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…
The Government should extend its programme to develop technology that will trap carbon emissions from coal-fired plants to include gas power stations, it was urged. Read more…
Energy ministers and government officials of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum agreed Saturday to promote renewable energy and nuclear power as well as boost energy efficiency in order to enhance energy security while maintaining economic growth and cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Read more…
The Scottish Government has revealed plans to invest £7.7 million in low carbon and electric transport, including a £4.3 million initiative for Scotland’s public services and £3.4 million green bus scheme. Read more…
A new trading platform has launched that is promising to shake up the voluntary carbon market by allowing companies of all sizes to carbon offset in a fast, transparent and efficient online exchange. Read more…
A new technology to capture and store underground the greenhouse gases emitted by power and industrial plants won’t be profitable at least until after 2030 because the price of carbon dioxide will be too low to encourage the investment, the European Commission says in a draft report. Read more…
The most determined attempt to make the ocean soak up more greenhouse gas has failed to make a significant dent. Read more…
The NASA Orbiting Carbon Observatory—a satellite designed to track and measure global carbon dioxide emissions—fell to earth shortly after takeoff and crashed into the ocean near Antarctica after failing to reach orbit Tuesday morning. Read more…
A riddle. It’s invisible but ubiquitous, and growing exponentially. Even as it provides the capacity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, its own carbon footprint is ever larger. It is the fuel of clouds and the stuff that races through fibre optic cables at the speed of light. Read more…
The financial sacrifices that companies are prepared to make in order to utilise low-carbon technology will go some way in reducing the impact of climate change, an energy and environment professor has said. Read more…