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Author Archives: Carlos Bousoño
The Carbon Economy
In order to meet the energy challenges we face, we need to drive forward a new energy paradigm based on the use of renewable energies. Clean air is a global public good by design, and as such, “market” mechanisms do … Continue reading
Green Jobs
Ample evidence and a multitude of analyses show that “green industries”, including renewable energy production, have the capacity to boost economic recovery, while contributing at the same time to solving the problems of fossil energy depletion a Twitter Facebook LinkedIn … Continue reading
Diversification for the electric sector
For the electric sector, the possibility of generating all of the electricity consumed worldwide through renewables is a long-term proposition. However, in the short term, existing dependence on fossil fuels is still extremely high, and in the Twitter Facebook LinkedIn … Continue reading
Biofuels for transportation
In the case of transportation, the solution to lowering emissions and economic dependence on oil-producing countries lies in the use of biofuels. Producers are making significant innovative efforts in order to be able to combine the traditional e Twitter Facebook … Continue reading
The energy that keeps the world moving
Energy is the cornerstone to proper working order, development, growth, and well-being of all industrialized societies. And as societies progress, their expenditure on energy sources and materials goes up. In Spain, for example, primary energy co Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Bitacoras.com … Continue reading
Potential measures for achieving higher energy efficiency
Within the context in which over 80% of the energy consumed in Spain comes from fossil sources, and one in which 77% has to be imported from foreign countries, many of which, as we have pointed out, are politically and … Continue reading
Energy Efficiency: Putting the Brakes on Waste?
Energy is the cornerstone to proper working order, development, growth, and well-being of all industrialized societies. And as societies progress,their expenditure on energy sources and materials goes up. In Spain, for example, primary energy consu Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Bitacoras.com Meneame
Conclusions from the Cancun Summit
Following the conclusion of the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held last month in Cancun, international confidence has been restored in UN capacity to reach … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged Cancún, Climate, CO2 Emissions, Copenhagen agreement, Enviroment, Kyoto Protocol, United Nations
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Cancun: Climate Change and People
Climate change is an unquestionable reality. The 0.8ºC rise in average global temperature over the last century may lead to the death of around 300,000 people each year and the suffering of millions more. The deafening silence surrounding this cr … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate, climate change, emissions, Enviroment, International
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Could Brazil be the Persian Gulf of the Future?
In recent years, concern for the environment and alarm over global warming triggered by the rise in greenhouse gas emissions have stirred interest in renewable energy sources from all sectors of society. Both Europe and the United States are in … Continue reading
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Tagged bioethanol, Biofuel, Brasil, Electrical energy, Enviroment, sugar cane
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