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Berkeley Lab releases 8th edition of databook on China’s energy and environment; finding the “missing” energy consumption

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—Lynn Price, head of the China Energy Group. Compared to 2005-2006, it has probably doubled its presence. A library collection like this doesn’t exist anywhere else in the world. Another major shift is that China has become a voracious energy importer, especially of coal and liquefied natural gas.

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UK DfT Report Finds That While a Majority of the Public Still Thinks Individuals Should Limit Car Use to Benefit Environment, Support for Measures Drops

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The report for the Department for Transport is based on a survey module included in the Office for National Statistics’ Opinions (Omnibus) survey which has been carried out each August since 2006. Increasing tax on gasoline was supported by 10% of respondents in 2009, lower than in 2006 (14%).