News from June 2011
Enigin News - Simplification Proposals for UK CRC Scheme
Proposals to make the UK's CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme simpler (formerly Carbon Reduction Commitment) easier and more straightforward have been outlined. The CRC scheme started in April last year to reduce carbon emissions in businesses through energy efficiency improvements. Following recent discussions with businesses, industry, other scheme participants and regulators the proposals ...
Wednesday 29th June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Hawaii's Capitol Enters Energy Efficiency Battle
HAWAII'S State Capitol employees are fighting it out in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Battle of the Buildings in an effort to be the most energy-efficient workplace in the U.S. Hawaii NewsNow reports the words of Jon Chin from the state energy office of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and ...
Wednesday 29th June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - UK MPs want to Stand up to World Bank over Fossil Fuel Subsidies
UK funding for World Bank aid programmes should be withheld if the Bank does not stop financing new unabated coal-fired power stations in developing countries British MPs warn. The call came in a report published on today, with the Chair of the UK’s Environmental Audit Committee, Joan Walley MP, stating: "The ...
Wednesday 29th June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Firms Missing out on Energy Efficiency Savings
THE Green Corporate Energy event in London yesterday had a basic message for executives - embrace energy efficiency and enjoy the savings - which many are failing to do. New research was presented at the event revealing that 51 percent of firms reckon they are realising less than one third of ...
Tuesday 28th June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Montenegro gets new Funding for "Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings."
BALKAN State Montenegro has new funding of €12.5 million from this autumn for the countries “Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings” programme. Dr Milorad Katnić, Montenegro's Minister of Finance, met with Dr. Tina Babo, Regional Director of the KfW bank in Southeast Europe to discuss the new funding, its future support for ...
Monday 27th June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - India to Provide Funds for Energy Efficiency Industry
THE Indian government is to provide incentives to the emerging energy efficiency industry through the National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE). Two funds are being set up, the Partial Risk Guarantee Fund and the Venture Capital Fund, to provide financial incentives drive forward the energy efficiency industry. Ajay Mathur, Director General ...
Monday 27th June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Energy Efficiency Funding Bonus for Wellington Businesses
COMPANIES in Wellington, New Zealand are being offered an added bonus of up to NZ$1,000 to improve energy use, under a partnership between Government and Wellington City Council announced today. Last month the New Zealand government launched its Energising Business programme to help Kiwi businesses cut energy costs. Under the scheme, ...
Monday 27th June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Sustainability Challenge Produces Savings
THE initial results have been published from the pilot energy efficiency projects as part of Sustainable Stamford’s Corporate Sustainability Challenge, in the city of Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A. The city is the first municipality to take part in the Challenge, launched by Sustainable Stamford, the city’s volunteer environmental task force, and the ...
Sunday 26th June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - China Release Energy Efficiency Reward Funds
CHINA has been setting impressive energy efficiency targets, in the face of a rocketing economy and progress, and has now offered further funds for energy efficiency rewards to industry. The Chinese Ministry of Finance said today that the government will continue to allocate funds for rewards to enterprises who upgrade their ...
Thursday 23rd June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Energy Efficiency Master Plan for Malaysia
MALAYSIA is in the final stages of formulating a National Energy Efficiency Master Plan, that is expected to have a major impact on the country. Datuk Sri Peter Chin, Malaysian Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water, announced the news of the master plan, which is intended to be the catalyst ...
Thursday 23rd June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Perfect Time for Australian Retail Energy Efficiency Measures
AUSTRALIAN energy prices are climbing rapidly, and the countries businesses are beginning to take evermore interest in improving energy efficiency. Sean Lucy, Head of Origination, Environmental Finance Solutions at the National Australia Bank (NAB), writing for Climate Spectator states that now is the perfect time for business leaders to engage with ...
Thursday 23rd June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - EU Emission Reduction Target Battle
THERE was disappointment yesterday after the failure of the EU Environmental Council to reach an agreement on emission reduction targets from 20 percent to 30 percent by 2020. Chris Huhne, UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary, said after the meeting, “I’m deeply disappointed that the only country in the EU that ...
Wednesday 22nd June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - New EU Law to Meet Energy Efficiency Target
THE European Commission have proposed a new law to push the public and private sector organisations to save energy, putting the EU on track for 20 percent savings by 2020. The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU), said in a statement today: "If nothing changes in the ...
Tuesday 21st June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - ADB Calls for Investment in Asia-Pacific Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) is urging countries in the Asia-Pacific region to invest in energy efficiency and clean energy to benefit from the resulting economic gains. Haruhiko Kuroda, ADB President, said today in a speech at the opening of the 6th Asia Clean Energy Forum in Manila, that investment in ...
Tuesday 21st June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - EU add ETS Option to new Energy Efficiency Law
THE European Union (EU) looks to have ended the internal dispute over a new energy efficiency law and the impact it would have on its Emission Trading Scheme (ETS). We reported last week the howls of protest from certain sectors of the EU regarding the new law with claims that it ...
Monday 20th June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Pakistan Implement Framwork Law on Energy Efficiency
PAKISTAN plans to publicise an energy efficiency framework law this year with the view of making substantial annual energy savings, sources revealed yesterday. Sources from within Pakistan’s Planning Commission revealed to the local press that the framework law carried the potential of dramatic savings in the beleaguered energy supply through improved ...
Monday 20th June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Australian Government could have saved $75 Million through Energy Saving
THE Australian federal government is trying to reach agreement on a carbon price, but The Sydney Morning Herald claims the government has shelved some of its own key energy efficiency commitments. The paper states that they have failed to publish an annual update on its energy use since 2007-08. It also ...
Monday 20th June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Finance Incentives Key to Building Energy Efficiency
AVAILABILITY of financing and incentives are among the key elements to driving increased energy efficiency in buildings, according to leaders who attended the North America Energy Efficiency Forum. The forum, co-sponsored by the U.S. Energy Association and Johnson Controls, examined how advanced efficiency technologies, energy policies and consumer education can improve ...
Sunday 19th June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin news - Big Business calls for Tougher EU Emission Reductions
OVER 70 major companies have called on the European Union (EU) to increase its 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target to 30 percent. The declaration has been orchestrated by WWF, The Climate Group and the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership, has been signed by such corporations as British Telecom ...
Thursday 16th June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - China Revitalises Energy Efficiency
CHINA is revitalising its interest in energy saving and efficiency, in response to power shortages and blackouts this year, along with longer-term security worries about dependence on energy imports. The importance of reemphasising energy efficiency comes as China's construction industry continues to drive forward ahead at breakneck speed. In 2010, China ...
Thursday 16th June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Survey Reveals Commercial Building Owners push for Energy Efficiency
ACCORDING to the fifth annual, global Energy Efficiency Indicator survey rising energy prices, enhanced public image and governmental incentives are driving energy efficiency in buildings to new heights. The survey of nearly 4,000 building owners and operators around the world was led by Johnson Controls’ Institute for Building Efficiency, the International ...
Wednesday 15th June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Unrest over EU Energy Efficiency and Carbon Trading Policies
PETER Vis, a senior European Commission official, has broken with protocol to warn that the European Commission's draft Energy Efficiency Directive could "undermine" the bloc's carbon market, EurActiv report. It is extremely rare for Commission officials to comment on draft EU laws, but Vis said yesterday that new binding rules Günther ...
Wednesday 15th June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Mixed Nuclear Message from Japan - but Energy Efficiency Needed
JAPAN’S Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Banri Kaieda pledged to do his "utmost" to get nuclear reactors operational, adding nuclear power will remain a core energy source for Japan. Kaieda’s pledge came during a government panel meeting earlier this month and has come to light through previously undisclosed minutes of ...
Tuesday 14th June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Almost Half of UK's Biggest Companies Failing on Carbon Targets
ALMOST half of the top companies in the UK have not set targets for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, despite legislation over the last few years, reveals a study by the Carbon Trust. The Guardian newspaper reports that these leading businesses either lack numerical targets or their targets have expired and ...
Tuesday 14th June 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Australia Lags on Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Government today released new reports that clearly show Australia is not acting alone or ahead of other countries when it comes to action on climate change. Fact sheets prepared by the Australian Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency show many countries, including all the major emitters, are ...
Monday 13th June 2011 | Read full article
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