agreed to curb emissions resulting in a decrease of 17 percent by 2020. The U.K will reduce to 20 per cent and India has proposed cuts between 20 and 25 per cent by 2020.

Whilst there are no binding agreements there is an increasing effort by the international community to curb emissions and embrace alternative energy sources.

Companys and the Governments are working along to offer alternative energies at fair prices to households. In order to reach emission targets the effort will be based upon a range of methods aimed at both big business and households alike.

There has been an increased effort in developed nations to cut emissions by educating consumers to decrease their own power consumption.

With the advent of new technology offering power saving appliances, rebates for alternative energy sources and an increasing awareness of the effects of global warming consumers are now looking toward alternative energies as a cheap and effective way to meet their power needs.

Governments in developed nations are offering rebate schemes to business and individuals in an effort to achieve a shift by consumers toward alternative energy sources.

There are a vast amount of alternative energy sources available for use. The effectiveness of each source differs with location.

Wind, Solar and Hydro power have been used for some time and as new sources become readily available for the public such as geothermal energy power consumption will increasingly be made up from these sources.

European nations are capitalizing on wind energy to try and decrease their green house emissions. The Danes now produces 20 per cent of its energy through wind power and Spain and Germany are also avid users.

In the United States a diverse range of alternative energy is being taken advantage of including wind, solar, geothermal and nuclear power.

China is in the construction of vast hydro power stations to meet the countries power needs.

As technology progresses and alternative energy sources including geothermal, and bio mass energy are developed the effectiveness of alternative energy sources to meet most of the worlds energy needs will become a reality.

Rhone Resch on the Solar Industry’s Impact at Climate Talks

Rhone Resch, President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, talks to Clean Skies News about the solar industry’s impacts at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. Resch says that the solar business will move forward whether or not an agreement is reached.

China takes the lead in wind energy development

In the past three years, China has emerged as a world leader in the development of renewable energy as a part of its growing efforts to combat climate change and create new jobs in clean technologies. ClimateWorks traveled to China to get a sense of the scale of wind power development and talk to some local experts about China’s goals for reducing pollution and growing its renewable energy industry.