News: ‘Climate & Energy’ Archive
‘LONDON (Reuters) – A dual system of both national emissions caps and carbon trading schemes should play a central role in cutting global greenhouse gas emissions, a report commissioned by the British government said on Monday.’
via CO2 caps central to climate fight: UK | Green Business | Reuters.
‘SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The United Nations has given a green light to the first of a new generation of carbon offset programs designed to bring carbon reductions to a mass market in developing nations.’
via U.N. approves new generation carbon offset project | Green Business | Reuters.
‘GURGAON, India (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sounded optimistic on Sunday that the United States and India can bridge their differences on reducing greenhouse gases.’
via Clinton upbeat on climate change talks with India | Green Business | Reuters.
‘OSLO (Reuters) – The Pacific island state of Tuvalu set a goal Sunday of a 100 percent shift to renewable energy by 2020, hoping to set an example to industrialized nations to cut greenhouse gases it blames for rising sea levels.’
via At risk from rising seas, Tuvalu seeks clean power | Green Business | Reuters.
‘Shipping accounts for nearly three percent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and pressure has grown for cuts ahead of a crucial climate change summit in Copenhagen in December. Delegates from around 90 countries approved non-compulsory technical and operational measures to reduce greenhouse emissions from ships.’
via U.N. shipping body agrees to CO2-cutting proposals | Green Business | Reuters.
‘It goes without saying that the more electricity we consume, the more CO2 gets generated by power stations. Less obvious is the fact that, as demand goes up, each unit of electricity becomes more polluting – the “carbon intensity” goes up, to use the jargon.’
‘Well, at least that clears up the mystery. Over the past year I’ve been fretting over an intractable contradiction. The government has promised spectacular cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. It is also pushing through new roads and runways, approving coal-burning power stations, bailing out car manufacturers and ditching regulations for low-carbon homes. How can these policies be reconciled?’
‘A new group is attempting to better reconcile high velocity wind power development with its impact on avian victims.’
via Institute Studies Clash Between Wind and Raptors | Green Business | Reuters.
‘BEIJING (Reuters) – The huge costs required to capture CO2 emitted by China’s vast coal-fired power sector is a price worth paying to cut greenhouse gases to reasonable levels, U.S. energy secretary Steven Chu said.’
via China carbon capture costs worth paying: U.S. energy sec | Green Business | Reuters.
‘BEIJING — The United States and China, the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters, announced plans for a joint clean energy research center Wednesday as the American commerce secretary appealed to Beijing to avoid imposing trade barriers on green technology.’
And an alarming factoid:
‘If China fails to use more renewable sources, the “amount of carbon
China emits in the next 30 years will equal all the carbon the U.S. has
emitted in the life of the country,” Chu said in a speech to students
at Beijing’s Tsinghua University.’