Scotland launches plan to become world leader in carbon capture
Energy Efficiency News, 11 Mar 2010
The Scottish Government yesterday published a plan aiming to make the region a world leader in carbon capture and storage (CCS).
ETS will stoke inflation
BusinessWIre, 11 Mar 2010
New Zealand’s amended Emissions Trading Scheme will stoke inflation starting next year, driving up prices of petrol and electricity, Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard says.
Clean coal? Obama funds research to capture carbon
USA Today, 11 Mar 2010
Can coal really be clean? Environmentalists may be skeptical, but President Obama is moving ahead with efforts to create non-polluting coal.
China and India dig heels in over carbon emission scrutiny
Business Green, 11 Mar 2010
Negotiators stress support for Copenhagen Accord will not impact primacy of formal UN negotiating process
IMF floats climate change fund idea
Press Association, 9 Mar 2010
Global financier the International Monetary Fund has switched its attention to the environment with a plan for the world's governments to pool together to raise money needed to adapt to climate change.
EPA Has No Plans for Own Carbon-Trading Program, Jackson Says
Business Week, 9 Mar 2010
The Obama administration has no plans to set up a “cap-and-trade” program for greenhouse gases under existing law if Congress doesn’t pass legislation doing so, the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said.
EU 'imports' a third of its carbon emissions
BBC News, 9 Mar 2010
Rich countries including several EU nations are "importing" about a third of their CO2 emissions, says a study.
High-carbon ice age mystery solved
New Scientist, 8 Mar 2010
How come a big ice age happened when carbon dioxide levels were high? It's a questions climate sceptics often ask. But sometimes the right answer is the simplest: it turns out CO2 levels were not that high after all.
MIT scientists discover new way of producing electricity
DNA, 8 Mar 2010
A team of scientists at MIT has discovered a previously unknown phenomenon that can cause powerful waves of energy to shoot through minuscule wires known as carbon nanotubes, a discovery that could lead to a new way of producing electricity.
China considers first carbon trading scheme
Icon, 8 Mar 2010
China may start its first carbon cap-and-trade system for energy use in buildings in Tianjin by June, Bloomberg reports
EU carbon prices higher as cold snap boosts demand
Reuters, 8 Mar 2010
European carbon emissions futures were slightly higher on Monday, extending Friday's late gains as the return of very cold weather gave a boost to energy prices, traders said. EU Allowances for December delivery CFI2Zc1 gained 10 cents or 0.75 percent at 13.40 euros ($18.34) a tonne at 0757 GMT, with light volume at 485 lots.
Deloitte snaps up dcarbon8 in green consultancy push
Business Green, 5 Mar 2010
Advisory firm to be integrated with Deloitte's growing sustainability division
Carbon traders foresee lacklustre market in 2010
Risk.net, 5 Mar 2010
Optimism in the carbon market has been curbed by the disappointing results of the Copenhagen climate change meeting in December 2009 and traders now expect muted market activity in 2010.
Supermarkets pledge to cut packaging's carbon impact by a tenth
Business Green, 5 March 2010
Plastic spirit bottles and lightweight glass are on the shopping list as supermarkets commit to cutting packaging waste within three years
EU Working On Impact Assessment Of Potential CO2 Tax
Wall Street Journal, 5 Mar 2010
The European Commission is working on a study of the impacts that a tax on carbon emissions would have in the European Union, with the aim of coming up with a proposal for new rules in the coming months, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
One month and counting until CRC launch in the UK
Business Green, 2 Mar 2010
Firms covered by new emission trading scheme have just one month to put in place processes to measure energy use and carbon emissions. The government yesterday urged businesses to ensure they are ready for the introduction of its Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) energy efficiency scheme when it comes into effect at the start of next month.
FACTBOX-Australia's biggest carbon emitters
Reuters, 2 Mar 2010
Australia's Climate Change
Department has released a list of the country's biggest
greenhouse gas emitters, pointing to companies which may be
included in the government's carbon trade plans.
Trade row looms as adviser calls for carbon tax on China
Guardian, 2 Mar 2010
Lord Turner proposes levy on cheap imports. Tariffs could antagonise developing countries.
US climate bill to relegate cap & trade
Carbon Positive, 2 Mar 2010
The chances of the United States seeing emissions of greenhouse gases being regulated in 2010 now appear to lie in a piecemeal approach across different emitting sectors. The surviving Congress initiative for a climate and energy bill and the federal environment regulator both appear now to be moving away from an economy-wide cap and trade scheme in the search for an acceptable way forward.
Chicago Climate Exchange VP to address Carbon Conference 2010 Participants
Indy.com, 1 March 2010
Galvin Strategies and Carbon Solutions Group have organized the Midwest’s first conference to address the world’s fastest growing market: The Carbon Market. The Carbon Conference 2010: The Economics of Carbon will be held on March 11, 2010 at the Westin Indianapolis, and will host a number of experts in the areas of utility management, environmental management, carbon offsets and emissions trading.
Key political risks to watch in China
Reuters, 1 March 2010
China weathered the global economic downturn with robust growth, but the key political risks facing the nation in 2010 reflect worries that trade imbalances and economic overheating could erode that success.
Al Gore takes aim at climate change skeptics
Reuters, 1 March 2010
Former Vice President Al Gore on took aim at skeptics who doubt the reality of human-caused climate change, saying he wished it were an illusion but that the problem is real and urgent.
EU carbon rules will not spur industrial exodus, says report
FT, 1 March 2010
The regulation of carbon dioxide emissions does not drive industries abroad, a new report says
Australian carbon laws vote delayed till May
Reuters, 24 Feb 2010
Australia's troubled plan for a multi-billion dollar carbon trade scheme hit a new delay on Wednesday when parliament's upper house, the Senate, postponed debate on the package of 11 bills until at least May.
Hu says China committed to fighting climate change
Reuters, 24 Feb 2010
President Hu Jintao said on Tuesday China was committed to fighting climate change, both at home and in cooperation with the rest of the world, but stopped short of offering any new policies.
Copenhagen’s lack of detail is a blow for low- carbon business
CITY AM, 24 Feb 2010
JUST over two months since the final all-night negotiations which went into finalising the Copenhagen Accord, viewpoints on the outcome of the Copenhagen climate change conference (COP15) have been extremely mixed.
The Long Road to an Alternative-Energy Future
Wall Street Journal, 22 Feb 2010
OPINION Blame it on technology, infrastructure or policy. But it's going to take many years for new technologies to make much of a dent in our current energy mix.
Climate Change - NYT Editorial
New York Times, 22 Feb 2010
Yvo de Boer’s resignation on Thursday after nearly four tumultuous years as chief steward of the United Nations’ climate change negotiations has deepened a sense of pessimism about whether the world can ever get its act together on global warming.
Climate change could be accelerated by 'methane time bomb'
Telegraph, 22 Feb 2010
Climate change could be accelerated dramatically by rising levels of methane in the Earth’s atmosphere, scientists will warn today.
Tough weeks ahead for EU carbon prices-analysts
Reuters, 22 Feb 2010
European carbon prices could test 10-month lows and possibly fall as low as 11 euros a tonne in the next two weeks as European Union member states allocate their 2010 emissions permits to industry, analysts said.
UN climate change chief quits
Financial Times, 18 Feb 2010
The United Nations has lost its top climate change official, throwing into further doubt the already precarious process of forging a fresh global treaty.
CEOs must take responsibility for carbon management
Greenwise Business, 18 Feb 2010
If businesses want to reduce their CO2 emissions then responsibility for their carbon management must be handled by their chief executive officers (ceos), according to a new report.
Branson launches civic carbon challenge in Vancouver
Vancouver Sun, 18 Feb 2010
War Room initiative looking for 10 cities to participate in green project that seeks funding from private sector.
Copenhagen accounting
The Economist, 17 Feb 2010
Greenview-- What countries are currently offering on climate.
Climate skeptics exploiting scandal: US envoy
AFP, 17 Feb 2010
The US pointman on climate change on Tuesday accused vested interests of exploiting scientific scandals and pledged to act even if China and India balk at the controversial Copenhagen accord.
Chamber of Commerce launches legal challenge to US carbon rules
Business Green, 17 Feb 2010
Chamber files suit against EPA ruling that it can legislate against carbon emissions under the Clean Air Act.
Nuclear energy back in favour in the US
Euronews, 17 Feb 2010
President Barack Obama has announced over six billion euros worth of loans to build the US’s first nuclear reactors in 30 years.
Carbon trading push for Indigenous communities
ABC News, 15 Feb 2010
A prominent central Australian Aboriginal man says the law needs to be changed so more Aboriginal people can get involved in carbon trading.
Ocean acidification is speeding up
Planet Earth, 15 Feb 2010
Carbon dioxide released from fossil fuels and dissolved in the ocean is making seawater more acidic and causing trouble for marine life. Now a new model suggests that seawater is acidifying at a rate that exceeds anything seen on Earth over the past 65 million years. The speed of change may in fact be faster than what marine animals can cope with.
CDM crackdown continues as board rejects fresh Chinese wind projects
Business Green, 15 Feb 2010
Executive Board approves 32 applications from Chinese wind farms for inclusion in CDM, but rejects a further six projects
Lobbyists for cap and trade face daunting task
Reuters, 12 Feb 2010
The U.S. Senate's stalled climate bill is getting a last big push from an unlikely ally -- a group of energy companies who say a carbon market will help them get financing for the next generation of energy production.
Climate change sceptics 'playing Russian roulette with planet'
Telegraph, 12 Feb 2010
Critics of the science behind man-made global warming theories are playing "Russian roulette with the planet", the new head of the controversial unit at the centre of the "climategate" storm has warned.
FACTBOX-Carbon trading schemes around the world
Reuters, 11 Feb 2010
Companies and governments are turning to emissions trading as a weapon to fight climate change and join a carbon market worth $136 billion last year.
Lower carbon aero engine funding given
Low Carbon Economy, 11 Feb 2010
The government is to contribute £45 million to research and development into low carbon aero engines. Lord Mandelson, the business secretary, announced the funding yesterday (February 10th) which will finance partnerships between Rolls-Royce and universities around the UK.
Industrialised nations' carbon cut plans 'are pathetic'
BBC News, 11 Feb 2010
Industrialised nations have set "pathetic" targets to reduce carbon emissions, says one of India's senior negotiators at the Copenhagen summit.
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Boeing says landing program cuts CO2 emissions
Reuters, 05 Man 09
A system that gives aircraft tailor-made arrival paths has saved fuel and cut emissions during recent trials, aircraft maker Boeing said on Thursday.
French environmentalists blast Brown as worst polluter of EU's globe-trotting leaders
Daily Mail, 04 Mar 09
The Prime Minister leaves a bigger carbon footprint than three other major European heads of state - even though he travels fewer miles, research by France's Terra Eco environmental magazine found.
Climate is rights issue, says Maldives minister
Financial Times, 04 Mar 09
Ahmed Shaheed, foreign minister of the Maldives, is calling on the world to make global warming a human rights issue and prevent his homeland from disappearing beneath the waves by the end of the century.
Green cars on show in Geneva
Press Association, 03 Mar 09
The Geneva Motor Show begins tomorrow with a strong focus on the environment, showcasing new battery operated cars, low fuel consumption vehicles, hydrids and cars running on biofuel.
Dell shows its green stripes at greener gadgets
EcoGeek, 03 Mar 09
Dell has been embarking on various green initiatives, the most prominent of which was their announcement that the company was, officially, 100% carbon neutral.
Jack Bauer saves the world again: 24 goes carbon neutral
The Guardian, 03 Mar 09
Jack Bauer, hero of the TV series 24, may have it in for terrorists but he just loves the planet. According to Fox, makers of the long-running espionage series, the programme is about to become the first "carbon neutral" TV series.
The future of energy is renewable
The Ecologist, 27 Feb 09
The recent U-turn by of some of the UK's leading environmentalists - and one-time nuclear energy opponents - on the issue of nuclear energy, has caused vigourous debate in the media.
Aviation – The need for green sky thinking
Ethical Corporation, 27 Feb 09
Airlines are responding to the need to cut their carbon footprint. On 30 January, a Japanese test flight running on a biofuel mix marked the future of aviation.
U.S. gives cap and trade boost for climate treaty
Reuters, 27 Feb 09
President Barack Obama's support on Thursday for a U.S. cap and trade scheme boosted expectations of a global carbon market under a new climate treaty, to be agreed this year to replace the Kyoto Protocol.
Climate change drama aims for world's most eco-friendly premiere
The Guardian, 26 Feb 09
Green carpet, solar-powered projectors and stars on bikes: London gears up for low-carbon film premiere
Government to clear up carbon neutral confusion
Business Green, 26 Feb 09
DECC formally launches carbon offset quality mark and announces consultation on carbon neutral definition.
Global carbon offsets predicted to grow 20%
Environmental Leader, 26 Feb 09
In 2009, the global carbon offset market is expected to grow 20 percent in terms of volume, predicts Point Carbon, a provider of advisory services for the energy and environmental markets.
Scotland's First Carbon-neutral Homes on The Market
DEA, 24 Feb 09
A carbon-neutral home adhering to legislation covering England and Wales has gone on sale in the Scottish town of Lomond.
NASA Global Warming Satellite Has Troubled Launch
Associated Press, 24 Feb 09
A NASA satellite launched on a mission to track carbon dioxide emissions worldwide had technical problems shortly after its pre-dawn takeoff Tuesday that put in jeopardy its mission to better understand greenhouse gas and global warming.
NASA Rolls Out Carbon Dioxide Maps on Google Earth
USA Today, 24 Feb 09
New interactive Google Earth maps, created by NASA, Purdue University and the Department of Energy, show the amount of carbon dioxide being dumped into the U.S. atmosphere every hour.
Cadbury Partners with Dairy Farmers to Shrink the Carbon Footprint of Milk Chocolate
GreenBiz, 18 Feb 09
With milk production accounting for more than 60 percent of the carbon footprint for its chocolate, confectioner Cadbury is teaming up with dairy farmers to trim down that figure -- and a big part of the strategy is putting cows on a lower-fiber diet so that they "burp" less.
Now serving: burgers, beer and carbon offsets
News Observer, 18 Feb 09
Richard "Gus" Gusler, a rock music promoter, Democratic Party activist and self-described liberal idealist, had an ideological quandary on his hands. His restaurant, the Players' Retreat Tavern in Raleigh, is an energy hog that contributes to one of Gusler's pet bugaboos: global warming.
Is 2009 the Year of Carbon, Capture, and Storage?
Business Week, 18 Feb 09
What’s the best way to cut the world’s greenhouse gas emissions? That question is getting a lot of play recently, particularly ahead of a UN conference in Copenhagen at the end of the year to negotiate a replacement to the Kyoto Protocol.
Energy efficiency can save '£1m a day'
Edie, 17 Feb 09
A campaign has been launched by the Carbon Trust to urge UK businesses to save £1m a day during the recession by being more energy efficient.
Atlanta Declares Itself a 'Zero Waste Zone'
GreenBiz, 17 Feb 09
First there was Atlanta’s “Carbon Neutral Zone.” Now the capital of Georgia is proclaiming its downtown area a “Zero Waste Zone.”
Group Says European Cap-and-Trade System Reduced Emissions
New York Times, 17 Feb 09
The price of a ton of carbon dioxide in the current phase of the trading system has fallen to record lows recently. And although there are few suggestions the price could collapse entirely, the recent drop still is a worrying reminder that a market-based system to reduce emissions can be subject to significant volatility.
Government Carbon Rules Threaten BT Wind Farm Plans
Business Green, 16 Feb 09
BT is rethinking plans for its own £250m wind farm due to concerns that the government's labyrinthine subsidy scheme would prevent the resulting power counting towards BT's reduction in carbon emissions.
Global Warming Nearing ‘Critical Threshold’
Financial Times, 16 Feb 09
The world is warming far more quickly than scientists forecast just two years ago when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published its last reports, according to a series of assessments presented over the weekend.
Cellphone Makers Start Offering ‘Green’ Models
New York Times, 16 Feb 09
Is it better to save the earth, or to save money?
As the world economy drops further into crisis, more cellphone users may be confronting that choice.
Carbon Offset Margins Hit Zero
Herald News, 14 Feb 09
Environment - Profit margins for sellers of carbon offsets under the Kyoto Protocol have collapsed to zero as emissions prices tumble, analysts IDEAcarbon said, adding that new pricing trends may worsen things.
How Will Carbon Offsets Fare During The Downturn?
Environmental Leader, 14 Feb 09
The economy is slowing down and consumers are spending less. But this will be the year when knowing your carbon footprint will become a classy thing for consumers
In a Recession, CO2 Offset Buyers Want Quality
Reuters, 14 Feb 09
Prices are falling in a voluntary market in carbon offsets which allows companies to show they are cutting their contribution to climate change but in a recession buyers are concentrating on what they buy and not how many.
'Green' Plastics Could Help Reduce Carbon Footprint
ScienceDaily, 12 Feb 09
More than 20 million tons of plastic are placed in U.S. landfills each year. Results from a new University of Missouri study suggest that some of the largely petroleum-based plastic may soon be replaced by a nonpolluting, renewable plastic made from plants.
'Apocalyptic Climate Predictions' Mislead The Public, Say Experts
The Guardian, 12 Feb 09
Met Office scientists fear distorted climate change claims could undermine efforts to tackle carbon emissions
Miliband Announces Green Makeover for Every Home in Britain by 2030
The Guardian, 12 Feb 09
Environment minister unveils 'great British refurb' to cut household emissions one-third by 2020 with insulation and low-carbon technologies
Green Energy Not Cutting Europe's Carbon
Spiegel Online, 11 Feb 09
Wind farms and solar panels are a European success story. But the dirty little secret is that using renewable energy isn't reducing carbon emissions
Ford First with Electric Vehicle
BusinessWeek, 11 Feb 09
In 2010 the Ford Transit will hit the market, making it the first pure battery electric-powered light commercial vehicle in North America
Amazon Unveils Latest E-Book Tablet
NY1, 10 Feb 09
Amazon's latest release is joining an ever growing community of readers looking to upgrade to a paperless medium. It's fitting that a company with the name Amazon would make trees everywhere rejoice this week by unveiling a new version of its popular eBook reader, the Kindle2.
London Underground Bids to Slash Ad Site Carbon Footprint
Media Week, 10 Feb 09
London Underground wants to cut the carbon footprint of its illuminated and digital outdoor ad sites - as research shows some of its digital sites need to be at least 20 times more effective than a traditional poster to justify the extra energy use.
Companies Not Yet Putting IT to Action to Reduce Carbon Footprints
Greener Computing, 10 Feb 09
A new study released by the Business Performance Management Forum, Rackable Systems and Intel finds that even though IT pros say they recognize the ability of their IT platforms to reduce their carbon footprints, green practices are few and far between at most companies.
Carbon Price Close to Record Low as European Sell-off Continues
Business Green, 09 Feb 09
Experts predict €10 EUAs could represent good deal for long-term investors
Fires, Floods Pressure Australian Govt on Climate
Reuters, 09 Feb 09
Australia's deadliest wildfires increased pressure on the national government to take firm action on climate change on Monday as scientists said global warming likely contributed to conditions that fuelled the disaster.