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12th February 2010
Green engineering company Fuel Tech has welcomed the recently announced nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission control policy from the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of China.
6th October 2009
The UN body CDM Executive Board has confirmed that Tricorona’s Gold Standard CDM project Sri Balaji reduced carbon emissions in India by over 30,000 tons during 2008. This brings the total volume of offsets issued to Tricorona’s Gold Standard CDM projects to over 90,000 tons, more than twice as many as all other Gold Standard CDM projects combined, the company said.
28th July 2009
China’s top ten power companies and their heavy reliance on coal are hindering the country’s efforts to tackle climate change, according to a new report from Greenpeace China.
30th June 2009
Five firms have agreed with the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) to improve their greenhouse gas disclosure, according to the pension fund.
23rd June 2009
Masdar, the wholly owned energy initiative of Mubadala Development Company, has signed an agreement with Bahraini National Oil and Gas Authority to limit carbon emissions, according to reports.
17th June 2009
A massive increase in clean, green energy and full take up of electric and alternative fuel vehicles is needed to drastically cut emissions by 2050 and transform Scotland into a low carbon economy, in line with new measures as part of the Scottish Government’s Climate Change Delivery Plan, which sets out a vision to meet the world leading Climate Change Bill target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050.
11th June 2009
The federal energy efficiency provisions included in the American Clean Energy and Security Act could save approximately $750 per household by 2020 and $3,900 per household by 2030, according the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).
11th June 2009
At the UN’s Climate Change Talks in Bonn, Germany, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso has announced a targeted carbon emissions cut of 15 per cent by 2020, the equivalent of an eight per cent cut from 1990 levels.
8th June 2009
US Energy Secretary Steven Chu and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recently met in Washington to discuss progress on energy and climate issues.
8th June 2009
The UK remains on track to almost double its greenhouse gas reduction obligations under the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, according to a new report released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
28th May 2009
The Scottish Government has underlined its commitment to delivering a greener Government, with the publication of its Carbon Management Plan.
12th May 2009
European software company SAP is to acquire carbon management solutions company Clear Standards, Inc.
5th May 2009
The US Department of Energy has unveiled six cost-shared University Advanced Combustion and Emissions Controls research and development projects totaling $13m.
23rd April 2009
Speaking at a wind tower production facility in Iowa, US President Barack Obama laid out his vision for a new clean energy economy, independence from foreign oil, combating pollution and finally addressing the climate change problem that, according to him, has been neglected for decades in Washington.
22nd April 2009
In today’s budget address, Chancellor Alistair Darling announced measures to support the UK’s burgeoning green economy. These included £1bn in support of the fight against climate change and a commitment for the UK to cut CO2 emissions by 34 per cent by 2020.
1st April 2009
Canadian green technology company Mantra Venture Group has signed a memorandum of uUnderstanding with Bluebird, an environmental engineering company based in Seoul, Korea to become a partner in the development, deployment and commercialisation of Mantra’s electro-reduction of CO2 technology in various territories within Asia.
The partnership will progress through three transitional phases. Upon successful completion [...]
12th March 2009
BP Alternative Energy, the renewable energy investment arm of oil and gas company BP, has taken a minority interest in South Pole Carbon Asset Management, developer of greenhouse gas emission reduction projects.
6th March 2009
In the face of a severe economic recession, President Obama twice last week reaffirmed his commitment to pursuing a mandatory cap-and-trade programme targeted at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. While critics contend that such a system would drive up the costs of manufacturing and energy production, the President believes that cap-and-trade will not only help create thousands of green collar jobs, but also will generate significant amounts of revenue for the federal coffers, according to this article from law firm Weil, Gotshal and Manges.
4th March 2009
President Barack Obama released a rough outline of his proposed budget for fiscal year (FY) 2010 last week, and the document proposes to support clean energy development with a ten-year investment of $15bn per year, generated from the sale of greenhouse gas emissions credits, according to the US Department of Energy.
23rd February 2009
New cleantech company ION Engineering, founded by University of Colorado scientists, has been able to integrate ionic liquid solutions into carbon capture and emissions control technology.
18th February 2009
Global asset manager Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) have released initial results of their partnership.At three companies - U.S. Foodservice , PRIMEDIA and Sealy Corporation - the partnership has already saved $16.4m and prevented more than 25,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions in 2008.
16th February 2009
British households will be able to receive help to reduce their fuel bills and access low-carbon heat and power in their homes, under a strategy announced by UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband.
3rd February 2009
Wind and geothermal power projects alongside ones promoting energy efficiency are emerging across the globe courtesy of the United Nation-brokered carbon markets. A year-end snapshot of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol- the UN emission-reduction treaty- shows that more than 4,200 projects are up and running, or in various phases of the pipeline.
28th January 2009
Welsh rural affairs minister Elin Jones has launched the Wales Land Use Climate Change Group in a bid to tackle greenhouse gas emissions while meeting the challenge of food security.
28th January 2009
A new low-carbon economy could create up to 150,000 new jobs, according to a new report published by the Local Government Association.
28th January 2009
South Jersey Gas, a subsidiary of US company South Jersey Industries, has filed a petition for an initiative that seeks to create ‘green’ jobs.
28th January 2009
The Electric Power Research Institute has been joined by five electric utilities in the US and Canada to host studies of the impacts of attaching carbon dioxide capture technology to existing coal-fired power plants.
27th January 2009
Driving Change, the first internet-based vehicular greenhouse gas tracking system, said it has witnessed a significant reduction in emissions across the city of Denver as a result of online feedback on how driving behaviour impacts the environment and fuel costs.
22nd January 2009
The UK Government will hold its second auction in Phase II of the European Union’s Emissions Trading System in March 2009, with the bidding window open for a set number of hours.
20th January 2009
Will the changes promised in last year’s Energy Bill be delivered quickly enough? Michelle Thomas and Richard Moore, Eversheds’ Clean Energy and Sustainability Team, investigate.
19th January 2009
The Shadow Transport Secretary for the Conservative Party Theresa Villiers has condemned the UK Government’s decision to back the third runway at Heathrow, labelling it a ‘bleak day for our environments and for those of us that care about safeguarding it.’
13th January 2009
The CEO of Exxon Mobil Corporation, Rex Tillerson, believes that national and international energy as well as environmental security can be achieved through policies that support competition and free trade.
12th January 2009
The US state of Illinois has witnessed the signing of the Clean Coal Portfolio Standard Act, which aims to create a framework for developing coal gasification projects with carbon dioxide capture and storage facilities in place.
12th January 2009
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission has approved Duke Energy’s revised cost estimate of $2.35bn for its clean coal gasification power plant under construction in southwest Indiana, US.
7th January 2009
A123Systems has submitted an application under the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program to be eligible for a loan of $1.84bn to construct new lithium ion battery manufacturing facilities in the US.
7th January 2009
In a letter delivered today, 159 US businesses and organisations - joined by 61 individual activists - urged the members of the US Senate and the House of Representatives to focus on sustainable energy technologies and green jobs, but not nuclear power and fossil fuels, when it takes up consideration of the economic stimulus bill this week.
6th January 2009
President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to double US renewable energy production, in a recent speech broadcast on his www.change.gov website.
6th January 2009
US service company McKinstry became one of sixteen service companies to receive a United States Department of Energy Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) that could result in up to $80bn in energy efficiency, renewable energy and water conservation projects at federally-owned buildings and facilities.
6th January 2009
Commitments have been made by 11 US states, including Massachusetts and ten other Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, to develop a regional Low Carbon Fuel Standard in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fuels for vehicles and other uses, according to US Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Ian Bowles. These 11 states will work together to create a common fuel standard that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions on a technology-neutral basis.
3rd January 2009
This report from the European Environment Agency assesses the key drivers, environmental pressures and some impacts from the production and consumption of energy, taking into account the main objectives of the European policy on energy and environment including: security of supply, competitiveness, increased energy efficiency and renewable energy, and environmental sustainability. The report addresses six main policy questions and presents trends existing within the EU compared to other countries.
16th December 2008
What is the actual impact of hybrids? In this article from Vinod Khosla, he analyses hybrids, ranging from the conventional Toyota Prius to fashionable plug-in hybrids. The focus here is on highlighting the actual carbon emission reduction of hybrids (particularly vis-à-vis biofuels), and discussing the best possible solutions to reduce these emissions at a reasonable cost both in the near and long-term. We object to greenwashing (powered by large marketing machines) that obfuscate the facts that suggest hybrids can solve our problems.
15th December 2008
The Sustainable Development Commission has released data highlighting the UK Government’s progress towards meeting its own sustainability targets.
12th December 2008
EU leaders have agreed measures to deliver a unilateral commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent by 2020 compared to 1990 levels. They also made a clear commitment to increase this target to 30 per cent in the context of an international climate agreement.
12th December 2008
The UK will contribute £100m to reduce the impact of deforestation on the world’s climate, whilst supporting those who are most dependent on the forests for their livelihoods, UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband announced at the UN Conference on Climate Change in Poznan, Poland.
11th December 2008
Scotland can hit its target of 50 per cent of electricity from renewable sources by 2020 and keep exporting electricity to England and Northern Ireland, according to the first major independent study of the Scottish Government’s renewable energy targets.
10th December 2008
RWE npower has taken a 75 per cent stake in Peel Energy CCS, which was formerly owned by Peel Energy and DONG Energy.
5th December 2008
Taiwan is on a mission to make its largest county, Taipei, its first low CO2 city, as part of a push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
27th November 2008
German energy company E.ON said it would stand by its €63bn investment program for 2007-2010, with €6bn being ploughed into renewable energy projects by 2010.
21st November 2008
Trading Emissions, a closed-end investment company specialising in renewable energy projects and emissions instruments, has agreed to acquire approximately 1 million tons of Certified Emissions Reductions potentially to be generated by the Durban Landfill-Gas-to-Electricity Clean Development Mechanism project, up to the end of the Kyoto Protocol’s first commitment period, from with South African municipality eThekwini Municipality.
14th November 2008
Energy generator business ElectraTherm has completed its Series A financing round, raising $2.6m.
James Hall-Smith of HSBC discusses the drivers behind the growth of the European renewable energy scene and the opportunities this affords to infrastructure investors and project financiers alike.
‘I think there is an increased interest from a corporate governance and sustainability perspective. This makes many institutions focus on this area. There is also a recognition of the drivers behind environmental infrastructure, from the fundamentals of creating the best opportunity to tackling climate change, whilst also looking to gain energy security and satisfy the social and political drivers.'--- 1 Comment
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