California extends emissions reduction programme

Jul 27, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Policy & Legislation, Sustainability & Environment 0

A US Governor has signed a landmark climate bill to extend and improve an emissions reduction programme in California. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. extended the cap-and-trade scheme, which...

Trump administration ‘broke law on energy efficiency rules’

Jun 14, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency 0

The Trump Administration has been accused of violating the law by not publishing energy efficiency standards. The California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and New York Attorney General Eric...

California-China join forces on climate and cleantech

Jun 09, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon 0

California and China have signed an agreement to work together on climate change and clean energy technologies. The Government of California and China’s Ministry of Science and Technology aim to...

California’s new homes to be zero carbon by 2020

May 26, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency 0

California has established a goal for all new residential buildings to be zero net energy (ZNE) by 2020. The Department of Energy’s (DoE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has launched two...

Scotland-California join forces to fight climate change

Apr 05, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability & Environment 0

Scotland has joined forces with California in a bid to tackle climate change. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon met with the Governor of California Edmund G Brown this week and discussed how...

Californian geothermal heats up with two new projects

Mar 02, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon 0

California aims to slash the costs associated with deploying and operating geothermal energy systems. Currently, 6% of the state’s total power comes from the clean energy source, a figure that...

California’s computers to go green

Dec 20, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency, Sustainability & Environment 0

California will soon become the first US State to introduce energy efficiency standards for computers. It is hoped energy consumption will be reduced by a third, cutting carbon emissions...

California and Massachusetts top US energy efficiency charts

Oct 04, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Energy Efficiency 0

California and Massachusetts are the most energy efficient states in the US. They shared top spot in rankings devised by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE)....

California updates emission reduction targets

Aug 29, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment 0

A California bill has been passed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40% of 1990 levels by 2030. The legislation is an extension of the state’s previous 2020 goals. The State Senate voted 25-13 in...

A million miles for US hydrogen cars

Aug 19, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation 0

A hydrogen car charging company has powered more than one million emission-free miles in California. True Zero, which operates the world’s largest network of retail hydrogen-charging stations,...