NEMA estimates that the new standard could save 58,000 megawatts of electricity, preventing the release of nearly 80 metric tons of carbon in to the atmosphere over the next ten years. See the NEMA press release . A diverse, national coalition of groups have signed a resolution calling for a greater use of clean energy in the United States in order to reduce the social and environmental impacts of energy on low-income and minority communities. See the Renewable Energy Policy Project press release . The site includes a database of descriptive and statistical data about global energy reserves, production, capacity, consumption and emissions, as well as energy efficiency indicators for 29 countries.
Users can also find energy-related news and events and a repository of downloadable publications.
The goal of the site is to facilitate monitoring of climate change issues for environmental policy makers at the international, national, state, and local levels. See the Web site . If you have questions or comments about this newsletter, please contact the editor, Kevin Eber .