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Nov 30th 2014:
The Nation Most Likely to Survive Climate Change.

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Oct 31th 2014:
China's big plans for biomass.
China, the world's top emitter, is only using about five per cent of its total biomass potential. Gosia Klimowicz reports on how the sector can supply more of the entire nation's annual energy consumption and solve its pollution woes.
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Aug 7th 2012:
Gulf Cooperation Council turning focus towards renewable energy exploitation.
The world's largest producer of oil and gas is finding it increasingly difficult to suffice its own needs. An unprecedented increase in population and growth in industrial and economic activity has triggered newfound interest in renewable energy development for six major Middle Eastern economies.
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Jun 10th 2012:
China Emissions Suggest Climate Change Could Be Faster than Thought.
China's carbon emissions could be nearly 20 percent higher than previously thought, a new analysis of official Chinese data showed on Sunday, suggesting the pace of global climate change could be even faster than currently predicted.
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May 17th 2012:
Watch our GG-One(tm) Biomass Processor video
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May 4th 2012:
China energy firms to get renewable targets: report
BEIJING, May 4 (Reuters Point Carbon) - China?s biggest energy producers and grid companies will be given minimum requirements for use of renewable sources that will equal 6.5 percent of China?s total electricity supply, national media reported Friday
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Apr 14th 2012:
Sweden demands for more biofuels in the tank (di.se)
A fuel package to reduce carbon emission by 600.000 tons per year, according to the Spring Budget in Sweden. In 2014, the Government wants to have a quota requirement that doubles the ethanol in gasoline.
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Apr 11th 2012:
Update;
The Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC requires Member States to achieve at least a 10 % share of renewable energy in the total gasoline and diesel consumed in transport by 2020
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November 09th 2011:
IEA World Enery Outlook 2011 Executive Summary.
?If we don?t change direction soon, we?ll end up where we?re heading?.
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November 09th 2011:
IEA World Energy Outlook 2011 - Nov 9.
World headed for irreversible climate change in five years, IEA warns.
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October 18th 2011:
EU wants new market mechanisms under international law.
Any new market mechanisms to cut carbon emissions should be anchored in international law to avoid fragmentation of the international carbon market, the EU said Tuesday.
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October 07th 2011:
Eurobarometer survey shows increased public concern, and awareness of economic benefits of action.
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June 8th 2011:
China Overtakes USA as Top Energy Consumer as World Demand Grows Strongly, Says BP in 60th Year of Global Energy
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April 14th 2011:
China Focuses on Biomass Development
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December 8th 2010:
Sweden and Norway to join forces on renewable electricity (In Swedish)
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November 18th 2010:
End of coal power in W Europe if carbon capture fails ? IEA
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October 25th 2010:
Germany to raise bioethanol blending in gasoline
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October 22nd 2010:
Biomass to replace coal in Danish cities. (In Norwegian)
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July 8th 2010:
DOE Announces up to $11 Million for Biofuels Technology Development.
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July 2nd 2010:
A study, soon to appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), reveals that highly productive modern agriculture reduced total human carbon emissions from 1850 to 2005 by 34%.
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July 1st 2010:
European demand seen powering Africa biofuels growth.
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June 9th 2010:
(Montel) Bullish outlook for coal prices - Deutsche Bank.
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February 6th 2010:
Millions in carbon credits stolen in Internet fraud.
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June 12th 2009:
US says it will not demand binding carbon cuts from China.
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May 22nd 2009:
China looks for big cuts in Emissions.
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Jan 29th 2009:
EU pressures developing nations to cut emissions.
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Jan 27th 2009:
McKinsey Report suggests that it is possible to maintain global warming below 2?C at an overall cost of less than 1% of global GDP if swift action is taken across different sectors.
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Jan 26th 2009:
KYOTO PROTOCOL TO BE REPLACED?
Next December in Copenhagen, the global community will meet to decide upon a new international climate agreement to replace the Kyoto Protocol, which expires in 2012.
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Oct 1st 2008:
Norway plans to double its investment in a renewable energy fund to NOK 20 billion ($3.4 billion) in 2009, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.
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Sep 9th 2008:
Sweden earmarks SEK 3.3 billion on climate and energy measures.
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Sep 1st 2008:
Hungarian energy consumption up 4.8% in H1.
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Jun 18th 2008:
If biofuels are so bad, why aren't we campaigning against cotton?
Biofuels are currently being accused of starving the world of food, by taking over badly needed land and water. But the fact is, cotton deprives food growers of much more water and good farming land than biofuels.
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Mar 26th 2008:
PointCarbon: SWEDISH OIL CONSUPTION FALLS IN 2007. The use of oil in Swedish industry and homes fell in 2007 compared with the previous year, while biofuel use in the country's transport sector rose, according to official statistics released today.
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Feb 19th 2008:
PointCarbon: Sweden eyes 38% reduction target for 2020.

Feb 6th 2008:
PointCarbon: Norway to be more "active and flexible" when buying CERs.
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Jan 28th 2008:
Sugarcane Waste Could Supply 15% of Brazilian Electricity Demand by 2015.
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Jan 1st 2008:
GG-One wishes you a Prosperous New Year - with this insightful reflection:
?We need a new way of thinking to solve the problems caused by the old way of thinking? (Albert Einstein)

Nov 13th 2007:
FAO och GBEP: ?kningen av bioenergi m?ste hanteras med f?rsiktighet.
Partnerskapet f?r global samverkan kring bioenergi publicerar idag en rapport om bioenergin i G8-l?nderna plus fem.
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Sep 5th 2007:
St. Kitts and Nevis engages GG-One with regards to the country?s coming renewable energy approach: The Government of St Kitts and Nevis in collaboration with the Organisation of American States (OAS) and other global partners such as UNF, UNIDO and others, has recently conducted a major consultation on the development of renewable energy sources, particularly bio-fuel, in St Kitts and Nevis. The Norwegian and Swedish based company GG-One has made a proposal for production of electrical energy and ethanol using 4000-5000 acres of sugar lands.
The Government now stands ready to engage GG-One in respect of the proposal to produce renewable energy in St Kitts and Nevis and the company is ready to commence the feasibility study and address all necessary issues in going forward in this project.

May 29th 2007:
Sweden should cut greenhouse gas emissions 30% by 2020: Sweden should reduce greenhouse gas emissions 30 per cent under 1990 levels by 2020, the country's environmental minister said in an interview with Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet.
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May 21st 2007:
Norwegian bio-ethanol firm Global Green One to build EUR 100 mln factory in Hugary: Budapest - Interfax Central Europe - Norwegian renewable energy firm Global Green One AS (GG-One) is planning to start the construction of a EUR 100 mln bio-ethanol factory by early 2008 in West Hungary's Koszeg, CEO Erling Pettersen told Interfax in an e-mail interview.

Apr 19th 2007:
The Norwegian Prime Minister sets new climate goals: Prime Minister Stoltenberg presented three goals and commitments for a new climate policy in his speech to The Norwegian Labour Party's national congress today. The proposal will make Norway a carbon neutral country by 2050. The Prime Minister also stressed the correlation between the fight against climate change and the fight against poverty.
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Sep 26th 2006:
Net Energy Balance of Corn Ethanol: This report estimates the net energy balance of corn ethanol utilizing the latest survey of U.S. corn producers and the 2001 U.S. survey of ethanol plants. Results indicate that corn ethanol has a positive energy balance, even before subtracting the energy allocated to by products.
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Jun 24th 2006:
Reason for expensive ethanol: I went to fill up at the gas station and noticed that the 10 percent ethanol blend, for the first time in as long as I can remember, was more expensive than the lowest grade gas. If 10 percent ethanol is subsidized by the state government, why is it now more expensive than the 87 grade gas in some stations?
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May 8th 2006:
E85 Comes to Empire State: Five E85 stations were recently inaugurated in New York State. The fuelling facilities, limited to New York State official fleet vehicles only, will be able to fuel 750 vehicles out of their fleet of over nineteen hundred FFVs.

Apr 27th 2006:
Norway to implement ethanol tax exemption: We wish to encourage a more environmental friendly car fleet in Norway, therefore we will suggest tax exceptions for environmental friendly fuels in this year?s revised budget, says Norwegian Minister of Finance Kristin Halvorsen.

Apr 4th 2006:
Norway ready for E85: E85, the mixture of ethanol and gasoline that has seen great success in Sweden, is now ready for use in Norway. Saab, Ford and Volvo already have E85-ready cars in stock.

Mar 30th 2006:
Sweden Sets Ambitious Domestic ClimateTargets: The Swedish government announced today that it is to set domestic targets to reduce greenhouse gas emission to twenty-five percent under 1990 levels by 2020.

Mar 17th 2006:
Harvest E85 for sale in the UK from this week: by the Morrison chain, but no tax exemptions for British car owners with E85 at only 2 pence less than 95 unleaded. Consumption of E85 will be 30 percent higher than 95 unleaded.

Mar 14th 2006:
The Carribbean Council: The Week in Europe - WTO Sugar.
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Mar 3rd 2006:
Alliance for Synthetic Fuels in Europe launched today: ASFE is backed by DaimlerChrysler, Renault, Volkswagen, Shell and Sasol Chevron to work on synthetic fuels based on natural gas, coal and biomass.
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Feb 20th 2006:
St. Kitts:American and Norwegian companies compete to produce ethanol in St Kitts-Nevis.
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Feb 16th 2006:
E85 in Norway before summer?: Lobby group consisting of Ford, Opel, Saab and the Norwegian Bio Energy Foundation hopes to see E85 tests in Norway this summer after talks with the Parliament and Ministry of Finance.

Jan 9th 2006:
St. Kitts: Island essence dissolves with sugar.
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Jun 4th 2005:
Sweden promises help to transform St Kitts-Nevis sugar economy.
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