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UK Firms Face Carbon Emissions Fines
Explore Article environmentalleader.com (Aug 23 2010)
UK businesses are facing hefty fines for failing to comply with new carbon emission regulations under the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) energy-efficiency scheme, reports Business.Scotsman.com. The Energy Agency estimates that only 1,229 out of about 4,000 large businesses and other commercial organizations that qualify have registered under CRC. If companies fail to register by the September [...]
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Clean tech faces muddy future
Explore Article Columbian.com (Aug 22 2010)
Southwest Washington’s emerging clean-technology industry could face long-term setbacks if the U.S. Congress fails to pass a comprehensive energy policy this year, state and local leaders say. Both the House and Senate this session have debated energy bills that seek to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in some form, whether by establishing a carbon cap-and-trade system or a national renewable energy standard. But the proposals have so far failed to move forward.
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Coal is the fuel of today -- and tomorrow
Explore Article ::: The Korea Times ::: (Aug 18 2010)
For all the talk of electricity produced by windmills and solar arrays, the Department of Energy has seen the future of electric power generation and it's coal. More than half of the U.S.'s electricity comes from coal and, says the DOE, will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. That's because of two reasons: There's a lot of it and it's relatively cheap. Nor is the supply prone to interruption like oil, wind and solar. Despite the government's best efforts, coal produces 20 times the electricity of renewable fuels other than hydropower. The power industry is betting that will ...
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How Could the Climate Bill Have Passed?
Explore Article TreeHugger (Aug 11 2010)
In the weeks since the clean energy and climate bill died unceremoniously in the Senate, there's been much soul-searching in both green and policy circles alike. Some people blame the bill's failure to pass on intransigent Republicans, others a lack of leadership from Obama, and some have pointed their fingers directly at environmentalists. Charles Komanoff, however, is simply relieved. He argues that the failure of the cap and trade bill is good news, because it clears the way for a fresh start with much better policy: Something that's easier for the American people to rally behind, something that doesn't have ...
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Europe investing in solar and carbon capture
Explore Article examiner.com (Aug 9 2010)
The European Union (EU) is investing in solar and carbon capture. The European Union (EU) plans to aggressively cut Greenhouse Gases with new technology. The EU is investing $50 billion Euros into research and development of solar and carbon capture at coal plants. The EU is comprised of 27 members. It already has a carbon limiting cap and trade program but it is viewed as too expensive by business. Some EU countries have a carbon tax also. Solar power is getting $23 billion Euros over the next decade in investment. Carbon capture is receiving $13 billion Euros over the same ...
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Will pending law make California too costly for data centers?
Explore Article Data Center (Jul 26 2010)
Anywhere in the country, building a data center is a major capital expense. And in California, a state with higher electrical rates and ambitious environmental goals, it may get even more expensive. A perfect storm of legislative possibilities is brewing in Sacramento with potentially reverberating effects for data centers being planned in the Golden State. Sifting through the legislative possibilities, there have been proposals for a state carbon tax, a cap-and-trade system, and the expansion of an existing standard, California's Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings, Title 24, all of which could be costly to data centers.
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How to achieve Zero Carbon Emissions by 2020
Explore Article Indymedia Australia (Jul 14 2010)
The public launch of the Beyond Zero Emissions report - Zero Carbon Australia 2020 - was delivered to an overflowing audience at Melbourne University last night. The report is one possible blueprint for acting on the challenge of climate change by converting the existing coal and gas fired carbon pollution dependent electricity generation to 100% renewables using only current technologies in ten years. Related: Renewable energy target: 20 by 2020 or zero emissions by 2020? | Northcote Independent (blog) - Zero emissions challenge to Australia's coal minister Beyond Zero Emissions has utilised pro-bono research by academic specialists in solar technology, ...
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Cap and trade bill will clobber DC
Explore Article www.washingtonexaminer.com (Jul 13 2010)
How will the Kerry-Lieberman American Power Act affect your state? The Institute for Energy Research has a new interactive map showing the percentage of carbon-based fuels used by each state. The higher the percentage, the greater the cost if Kerry-Lieberman passes. For example, Virginia is less dependent on carbon-based fuels, which account for 81.1 % of its energy consumption, than the U.S. as a whole (85.5 %) due to its Lake Anna nuclear reactor (which, ironically, is not considered a “clean, renewable energy source” under this proposal).
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The Grill: Jonathan Koomey
Explore Article Computerworld (Jul 13 2010)
Professor, scientist and energy efficiency expert Jonathan Koomey, who recently finished a term at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, got the full attention of the IT community in 2007 when a research paper he wrote revealed that power consumption by data centers worldwide had doubled in just five years. Here, he discusses how the industry has responded to those runaway costs, why cloud computing is better for the environment, and why you should think twice about where you locate your next data center. Has the growth curve in data center power consumption moderated since your paper came out three years ago? ...
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Rating the Virginia Congressional Delegation on Climate Change
Explore Article The Seminal (Jul 8 2010)
Sen. Mark Warner (D) hasn’t had to vote on a Senate climate and clean energy bill, but he clearly "gets it" when it comes to this issue. Warner’s statement for the Times-Dispatch is generally excellent, talking about the "overwhelming science" of climate change; the "real threat" from both climate change and our addiction to oil "from countries that are anti-American;" the tremendous opportunity afforded by the clean energy sector; and Warner’s openness to "a price on carbon" and to "cap and trade." The main item that’s potentially of concern from an environmentalist perspective is Warner’s comment that "coal’s got to ...
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Cap and Trade's Failing Grade: A Deeper Look Inside Europe's Emissions Trading ...
Explore Article Justmeans (Jul 7 2010)
In Europe, the demand to tax carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions has increased. Debates surrounding taxation, cap and trade, as well as renewable energy investments are vigorous, and consensus, which translates into tangible actions, has been slow. During his eight-year tenure as president of the European Commission, Jacques Delors spent much of his time arguing for the creation of an EU carbon/energy tax. Unfortunately, in Europe, taxation measures required unanimous approval by the Council of Ministers, as well as the majority of member states. Throughout this reign, many member states, including the UK, vigorously opposed Delors proposal on ...
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Researchers calculate the cost of CO2 emissions, call for carbon tax
Explore Article PhysOrg.com (Jul 7 2010)
Two Rice University researchers are calling on policymakers to encourage the transition from coal-based electricity production to a system based on natural gas through a carbon tax.Such a mechanism would help limit carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. At the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen last December, the United States pledged to reduce the 2005 levels of CO2 emissions by 17 percent by 2020. Dagobert Brito, the George A. Peterkin Professor of Political Economy, and Robert Curl, the Kenneth S. Pitzer-Schlumberger Professor Emeritus of Natural Sciences and winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize in chemistry, made this recommendation in a ...
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Congressmen and governor state positions on climate change
Explore Article www2.timesdispatch.com (Jul 4 2010)
Virginia's congressional delegation and Gov. Bob McDonnell respond to a Times-Dispatch survey on climate change. Rep. Robert J. Wittman (R-1st): As a scientist myself, I recognize that the earth’s climate is changing. We must recognize that these climactic cycles of heating and cooling have been going on well before man appeared on earth. Humans across the globe contribute greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. The questions then become, how much does man affect carbon levels in the atmosphere and to what extent does this affect climate change. We need to examine and take into account all factors, both those induced by ...
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Is a Carbon Tax Actually Good for the Economy?
Explore Article Ecocentric (Jun 22 2010)
Over at the Curious Capitalist blog–which I admit has both a better name and logo than Ecocentric—my TIME colleague Stephen Gandel looks at the common assumption that carbon pricing is bad for the economy. We hear rhetoric about carbon pricing being a "job-killing national energy tax" (thanks, House Republican leader John Boehner), but Gandel examines the evidence: The economic theoretical case for some sort of carbon tax is very simple. Pollution is a negative byproduct of the industrial process that neither the polluters or the people buying the product directly pay for. Instead government in the end has to pick ...
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What's the Best Way to Price Carbon Emissions: Cap and Trade, Cap and Dividend ...
Explore Article TreeHugger (Jun 22 2010)
With all the talk about getting the United States off of oil, energy independence, creating a low-carbon future, et cetera, one of the key parts of that is reducing carbon emissions, whether they are from electricity, transportation or wherever they occur. Central to that is setting a price on carbon emissions. What options are there to do this? Cap and trade may be the main option being considered, but both a cap and dividend approach, as well as a carbon tax have their vocal proponents. Let's take a look at each:
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