Saturday, June 21, 2008

Biggest firms call for huge cuts in emissions to start green industrial revolution
Source: Guardian

Source Date: 20th Jun, 2008
Source Pages: p.29.
Summary:
Heads of 100 of the world's biggest companies have called on political leaders to agree huge cuts in greenhouse gases to stimulate a "green industrial revolution". The statement organised by the World Economic Forum calls for "at least" a halving of global emissions of the greenhouse gases blamed for climate change, intensifying pressure on the heads of the world's largest G8 economies, who meet in Japan next month.
Trade winds
Source: Economist Special Report on Energy

Source Date: 21st Jun, 2008
Source Pages: pp.6-9.
Summary:
Wind power has come of age. For example, wind currently provides only about 1% of America’s electricity, but by 2020 that figure may have risen to 15%. But to make the most of it, electrical grids will have to be overhauled.
Cosco puts brakes on speed cut programme

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