Predictions
Govt Carbon Management Mkt Near $300m by 2017
The U.S. federal government’s demand for carbon management software is expected to grow from its current level of $36 million to $294 million by 2017, ...
GHG Emissions Trends Off Course to Meet U.S. Reduction Target
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trends over the past three years by the largest 100 companies in the U.S. indicate they will generate a 3.66 ...
2009 REC Prices Ranged from a Buck to $650
U.S. companies paid anywhere from a little more than a dollar on up to $650 for renewable energy credits (RECs) in 2009, according to the ...
Simple Steps To Reducing U.S. Emissions by a Billion Tons
In an effort to get households and businesses to reduce their environmental impact, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Garrison Institute have instituted an education ...
Energy Management Systems Hold 14% Market Penetration
So far, just 14 percent of the market potential for energy management systems is being realized, meaning there is room for growth, according to the report ...
Fuel Cell Vehicle Sales to Top 600K by 2020
Fuel cell transit buses will be at the frontlines of the fuel cell vehicle (FCV) movement, according to the "Fuel Cell Vehicles" report from Pike ...
Autodesk, Sharp, Itron, Henkel Among 10 ‘Greenest’ Public Companies
After a review of more than 2,000 companies, mutual fund Portfolio 21 has identified what it considers to be the 10 ...
Improved Economy Means 1.5% More CO2 in 2010
While the 6.1 percent fall in 2009 U.S. carbon emissions from fossil fuels gave a false sense of progress, an improved economy in 2010 is ...
Carbon Trading May Reach $395B in 2014
The connection between carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) and the carbon emissions trading market is growing, as carbon credits accrued from CCS plants will be traded ...
U.S. Green Building Activity to Grow 146% by 2013
The combined commercial and residential green building markets should grow nearly 146 percent from 2009 to 2013, according to research from Zpryme. In ...
Smart Grid Market to Peak at $35B in 2013
Revenue from smart grid applications is expected to reach a short-term peak of about $35 billion in 2013, according to a new report from ...
Wind Trends to Watch for in 2010
With wind turbine prices falling and government incentives rising, more businesses should be able to adopt wind power in the coming year, ...
85% of Americans Expect to Reduce Household Energy Use in 2010
As New Year's Day 2010 approaches, more Americans say they are resolved to improve household energy consumption and recycling, according to a ...
78% of Oil Execs Say Cap-and-Trade Won’t Safeguard the Environment
About 78 percent of fossil fuel industry executives say that the proposed cap-and-trade legislation for carbon emissions will be ineffective in safeguarding the environment, ...
Seven Challenges for Sustainability in 2010
Business leaders from major economic sectors in Canada have put forth what they see as the key challenges facing business community with regards to sustainability.
The ...
U.S. Smart Grid Market Projected to Double by 2014
By 2014, the U.S. smart grid market is expected to double from its 2009 value of $21.4 billion to $42.8 billion, according ...
AT&T Forms Sustainability Advisory Council
Fresh off hiring an energy director to help it reduce its carbon footprint, AT&T now is moving ahead with the creation of a sustainability ...
Climate Bill Impact on Ag Becomes More Clear
Some farmers would benefit from the House version of the climate bill by being paid to plant trees, while the fresh fruit and vegetable ...
2010 Solar Pricing To Be About Half the 2008 Cost
By the end of the year, the levelized cost of adding solar should be about half what it was in ...
Rising Sea Levels Would Hit U.S. East Coast Hardest
Miami would become an island city - and Miami Beach an underwater reef - if climate change projections of a one-meter rise in sea ...
