Department of Energy and Climate Change reveals £34m cuts to low-carbon tech programme

July 16th, 2010

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…

Admin Climate change, Technology

Carbon capture? Not in my yard

July 16th, 2010

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…

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Biofuels account for 3.3% of UK’s road transport fuel

July 16th, 2010

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…

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Reduce carbon by making it dear, energy economist argues

July 16th, 2010

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…

Admin Carbon Economy, Climate change

EU agrees on carbon permit auction rules from 2013

July 16th, 2010

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…

Admin Emissions Trading, Europe

Carbon permit brokers ‘facing difficulties’

July 16th, 2010

The market for carbon emission permit brokers is facing increasing difficulties due to a dip in clients and the recession. Read more…

Admin Emissions Trading, Markets

Low carbon champions honoured at LowCVP conference

July 16th, 2010

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…

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Global carbon emissions steady for first time since 1992

July 5th, 2010

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…

Admin Emissions Trading, Global

UN panel recommendation may make India lose half carbon credits

July 5th, 2010

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…

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The ETS – What do the experts think?

July 5th, 2010

It’s all very well hearing the politicians, media, and commentators views on Emissions Trading. Read more…

Admin Emissions Trading, Finance