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EPA’s Updated Annual Oil and Gas Methane Inventory Doesn’t Convey Entire Picture

April 17, 2018 by EDF Energy Exchange Leave a Comment

EPA’s Updated Annual Oil and Gas Methane Inventory Doesn’t Convey Entire Picture

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual update to the 2016 U.S. Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHGI) recently, showing a slight decrease in total greenhouse gas emissions from 2015 to 2016. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Natural Gas, News, Oil, Public Health, Risk Management, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: epa, methane inventory, methane leaks, oil and gas

Does CAFE Work?

April 16, 2018 by James Sallee 3 Comments

Does CAFE Work?

Though imperfect, Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards have made US cars go farther on a gallon of gas. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Efficiency, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, News, Oil, Politics & Legislation, Public Health, Risk Management, Sustainability, Tech, Transportation, Utilities Tagged With: cafe, cafe standards, energy standards, fuel economy, fuel standards, regulation

Climate Change Optimism: Five Years of Change

April 16, 2018 by Adam Whitmore 4 Comments

Climate Change Optimism: Five Years of Change

The past five years have given many reasons for optimism about climate change. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Fuels, Green Building, International Climate Conferences, News, Politics & Legislation, Public Health, Risk Management, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: carbon emissions, climate action, climate change, climate policy, energy consumption, energy planning

Shipping to Halve Carbon Footprint by 2050 Under First Sector-Wide Climate Strategy

April 16, 2018 by Sara Stefanini Leave a Comment

Shipping to Halve Carbon Footprint by 2050 Under First Sector-Wide Climate Strategy

Global shipping must at least halve its emissions by 2050, according to an international deal adopted on Friday. Reaching an agreement on how to achieve this goal will be difficult as countries already challenge many proposed measures, writes Sara Stefanini of Climate Home News. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, News, Oil, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Transportation Tagged With: carbon, carbon emissions, carbon footprint, climate action, climate strategy, shipping

New Research: Europe’s Electricity Networks Are Underused and Can Cope with Electric Cars

April 13, 2018 by Christos Kolokathis 2 Comments

New Research: Europe’s Electricity Networks Are Underused and Can Cope with Electric Cars

Electricity distribution networks in Europe run at well below their full potential, finds a new study from the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP). The findings show that the unused network capacity could be utilised for charging electric vehicles with little or no need for additional capacity. Smart pricing and smart grid technologies will be the keys. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Efficiency, Electricity, Electricity Grid, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, News, Politics & Legislation, Renewables, Risk Management, Smart Grid, Storage, Sustainability, Utilities Tagged With: charging stations, electric cars, Electric Vehicle (EV), electricity network, energy research, energy system, europe, research

Microgrids Will Disrupt the Energy Industry of the Near Future

April 13, 2018 by Megan Ray Nichols 8 Comments

Microgrids Will Disrupt the Energy Industry of the Near Future

There is no longer any room for doubt — our climate is changing and it’s largely our fault. Thankfully, the sciences have done what they do best and provided us with several short- and long-term measures to help us stop and eventually reverse the trend of ever-higher average temperatures across the globe. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Efficiency, Electricity, Electricity Grid, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Risk Management, Smart Grid, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: microgrids

Why Nuclear Fusion is Gaining Steam – Again

April 12, 2018 by Scott Montgomery 53 Comments

Why Nuclear Fusion is Gaining Steam – Again

Although no breakthrough has happened in nuclear fusion since it was hailed as the clean energy source of the future in the 1970s, there are reasons to be optimistic now, writes Scott L. Montgomery of the University of Washington. There have been advances in technology, two large reactors are being built and a dozen startups have become active. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, News, Nuclear Power, Rare Earth Minerals, Risk Management, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: clean energy, energy source, fusion, nuclear fusion, nuclear reactor, nuclear technology, reactor technology

Debunking Myths about Circular Economy

April 12, 2018 by Kapil Lokare Leave a Comment

Debunking Myths about Circular Economy

Is the environment exploited? “Of course, Yes!” But what does this mean? More significantly, how is it so and how do we address the issue? Might there be a better way see human progress and the environment that we thrive in without the obvious exploitation? On one hand, green enthusiasts often use “exploitation” as a moral slogan, a polemical phrase – something Karl Marx did frequently as well. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, News, Public Health, Risk Management, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: circular economy, debunking, energy economics, energy planning, environmental economics, myths

Paris Agreement: Achieving the Balance

April 11, 2018 by David Hone 4 Comments

Paris Agreement: Achieving the Balance

The Paris Agreement calls for a “balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases in the second half of the century.”This emphasis on “a balance” – or what is also referred to as “net-zero emissions” in the case of the energy system – is a critical development. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biofuels, Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Oil, Risk Management, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: BECCS, ccs

The UK Shows How Governments Can Reduce Emissions

April 11, 2018 by Emily Folk Leave a Comment

The UK Shows How Governments Can Reduce Emissions

By 2040, the UK could see an end to the production of new diesel and gas vehicles. This ambitious new step comes on the heels of continued calls for air pollution reform all across the UK, but particularly within urban areas. It also marks the arguably largest single step the UK government has taken toward securing a greener and fresher future for the nation. However, not everybody is sold on the reforms. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, News, Politics & Legislation, Risk Management, Sustainability, Tech, Transportation, Utilities Tagged With: (UK) United Kingdom, diesel, emissions, emissions reduction, Energy Transition, government policy, uk, united kingdom

One Reform EPA Should Make To Fuel Economy Rules That No One Is Talking About

April 10, 2018 by Energy Policy Institute at UChicago 4 Comments

One Reform EPA Should Make To Fuel Economy Rules That No One Is Talking About

Earlier this week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final determination in its mid-term review of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) standards that will govern all new passenger vehicles sold in the United States from 2022 through 2025. As expected, the agency decided that the standards are too stringent, and it now plans to ease them. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Efficiency, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, News, Oil, Politics & Legislation, Public Health, Risk Management, Sustainability, Tech, Transportation, Utilities Tagged With: clean car standards, emissions, epa, fuel economy, reform, regulation, Scott Pruitt, Trump

When Utility Gas Affiliates Play by Monopoly Rules, Consumers Are Likely to Lose

April 9, 2018 by Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) 1 Comment

When Utility Gas Affiliates Play by Monopoly Rules, Consumers Are Likely to Lose

Can monopolies with market power send business to other regulated monopolies? Can one monopoly create a “need” for which ratepayers will be charged by another related monopoly? As it stands right now, the answer to both these questions is yes. In the United States, we see utility holding companies owning up to eight regulated energy businesses in different affiliated corporations. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, Fuels, Natural Gas, News, Politics & Legislation, Public Health, Risk Management, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: consumers, energy consumers, energy monopoly, monopoly, utility gas, utility policy

A New Look at the Hydrogen Economy

April 9, 2018 by Roger Arnold 14 Comments

A New Look at the Hydrogen Economy

Introduction: The concept of a “hydrogen economy” took a hit in the first years of the new century when hydrogen was touted as the clean transportation fuel of the future. Prolonged failure to deliver on that vision tarnished popular perceptions. The concept didn’t die, but it receded from public attention. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Hydro Power, News, Risk Management, Storage, Subsidies, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: energy efficiency, fuel cell, fuel economy, hydrogen, Hydrogen Economy

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