A roundup of energy efficiency news, features and happenings from around the world.

A global green building standard?
Well not quite. Green Building Councils from the UK, USA, Australia, and the BRE in the United Kingdom (BRE is the owner of BREEAM) have signed an agreement to prepare a common methodology for calculating carbon emissions from buildings…
http://www.johnherbert.hk/03/04/global-green-standards.html

Dresden establishes Energy Efficiency Innovation Center
German research organization Fraunhofer Gesellschaft and the Technical University of Dresden have launched the Energy Efficiciency Innovation Center. The research topics cover a broad range from photovoltaics and energy-efficient lighting to fuel cell technology and surface technologies aiming at reducing friction losses for vehicles…
http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=a1a00d6260ace8ebb54b353abe07cbae

IEC, IEA and ISO to hold joint workshop on Energy Efficiency
The IEC’s leading experts in electrical energy efficiency will join their colleagues from the IEA (International Energy Agency) and the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for a joint workshop on 16-17 March 2009 in Paris, France, to map out the most important ways in which standardization could support energy efficiency and carbon reduction. The workshop will also draw attention to the urgent need to strengthen standardization efforts if the potential of energy efficiency is to be realized…
http://www.iec.ch/online_news/etech/arch_2009/etech_0209/world_1.htm?rssref=etech

China to Susidize 100 Million CFLs
AFP report that China ramps up subsidies for energy-efficient light bulbs is welcome news for a number of reasons…
http://www.cleanergreenerchina.com/2009/03/01/china-to-susidize-100-million-cfls/