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8 February 2012

FirstEnergy to close 3 coal plants due to green regulation

US utility FirstEnergy will close three coal-fired power plants in West Virginia due to the recently finalised US Environmental Protection Agency Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.

7 February 2012

UK emissions up 3% in 2010, according to DECC

chimney_170SQ New statistics have revealed that UK greenhouse gas emissions covered by the Kyoto protocol were estimated to be 590.4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2010, 3.1 per cent higher than 2009 when the figure was 572.5 million tonnes.

22 December 2011

Carlyle buys emissions monitoring specialist The Sniffers

Global private equity firm Carlyle has bought The Sniffers, a Belgian provider of emission monitoring and related services, from majority owner Creafund. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

5 December 2011

IEA says vehicle emissions not falling fast enoughp

The International Energy Agency has said more needs to be done in order to halve carbon dioxide emissions from new cars by 2030, a goal set by the Green Fuel Economy Initiative.

5 December 2011

UK calls for airlines to publish their emissions

The UK could be the first country to give customers the facility to choose their airline based on emissions and other environmental factors.

10 November 2011

EEA pushes for 60% cut in EU transport emissions by 2050

car_emissions170 The European Environment Agency has released a report on transport emissions with a roadmap listing suggestions for a set of quantitative targets for vehicle emissions.

31 October 2011

Uproar against Europe’s aviation emissions plan gains strength

airplane_170SQ The push back against Europe’s plans to charge airlines for their carbon emissions has gained strength with a number of countries outside the European Union calling for a change to the plans.

26 October 2011

UK Energy Secretary to dismiss climate sceptics

The UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne is set to deliver an ‘outspoken speech’ today dismissing climate change sceptics.

26 September 2011

UK companies question green credentials of suppliers, study shows

emissions_170_170 A large proportion of UK companies are also managing the carbon emissions of their suppliers, according to a new study the Carbon Trust.

12 September 2011

Calls to quit plans for carbon price floor in UK

A key association has called for the abolishment government’s plans for a carbon price floor in the UK.

30 August 2011

Emissions treatment company Lextran signs second China contract

emissions_170_170 Israel-based Lextran, a company focused on the removal of pollutants and toxics from flue gas emissions, has signed its second contract in China for the treatment of coal-fired flue gases of a steel factory.

24 August 2011

US sees rapid emissions increase during 2010p

carbonemissions2_170 After a decline in 2009, carbon dioxide emissions in the US rose last year, despite the ongoing economic turmoil that has historically kept manufacturing pollutants down, a new report shows.

1 August 2011

Cost of carbon reporting questioned in UK

emissions_170_170 Mandatory carbon reporting in the UK could cost businesses £6bn over the next decade, a new report by the government has claimed, but this figure is now being called into question.

27 July 2011

American Airlines hits out against EU carbon scheme

American Airlines has described the European Union’s plan to bring almost every airline into carbon emissions scheme as ‘unwise’ and ‘beleaguered’.

11 July 2011

Australia sets carbon price to underpin renewables investment

carbonemissions2_1701 Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard has set a carbon tax of A$23 ($24.63) per tonne, putting in place the initial step that will lead to the biggest emissions trading scheme outside of Europe.

8 July 2011

Green Energy Act attracts $20bn private investment to Canada’s Ontario

The Canadian Province Ontario has attracted C$20bn ($20.8bn) of private sector investment in green energy solutions since the introduction of the Green Energy Act in 2009. This has created 13,000 jobs and the government said the province is on track to create 50,000 by the end of 2012.

8 July 2011

US EPA releases strict emissions guidelines

The US Environmental Protection Agency has finalised additional Clean Air Act protections that will reduce pollution from smokestack emissions.

8 July 2011

NewNet Industry Profile: Dr Steve Lennon, Eskomp

As South Africa’s largest energy company, Eskom has long been aware of the need to increase and diversify its power sources and is increasingly looking to build its renewables capacity, according to Dr Steve Lennon from the state-owned utility.

6 July 2011

Australia readies to launch carbon pricing

Australia's long awaited carbon package is due to be announced this week, with Prime Minister and Labor leader Julia Gillard staking her political career on getting an emissions price right.

6 July 2011

Germany to vote on car emissions labelling

Germany is set to approve a new carbon-labelling scheme to better monitor emissions from the transport sector and encourage consumers to take up green options.

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