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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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Environmental costs are often not shown on financial statements because the bearers of such costs can be either particular individuals or society at large, are often both non-monetary and problematic to quantify for comparison with monetary values. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge. billion in 2005.

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Royal Academy of Engineering study examines future lower-carbon ship powering options

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This integrated approach must embrace all of the elements of naval architecture, marine and control engineering alongside operation practices. Gas turbines have been successfully used in niche areas of the marine market and represent a proven high power density propulsion technology.

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Global investment in renewable power reached $270.2B in 2014, ~17% up from 2013; biofuel investment fell 8% to 10-year low

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Wind, solar, biomass and waste-to-power, geothermal, small hydro and marine power contributed an estimated 9.1% There were seven billion-dollar-plus financings of offshore wind projects, boosting the investment totals for the Netherlands, the UK and Germany. billion set in 2011. Additional to China, Brazil ($7.6 billion), India ($7.4

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

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He wasn’t a finance guy, thinking “I’m going to make money.” And by that do you mean they were fronting the costs of the rebates and then not recouping them from the utilities? I’ve been amazed that most companies seem to front the cost, even start ups. It’s expensive and my clients don’t finance. He was a geek.

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RESPONSE TO: Ministry of Transport’s Charging Our Future: Discussion Document

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There are also innovative ideas that could be explored if businesses wish to install chargers in their employee’s home – e.g. forms of tax incentives. It is significantly more cost effective to install charge points in new builds. However, if an EV charger is retrofitted this cost more than doubles.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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This article discusses: (a) why the focus should have been on the transfer of proven renewable energy technology from developed to developing countries; and (b) how this technology transfer can be financed with currently available funds. But starting to raise immediate finance is more important than determining its exact future size.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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The Cantwell-Collins plan is almost exactly what Mr. Obama proposed in the campaign and after first taking office–a 100 percent auction of permits and a large tax rebate to the public. Factors Determining Abatement Costs. The federal American Clean Energy and Security Act proposes to disburse dividends via tax refunds to all U.S.

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