Posts Tagged ‘carbon emissions’

6 July 2009

Companies clamber to combat climate changep

Companies are under more pressure than ever to introduce an environmental agenda, especially in light of the UK government's recently introduced Carbon Reduction Commitment, which is set to take effect in April 2010. It is estimated that approximately 5,000 firms will fall under the scheme which is set to reward companies who cut their greenhouse gas emissions and penalise those who do not.

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19 June 2009

MIT Energy Initiative unveils latest report on combating carbon emissions

Professor Ernest Moniz, director of the MIT Energy Initiative and former undersecretary of the US Department of Energy, unveiled a report on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal plants.

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30 April 2009

UK electricity sector must be decarbonised by 2050 according to new report

The UK electricity sector must be decarbonised by 2050 and tougher energy efficiency measures could reduce exposure to volatile energy markets, buying the country time before full decarbonisation takes place, according to the latest report by the UK Energy Research Centre.

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20 March 2009

UK energy and climate change ministers stresses the need for a lower emissions economy

Mike O'Brien, the UK energy and climate change minister, has stressed the importance of creating an energy supply that is predictable, adequate and financially-viable.

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5 December 2008

Cutting down forests for biofuels could cause more harm than good, report

Retaining tropical rain forests is a more effective way of combating climate change than replacing them with biofuel plantations, according to the latest study in the journal Conservation Biology.

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27 November 2008

Will Barack Obama change the face of the US green economy?p

With the US on the brink of change following Barack Obama's historic triumph in the presidential election, those in the clean energy space were left considering what this would mean for the US' burgeoning green economy. In a web video released last week for the Bi-Partisan Governors Global Climate Summit, the President-elect pledged new leadership to address global climate change.

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25 November 2008

Energy and infrastructure company Alstom joins Australian carbon capture initiative

Alstom will become a founding member of the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute; the brainchild of the Australian Government and the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd.

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20 November 2008

UK carbon revenue should fund clean energy, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research

The €72m estimated to be raised through the recent sale of the UK of carbon emissions allocation should be spent on initiatives to meet the UK's climate change obligations, according to independent think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr).

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20 November 2008

Honda unveils hydrogen-powered sports car

Honda has unveiled its hydrogen-powered, three-seat sports car concept, the Honda FC Sport.

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19 November 2008

UK Government holds carbon emissions auction

The UK Government held Europe's first carbon allowance auction in Phase II (2008-2012) of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, culminating in four million allowances being sold at a total value of £54m.

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3 November 2008

Vattenfall acquires wind energy developer Eclipse Energy

European electricity generation company Vattenfall has made an offer to acquire the entire share capital of UK wind energy developer Eclipse Energy UK.

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