February 11, 2008 (Bangkok Post) – To cope with high oil prices and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Thailand must pursue four options: development of renewable energy, energy efficiency, nuclear energy and carbon capture and storage. However, renewable energy has certain limitations, and options for each country are different depending on availability of natural resources, technologies [...]
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Thailand’s greener energy future
Posted in Biodiesel, Biofuels, Biogas, Biomass, Carbon Credits, Carbon capture, Clean Energy, Cleantech venture capital, Climate Change, Coal, Conservation, Crude Palm Oil, Energy Efficiency, Ethanol, GHG, LNG, Legislation, Recycling, Renewable Energy, Small-hydro, Solar, Solar Thermal, Thailand, Transportation, Waste Management, Waste to Energy, Wind on February 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Letter from Shell CEO
Posted in Biodiesel, Carbon Offset, China, Clean Energy, Cleantech venture capital, Climate Change, Coal, Conservation, Diesel, EU, Emissions Reduction, Energy Efficiency, GHG, Green chemicals, Hybrid, Hydro, LNG, Legislation, Ocean/Tidal, Recycling, Renewable Energy, Solar, Traditional Energy, U.K., U.S. on January 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
From: Jeroen van der Veer, Chief Executive
To: All Shell employees
Date: 22 January 2008 Subject: Shell Energy Scenarios
Dear Colleagues
In this letter, I’d like to share reflections about how we see the energy future, and our preferred route to meeting the world’s energy needs. Industry, governments and energy users – that is, all of [...]
Fukuda pledges $40 billion to combat climate change
Posted in Carbon Credits, Clean Energy, Cleantech venture capital, Climate Change, Emissions Reduction, Energy Efficiency, GHG, Japan, Legislation on January 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
January, 26, 2008 (Bloomberg) – Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda vowed to cut carbon emissions and earmark funds to help developing nations cope with global warming, in a bid to take a leading role in combating climate change. Over the next five years, Japan will spend $30 billion on new environmental technology at home [...]
China Huadian Sells Carbon Dioxide under CDM Projects
Posted in Carbon Credits, China, Emissions Reduction, GHG on December 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
December 17, 2007 (SinoCast) – China Huadian Corporation just signed a framework agreement of overall strategic cooperation with UK-based EcoSecurities Group PLC and Germany-headed Deutsche Bank, involving four clean development mechanism (CDM) projects. The Chinese power generation group will annually sell 3 million tons of carbon dioxide generated by its four super-critical power plants to [...]
Emission (GHG) Reductions Support is Needed From Business Sector
Posted in Emissions Reduction, GHG, Voluntary Carbon Market on October 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
October 5, 2007 (UN Chronicle): “Without binding commitments and the resulting downward pressure on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, there is no carbon market. What’s worse, we might fail in our battle against climate change and that would result in costs that are much higher than the cost of action now”, said Yvo de Boer, Executive [...]
One of First Climate Change Workshops Held in China
Posted in Air Pollution, Carbon Credits, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Emissions Reduction, Energy Efficiency, GHG, Renewable Energy, Waste Management on September 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
September 17, 2007 (People.com.cn) – An international workshop, sponsored by China’s top think tank and the UN Environment Program, recently in Beijing highlighted the significance in the participation of businesses in dealing with climate change. This is one of the first high-profile events for Chinese enterprises on the issue of climate change.
There is a large [...]
Trade in Greenhouse Gas Permits and Credits up 45%
Posted in Carbon Credits, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Emissions Reduction, GHG, Renewable Energy, U.K., U.S. on August 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
August 16, 2007 (Environmental Finance) — Volumes in the world’s carbon markets were up 45% year-on-year to 1.2 billion tonnes [...]
