http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on energy policy and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/energy-policy/news/ China is considering a low-carbon road map to reduce emissions while preserving economic growth. Technology is crucial, says Gordon Conway.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/energy-policy/technology-critical-to-china-s-low-carbon-plans.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_energypolicyFri, 13 Nov 2009 02:00:00 GMTCountries must join forces and act quickly to tackle climate change, say Rosina Bierbaum and Robert Zoellick in an editorial in Science.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/energy-policy/technological-revolution-vital-to-fight-climate-change-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_energypolicyTue, 10 Nov 2009 02:49:20 GMTDensely populated cities must use their financial clout to combine the fight for clean air with reducing carbon emissions, scientists say.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/energy-policy/megacities-must-tie-clean-air-goals-to-carbon-cuts-say-experts-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_energypolicyMon, 09 Nov 2009 03:06:24 GMTClean technology to meet poor communities' needs must lie at the heart of any sustainable strategy to combat climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/energy-policy/clean-technology-as-a-public-good.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_energypolicyThu, 05 Nov 2009 03:00:18 GMTChina has reduced its sulphur dioxide emissions, but its failure to reduce nitrogen emissions could worsen acid rain in the country.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/energy-policy/china-s-nitrogen-emissions-could-worsen-pollution.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_energypolicyWed, 04 Nov 2009 02:38:09 GMTRich nations should set an example at Copenhagen by committing to emissions reductions of 40 per cent, says Chinese scientist Jiahua Pan.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/energy-policy/china-calls-for-developed-countries-to-lead-the-way.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_energypolicyThu, 22 Oct 2009 12:29:35 GMTBiofuels are neither a panacea nor a pariah, says a major UN report, but they must not be grown on productive cropland.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/energy-policy/world-needs-sophisticated-biofuel-approach-urges-report.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_energypolicyTue, 20 Oct 2009 05:11:20 GMTScenarios — and costs — for attaining a low-carbon economy in China are outlined in a major report.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/energy-policy/china-faces-colossal-bill-for-a-low-carbon-economy-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_energypolicyWed, 23 Sep 2009 10:56:45 GMTAs the world's most populated nation puts tackling greenhouse gases on the agenda, science and technology are given centre stage.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/energy-policy/technology-crucial-in-china-s-climate-fight-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_energypolicyThu, 17 Sep 2009 12:18:34 GMTThe conditions are in place to eliminate carbon emissions from electricity generation in China, say scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/energy-policy/wind-power-could-blow-away-coal-in-china.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_energypolicyFri, 11 Sep 2009 02:56:02 GMTThe continent may have plenty of sun, but some African countries are looking to wind power to meet their energy needs.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/energy-policy/harnessing-wind-power-in-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_energypolicyFri, 21 Aug 2009 04:43:26 GMTChile has launched a renewable energy centre to promote technology transfer and provide information about renewable energy in the country.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/energy-policy/chile-sets-up-centre-to-boost-renewable-energy-use-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_energypolicyFri, 21 Aug 2009 12:25:46 GMTIndia has ambitious plans for solar power over the next three decades, but environmentalist Sunita Narain has warned that they are unrealistic.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/energy-policy/doubts-raised-over-india-s-plans-for-solar-power-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_energypolicyFri, 14 Aug 2009 12:37:48 GMTPlans for Kenya's first nuclear power plant are making progress, with two potential construction sites announced.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/energy-policy/kenyan-nuclear-power-plans-forge-ahead-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_energypolicyFri, 07 Aug 2009 01:31:41 GMTThe recently formed International Renewable Energy Agency has chosen to make the Middle East its home.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/energy-policy/renewable-energy-agency-sets-up-in-middle-east.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_energypolicyThu, 16 Jul 2009 02:13:48 GMTBiofuels from both food and non-food crops will be produced as a result of a research collaboration involving Brazil, Egypt and Sudan.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/energy-policy/sudan-sets-its-sights-on-biofuels.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_energypolicyThu, 25 Jun 2009 03:38:17 GMTWe should heed researchers' findings that ceasing deforestation in the Amazon could boost its climate change resilience, says Andrew Mitchell.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/energy-policy/amazon-trees-worth-more-alive-than-dead.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_energypolicyFri, 08 May 2009 01:34:53 GMTRenewables like solar, wind and biomass could help India meet its growing energy needs and create millions of jobs, says Anil K. Rajvanshi.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/energy-policy/renewables-the-way-forward-for-india.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_energypolicyWed, 01 Apr 2009 02:00:00 GMTRenewable energy could account for a much higher proportion of the global energy supply than previously estimated — if we pay up.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/energy-policy/renewable-energy-s-role-underestimated-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_energypolicyFri, 13 Mar 2009 04:00:53 GMTChina could make great use of wind power but they need to get their policies right, says an editorial in Nature.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/energy-policy/china-must-rethink-wind-power-policies.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_energypolicyThu, 29 Jan 2009 11:24:53 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/