… so-called carbon offsets, or credits, which are created by funding clean- technology projects in developing countries. Greenhouse-gas emissions are blamed for climate change. Offset projects generate carbon credits when they reduce pollution versus …
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Japan’s efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions could cost households
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MAUNA LOA OBSERVATORY, Hawaii The readings at this 2-mile-high station show an upward curve as the world counts down to climate talks: Global warming gases have built up to record levels in the atmosphere, from emissions that match scientists’ worst-case scenarios.
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Chevrons Richmond oil refinery was Californias largest emitter of greenhouse gases last year and the nearby Shell refinery in Martinez a close second, the state Air Resource Board said in a report.
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The government decided on a greenhouse gas reduction goal of 30 percent below the business-as-usual (BAU) forecast by 2020 in a Cabinet meeting presided over by President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday.
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Lately, Ive noted that the market for carbon accounting software is still very young, and remains wide open to new vendors and complementary solutions that track energy use in a more real-time way. Now a recent study from Groom Energy Solutions, a consulting firm, and Greentech Media, a media company, confirm the nascent but blossoming nature of this market.
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China has been outspoken in its concern over possible carbon tariffs being imposed on exports, stating that the move would represent a breach of guidelines put in place by the World Trade Organization.
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NETHER PROVIDENCE Just how big is your carbon footprint? Township residents now have a clearer answer to that question.
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Options being developed globally include the biochemical conversion of CO2 into algal biofuel, the thermochemical conversion into methanol and the biocatalytic or solar photocatalytic conversion of CO2 to fuels.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is being hailed as the answer to the globe’s most pressing question: what to do with the 27 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide emitted yearly from the burning of fossil fuels? Touted as the most promising interim solution to deal with the greenhouse gas responsible for global warming, CCS still remains unproven, costly and will not be commercially available for another 10-20 years. Meanwhile scientists are exploring alternatives to CCS by capitalizing on CO2 as a commodity instead of treating it as a waste.
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Enviance, a provider of Internet-based, on-demand systems for the automation of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) compliance activities and greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting and reduction management, has been named an Emerging Leader in Enterprise Carbon Accounting (ECA) by Groom Energy Solutions.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prices for carbon allowances in 10 eastern U.S. states have tumbled nearly 9 percent due to the recession and mild weather taking a bite out of the power usage, cheaper clean natural gas supplies and the potential risks from a new energy bill.
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As we all recognize, our environment is in danger, our climate at risk, and the health of our Earth perilous. We must take steps to remedy this situation for our children and grandchildren.
In many ways, no issue could be more important, more imperative, or timelier. We are at a crossroads. If we do not take stewardship of our Earth and all vitality on it, we may never again have the opportunity. We owe it to our children and grandchildren.
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The U.S. is playing catch-up to the rest of the world in terms of controlling carbon emissions. With the infant science of indirect land use change looming over all renewable fuels production, what will a carbon cap-and-trade system mean for the biodiesel industry?
In April, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took the first step in regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by formally acknowledging that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are a danger to
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SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- Chevron Corp.’s (CVX) top executive said Wednesday that while he agrees emissions of heat-trapping gases need to be cut to protect the environment, the U.S. is unlikely to cut such emissions by more than 25% in the next 40 years – much less than the 80% proposed by President Barack Obama.
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BONN, Germany (AP) Japan unveiled a new target Wednesday for reducing greenhouse gas emissions 15 percent by 2020, but the plan was slammed by environmentalists and the U.N. climate chief as leaving the industrial world dangerously short of its pollution goals.
Prime Minister Taro Aso said in Tokyo the plan was ambitious and in line with efforts by the United States and Europe to trim carbon emissions over the next decade. He said Japan calculated its target on a 2005 base year but environmentalists said that move was designed to deliberately mask the real effect of the Japanese cut.
BEIJING (Reuters) – Global warming is fast rising in the pile of crises facing China as it pursues the unshakeable goal of economic growth while grappling with international pressure to curb its greenhouse gas output.
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KINGSTON Town energy expenditures have doubled over the past five years and the Energy Committee is doing something about it.
The committee is exploring many avenues conducting energy audits, implementing energy plans and creating informational packets for residents all in hopes of decreasing the town’s environmental footprint.
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In my discussion of the Cap & Trade scheme for carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2E) emissions (greenhouse gases) proposed by U.S. Reps. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Edward Markey, D-Mass. (the American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act of 2009), I argue that the two key issues are (1) the size of the overall quota and (2) the enforcement of the rule that without a permit, you cannot emit.
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GANDHINAGAR: On Tuesday when a high-level committee of senior ministers met in Gandhinagar to form a special ministry to curb climate change and discuss carbon footprints little did they realise that the per capita greenhouse gas (GHG) contribution of a small district like Kheda was equivalent to the per capita GHG emission calculated for entire Europe!
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LONDON, June 3 – The economic downturn has claimed the jobs of tens of millions worldwide but most in the thriving climate change sector are feeling just as secure in their jobs, if not more secure, than a year ago, a Reuters survey shows.
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Ive written here before about the big chunk of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions bound up in supply chains. It should be seen as a vast opportunity for improvement, and one that most companies have only begun to manage.
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The Christchurch City Council has become the first New Zealand council to receive money from the sale of carbon credits.
The first carbon credit payment, just awarded under the Kyoto Protocol, will be used to implement the Council’s Sustainable Energy Strategy’s Action Plan.
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As part of Norways contribution to the EEA Financial Mechanisms, the Government will earmark EUR 140 million over five years for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in selected EU member states. This is part of the already allocated Norwegian contribution to the EU. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Stoltenberg today at the Governments high-level conference Fighting Climate Change with Carbon Capture and Storage in Bergen.
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Each litre of milk Fonterra produces in New Zealand generates nearly 1kg of greenhouse gases – about 85 percent of it on-farm.
Each litre produced causes the emission of greenhouse gases equivalent to 940g of carbon dioxide, meaning Fonterra’s 15 billion litres of milk would produce nearly 15 million tonnes of carbon.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Counting the climate-warming carbon dioxide locked up in forests could offer a cheaper way to curb the greenhouse gas than by considering only emissions from industry and fossil fuels, according to a new study.
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