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2008 - the year of green IT

The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, which runs from December 3 to 14 this year, looks set to send a clear and unambiguous message to the developed world: reduce your carbon footprint now before it is too late.

Published By Datamonitor
17 Dec 2007
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Adoption of home energy management systems restricted by cost and control issues

While home energy management systems are a useful way of reducing energy use, with benefits for consumers and utilities alike, the adoption of this technology is likely to be hampered by a number of factors including concerns over privacy and a lack of return on investment. As a result, uptake is likely to be optional and driven by sophisticated users and utilities struggling to meet peak demands.

Published By Datamonitor
24 Jul 2009
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Asian power firms look to international markets for growth opportunities

Energy security concerns and business expansion plans are driving Asian power generation companies to venture into international markets. However, various technical, commercial and political risks pose significant challenges to these companies' plans to establish an international footprint.

Published By Datamonitor
30 Nov 2009
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Back to BASICs for India at Cancun

It's COP time again, and the world will resume its yearly chant about the need to address climate change. The baby steps taken in Copenhagen at the COP15 will be the focus of attention as most developed nations push to make these into more binding agreements. There will therefore be a lot of interest in the four BASIC countries - Brazil, South Africa, India, and China - and what they come up with.

Published By Datamonitor
29 Nov 2010
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Carbon capture and storage research funding: time to call it a day

In a new report assessing the progress made toward the deployment of carbon capture and storage, the IEA has acknowledged that the technology is still a long way from being commercially viable and making any contribution to power generation on a useful scale. In this light, government subsidies of research into the technology appear an unjustifiable, politically driven market distortion.

Published By Datamonitor
22 Jun 2010
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Coal use set to increase in the global energy mix

A combination of strong demand, record oil and gas prices, concerns over energy security and a reluctance to recommit to nuclear energy, has seen a renaissance of coal in the European energy mix. This is a trend closely mirrored in the US and Asia. However, while coal might help to fill growing energy security gaps, it raises some profound environmental questions.

Published By Datamonitor
01 May 2008
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COP 16: US on weak footing

COP16 is not expected to yield a binding international accord, but there will be negotiations to build a legislative framework. The US will play an important role, yet it is already in a weak position following its failure to pass national climate policy, and it must first reassure the world that it is committed to addressing climate change and is serious about reducing its own carbon emissions.

Published By Datamonitor
29 Nov 2010
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COP15 campaigns give clues to future of energy marketing

Irrespective of the political and economic conclusions reached at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, energy marketing will take a subtle change of direction once the summit is over, with strong elements of social media entering the traditional marketing mix of both B2B and B2C energy. As a result, energy companies will need to learn the tricks of the trade of social media.

Published By Datamonitor
11 Dec 2009
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COP16 day eight: Cancun success hinges on balanced language

The main success of the eighth official day of negotiations in Cancun was that it offered insight into the difficulties caused by language. All nations agree that those drafting the final text must make sure that they use clear and balanced wording so that it can be endorsed by everyone. What is yet to be decided, however, is the actual content of the text.

Published By Datamonitor
10 Dec 2010
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COP16 day five: the smallest of silver linings is found in the dark cloud hanging over Cancun

As everyone expected, the first week of COP16 ended in an acrimonious stand-off between developed and developing nations. However, the closing session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice provided material with which the COP16 spin doctors can create a silver lining from what was a tempestuous end to the first week.

Published By Datamonitor
07 Dec 2010

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