The Chinese government has unveiled firm targets for curbing its carbon footprint for the first time, and it confirmed that China will be represented by the Prime Minister, Wen Jiabao at the Copenhagen climate talks.
ABB has announced that it will work on a joint development project with Fortum to design and install a large-scale smart grid in a new district of the city of
Wind power in reached a new record during 8 th November, providing at its peak 53.7 per cent of ’s total electricity demand, 10.7 per cent greater than the previous record set in November 2008.
A joint European-US energy council to coordinate policy on both sides of the Atlantic is expected to begin work in November, according to a US official.
Brazil is moving forward with its nuclear expansion programme, which could be worth more than $24 billion by 2030, and this could be just the first stage in a programme that would run until 2060.