California has joined a pact with 11 other states and countries to slash greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change. Gov. Jerry Brown signed an agreement Tuesday as part of a broader effort to pressure global leaders to adopt an aggressive emissions treaty at a United Nations-led summit in Paris later this year.
From its solar panel-adorned rooftops to the influx of Teslas now populating area carpool lanes to a strong organic food sector, California is well known for its stereotypical green reputation.
A new report claims to analyze and rank the economic and energy performance of the world's 50 largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting nations for the first time. The United States ranks among the world's top countries in clean tech investments, patents, renewable energy generation, and electric vehicle (EV) adoption -- while at the same time being among the worst for energy consumption and emissions.
Australia has one of the world's highest rates of greenhouse gas emissions per person. A report released on Monday lists countries that have been reducing their greenhouse gas emissions per capita rate since 1990. But Australia is not one of them and has gone in the opposite direction, with a 21% increase in greenhouse gas emissions per person.
California leads the world in cutting greenhouse gases at a rate second only to France. That's according to a study, the "California Green Innovation Index," released today by Next 10, a nonprofit focused on climate change and the clean tech economy.
The Philippines has been cited as a worldwide leader in renewable electricity share and emissions per person in the Green Innovation Index (International Edition) of Next 10, a California-based non-partisan organization that advocates sustainable economic growth.
