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Roster for World Energy Reform

Posted November 18, 2007 8:29 AM

Both developing and industrial nations have roles to play in following a sustainable energy path. In its recent report, "Lighting the Way: Toward a Sustainable Energy Future," the Amsterdam-based InterAcademy Council urges developing countries to leapfrog past the energy supply mistakes made in the west and to exploit mature technologies. Developed states should continue emphasis on efficiency, conservation, and renewables. The global game plan calls for doubling energy R&D investments, increasing the scale of carbon capture and storage, and expanded deployment of renewable energy in distributed generation schemes. Can you include these strategies in your energy planning playlist?

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Re: Roster for World Energy Reform

11/19/2007 9:39 AM

It is big companies and nations in general who are diffaulters and cannot blaim or direct smaller companies and perticularly nations for energy conservations , utilisations , environmental emmision norms and all that , unless major players make it a minimum habit to practise.Developed states possesing clean energy models should promote it to weeker sections much swiftly with subsidy and diplomatic help , there should be no biasing as it is common problem and same air that is polluted irrespective of geography and politics world wide.

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Re: Roster for World Energy Reform

11/27/2007 1:19 PM

Vikas shud lurn to spel

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Re: Roster for World Energy Reform

11/28/2007 3:33 AM

In England it costs about £10,000 ($20,000)to install a solar heating system which will pay-back in about 20 years. I would love to do this but as a 60 year old on average income this is an unreasonable ambition.

If the planning rules were changed so thatall new houses were equipped with such systems the costs would fall dramatically due to quantity discount and everybody would benefit. I can't see our government having the clarity of thought required to implement such a change, however.

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12/17/2007 12:53 PM

The clear.skies.org initiative [sponsored by DERA] and taken up by Oxford City Council amongst others was offering a 50% grant to those who would fit solar powered electric arrays, photo-voltaic panels, and £400 to solar water heating panels, also £400 to condensing gas boilers, which are now offered as combined installations by several major manufacturers. The local climate change forum coinex.com organised opendays last month in that city to show different energy strategies for domestic situations - should be on their website. It was generally agreed that the most effective measures to cutting the energy cost of living was insulation and draught stopping with a sensible temperature gradient across the rooms of a house, and careful use of energy saving lighting and power appliances. Many of these measures can be installed by oneself without resort to skilled labour by plumbers and electricians. The jury's still out on how long it would take to pay back, but less than ten years is possible and if energy costs increase this should be shortened, and could be features in future valuation of property for sale or rent. New developments are required to make impact statements with regard to energy strategy for statutory consents of planning and building regulation approval, but there are a number of inconsistencies here that could be resolved by allowing designers more scope in how common standards are arrived at and met. In particular, more attention should be given to orientation of developments on sites, to afford individual and shared dwellings such as apartment blocks the best opportunites to employ solar technologies effectively and thereby reduce energy consumption. This is not evident in many current applications by housebuilding agencies. A programme of national awards including existing ones like the Civic Trust could help promote sounder principles in energy micro-management.

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Re: Roster for World Energy Reform

12/17/2007 11:07 AM

THE PROBLEM LIES WITHIN THE HUMAN RACE ITSELF WE ARE GREEDY, SELFISH AND IGNORANT OF ALL LIVING THINGS AND OUR SURROUNDINGS. iTS ONE THING TO STAND UP ON A STAGE INFRONT OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AND PROMISE TO CUT GREENHOUSE GAS. WE CANNOT RELY ON OTHER PEOPLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM WE CREATED!!!

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