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Germany economy ministry declares coal levy still on the table
Germany's government is still evaluating all suggestions on how to reduce CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants, as declared by an economy ministry spokesman on Wednesday, discharging a report that a debated coal levy had been put on ice.
read more... 11/06/2015
German CO2 emissions in 2014 dropped by 4.1% in EU trade scheme
German carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent emissions regulated under the European emissions trading scheme (ETS) in 2014 dropped by 4.1 percent to 461.2 million tonnes, as indicated by official national data published on Friday.
read more... 25/05/2015
EIA: Power- related CO2 emissions set to increase by 2040
U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from power plants have fallen against the 2005 level, but they are expected to jump in the coming decades to 2040, according to figures based on analysis in EIA's Annual Energy Outlook 2015 (AEO2015).
read more... 18/05/2015
Nineteen EU nations distribute 500 million free 2015 CO2 permits
Nineteen countries, counting Germany, Britain and France, have thus far distributed a total of approximately 500 million free European Union carbon permits to industry to cover their 2015 emissions, as indicated by European Commission data on Tuesday.
read more... 04/03/2015
Britain: decline of coal—fired power generation to five-year low in 2014
Britain's coal-fired power generation last year dropped to a five-year low, according to government data showed on Thursday, signifying it was possible that power plant emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the EU's second major carbon polluter also declined.
read more... 27/02/2015