Details of £34m of cuts on low-carbon technology were published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) today as part of £6.2bn savings across Whitehall. Read more…
In May I was flown to Pittsburgh, birthplace of America’s coal industry, to attend the annual conference of the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute. A mistake all round, probably. Read more…
Energy companies supplied 1.6 billion litres of biofuels in the second year of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO), accounting for 3.3% of the UK’s total road transport fuel, according to provisional figures released by the Renewable Fuels Agency (RFA) today (July 15). Read more…
In the absence of decisive intervention from governments, fossil fuels will remain the dominant energy source for the next 25 years to 30 years, despite strong growth in renewable-energy production and despite the build up of climate-changing carbon dioxide (C02) in the atmosphere, a leading US energy economist and author argues. Read more…
European Union governments on Wednesday unanimously agreed detailed rules for auctioning carbon permits in the third phase of the bloc’s Emissions Trading Scheme from 2013, the EU executive said in a statement. Read more…
The market for carbon emission permit brokers is facing increasing difficulties due to a dip in clients and the recession. Read more…
While the Volkswagen Golf Bluemotion picked up the ‘Green Car of the Year’ award at the prestigious What Car? Green Awards 2010 (see story), the winners of the first LowCVP Low Carbon Champions awards were also announced. Read more…
Greenhouse gas emissions from rich countries fell a record 7% in 2009 because of the recession, but the cut was entirely nullified by steep increases from fast-growing China and India, according to one of Europe’s leading scientific research groups. Read more…
A United Nations panel recommendation this week to change carbon credits calculating methodology for hydroflourocarbons (HFCs) can result in India losing half of its credits valid till 2012. Read more…
It’s all very well hearing the politicians, media, and commentators views on Emissions Trading. Read more…