As the world spends more to meet growing energy needs, nations seeking cleaner alternatives to fuel their expanding economies will have to spend much more.
Even though the world will spend over $1 trillion a year on energy projects over the next two decades, governments and industry will have to dig deeper to switch to newer, cleaner energy if the worst effects of global warming are to be avoided, according to one expert.
“Current federal energy R&D programs are not commensurate in scope and scale with the energy challenges and opportunities the …

Rassul Movahedian, Iran’s ambassador to the UK, insisted that Western reaction to last week’s report by the International Atomic Energy Agency had been misguided and had ignored the progress achieved in clarifying questions about Iran’s experiments.
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei presented a report on Iran’s nuclear program to the IAEA Board of Governors on Friday which vindicated the country by reaffirming its nuclear transparency.
“The agency has been able to continue to verify the non-diversion of declared nuclear material in Iran,” ElBaradei said in the report.
While the U.S. …

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has announced “historic” plans to make Europe “the first economy for the low-carbon age”.He said Europeans wanted “a vision and a plan of action” against climate change and the measures would cost 3 euros (£2.10) a week for every citizen.
The aim would be a 20% cut in the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, which could rise to 30% with a global deal.
He told the European Parliament there was a cost, “but it was manageable”.
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