Instead of focusing on carbon pricing, policymakers need to encourage innovation and investments in “green” research and development through subsidies, according to a new policy report from Bruegel and Harvard economists. The report also reveals that delaying clean innovation policies will…
States with strong renewable energy portfolio standards or goals tend to outperform others when it comes to adding solar, wind, biomass and other emerging renewable energy forms, according to new research from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.So far, 36 states have renewable energy portfolio…
I was eager to explore my options for brining green power to my home in Long Island. Turns out, I didn't have many.
The addition of three new retailers last week brought the total of signatories aiming to reducing mining's environmental and social impact to 60, with more than $1.3 billion in U.S. jewelry sales represented by companies involved.
The Australian government is supporting a recycling scheme initiated by the television and computer industries to increase electronic waste or e-waste recycling, reports the Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC). But recycling experts say it will be difficult for industry and government to decide on…
An Arctic expedition may yield clues about climate change, while also providing the impetus to exploit an alternative fuel that may be mined from under the Beaufort Sea.International scientists took part in surveys that sampled three regions of the Alaskan shelf to determine methane cycling into the…
