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By Making It on 5 August, 2010
Country feature on China with an exclusive interview with His Excellency Chen Deming, Minister of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China
Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged agriculture, carbon emissions, Chen Deming, China, crisis, economic boom, economic growth, energy, export, financial market, globalization, investment, Issue 3, manufacturing sector, Minister of Commerce, renewable energy
By Making It on 3 August, 2010
Making It speaks with Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada, Mexico’s Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources
Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged climate change, electric power, environment, forestry development, green economy, Green Fund, greenhouse gas emissions, iron, Issue 3, Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada, latin america, Mexico, Pollutant Release, pollution, renewable energy, social disparities, social involvement, steel, Transfer Registry, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, waste generation
By Making It on 2 June, 2010
In the rush to embrace the transport fuel options of ethanol and rechargeable batteries, hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles have been largely forgotten. But now, across the globe, there are indications that it’s not only the idea that is making a comeback: it looks like hydrogen vehicles really are going to hit the street.
Posted in All Posts, Extra! | Tagged hydrogen vehicles, ICHET, Intelligent Energy, Mahindra and Mahindra, New Delhi, renewable energy, Suzuki Burgman Fuel Cell Scooter, three-wheeler, transportation
By Making It on 2 June, 2010
Copenhagen, Denmark: Having set a target of zero carbon emissions by 2025, the city could meet 50% of its heating needs by using its geothermal resources.
Larderello, Italy: Boasts the very first geothermal power plant, which opened at the beginning of the 20th century.
Reykjavik, Iceland: Abundant geothermal resources provide heat for approximately 87% of Iceland’s buildings.
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Posted in All Posts, Extra! | Tagged Abu Dhabi, air-conditioning, Australia, Boise, business, China, cities, Copenhagen, Denmark, first, geothermal, heating, Iceland, Idaho, italy, Klamath Falls, Larderello, Madrid, Masdar City, natural resources, Nevada, Oregon, Perth, power, Public Works Department, renewable energy, Reno, resources, Reykjavik, schools, Spain, United States, worlds leading geothermal cities, Xianyang
By Making It on 31 March, 2010
Developing countries are witnessing a substantial growth in their greenhouse gas emissions, mostly due to rapid industrialization …
Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged clean development, development, entrepreneurship, financing development, Issue 2, policy, renewable energy
By Making It on 30 March, 2010
Solar power has a unique opportunity in undeveloped and developing regions, particularly those with over-burdened and/or limited electricity grids.
Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged clean development, development, entrepreneurship, financing development, Issue 2, policy, renewable energy, solar, solar nations, solar power
By Making It on 30 March, 2010
Key to Grameen Shakti’s success was the deliberate drive to involve women in the take-up of renewable energy …
Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged Bangladesh, Barua, development, entrepreneurship, financing development, Grameen Shakti, Issue 2, policy, renewable energy, solar, solar nations, solar power
By Making It on 30 March, 2010
The private sector is a major driver of economic growth, and a thriving business environment is a pre-condition for the development of a dynamic private sector …
Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged Austria, Austrian Development Bank, Bhutan, climate change, development, ECOWAS, energy efficiency, financing development, hydropower, interview, Issue 2, Macedonia, policy, renewable energy, Spindelegger, UNDP, UNIDO, Vienna
By Making It on 30 March, 2010
According to Kandeh K. Yumkella and Leena Srivastava, energy access is the ‘missing’ MDG that will end the poverty trap.
Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged Africa, Ban Ki-moon, business, climate, climate change, demand-side policies, development, development programme, Director-General, financing, GHG mitigation, Global, IEA, India, Industrial Development Organization, International, international energy agency, IPCC, Issue 2, MDG, Millennium Development Goals, NGO, policy, poverty reduction, private sector, renewable energy, Srivastava, TERI, UN, UNDP, UNIDO, United Nations, Yumkella
By Making It on 29 March, 2010
Nobuo Tanaka looks at the technologies for reducing industrial CO2 emissions and the policies that are needed to ensure their widespread use.
Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged clean development, co2, development, entrepreneurship, financing development, industrial emissions, industrial revolution, industry, international energy agency, Issue 2, policy, renewable energy, technology, transition
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