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A world without carbon emissions: a dream or a reality?
According to a report published by the energy consultancy Ecofys and the Global Call for Climate Action, technological options existing today and in the near future could help to trim down emissions to zero for about 90% of present sources of GHG emissions. The report stated that it is technically and economically possible to phase out net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions almost completely by 2050.
read more... 13/11/2013
China to curb its CO2 emissions by 2016
China, the world's biggest producer of carbon dioxide emissions, intends to set a cap on its greenhouse gas emissions for the first time. China is planning an absolute emissions cap for the period 2016-2020, and is also looking at emissions targets for 2030 and 2050.
read more... 04/11/2013
U.S. carbon emissions plummeted at the lowest level since 1994
While the greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase worldwide, U.S carbon emissions plummeted to the lowest level since 1994, according to a report released by Energy Information Administration (EIA).
read more... 24/10/2013
U.S on the right way to meet its 2020 carbon emissions target
The U.S. has hit an important milestone in the reduction of GHG emissions. The U.S. State Department has announced recently that the U.S. is on the right way to reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases by 17% by 2020 if it endorses the proposed rules to cut pollution from power plants and curbs methane leaks.
read more... 27/09/2013
EPA sets emission limits on new power plants
The US Environmental Protection Agency has recently proposed to limit carbon dioxide emissions from new power plants. Power plants are the largest concentrated source of emissions in the US, together accounting for roughly one-third of all domestic greenhouse gas emissions.
read more... 25/09/2013