Tag Archives: emissions
“LNG In A Box” from GE
GE Oil & Gas introduced last week a new small-scale, plug-and-play, re-deployable liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling system that could accelerate the transition from diesel to cleaner liquefied natural gas fuel. The world’s first commercial application of the LNG In A Box system will be for LNG fueling stations in Europe to be delivered by [...]
Can China meet its Electric Vehicles Target?
New energy vehicles are one of China’s seven strategic emerging industries. Unlike its other “new energy” counterpart industries, NEVs, and electric vehicles in particular, are still waiting for commercial breakthrough. China’s clean energy targets are usually just temporary placeholders. Targets for wind and solar power installed have been met, surpassed, and updated numerous times. New [...]
China Claims Emission Levels Dropping Across The Board
China’s environment minister stated that the emissions of four major pollutants (sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, chemical oxygen, and ammonia nitrogen) dropped last year by two percent, and that the country would see a similar decline this year. “To cope with an air quality crisis, contingency measures will be adopted, such as suspending or limiting the [...]
Obama To Protect US Airlines From EU Emissions Trading Scheme Taxes
One of Barack Obama’s first climate-related actions since winning his second term of office has been to sign a bill preventing US airlines from complying with EU regulations regarding emissions. Or more specifically the taxes required by the European scheme from all airlines flying into European airspace. The American aviation industry will no doubt be [...]
California: The Cap-and-Trade Leader
On Wednesday November 14, California held its first auction to sell carbon credits. For six years that state has been working on its cap-and-trade system, more than six years in the making. Finally California has imposed a limit on the amount of carbon emissions and this limit will be reduced over time so that by [...]
Massive Carbon Cuts Needed by 2050 to Avoid Environmental Disaster
A report released by PWC, which examines the progress of different countries in reducing their carbon footprint, shows that the world will have to reduce its carbon emission by 2050 to prevent global temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees this century. The annual Low Carbon Economy Index report by PwC examines the progress made by developed and emerging [...]
Does Google Have A “Breakthrough Biofuel” Up It’s Sleeve?
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has been successfully testing a breakthrough biofuel at its headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. The biofuel, made by California-based Cool Planet Energy Systems, is produced using a “carbon negative” process that actually removes carbon from the atmosphere during the course of production. “Innovations in alternative fuels will be key in addressing growing [...]
A123 Systems: Going to Zero?
There was so much enthusiasm when high-performance battery manufacturer A123 Systems (NASDAQ:AONE) came on the scene. The promise of an advanced battery manufacturing facility pumping out batteries for next-generation electric cars while providing jobs for US workers was a bold one, and one that a lot of folks cheered. But certain realities rapidly turned that [...]
In Focus: Obama’s Executive Green Orders
President Obama has vowed that in the absence of congressional action, he will use his executive privileges to combat climate change. Some who are seeking a pretext to discredit the President have suggested that he is ruling by executive orders (EOs). However, President Obama has signed fewer EOs in his first four years in office [...]