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...]

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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...]
Though imperfect, Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards have made US cars go farther on a gallon of gas. … [Read more...]
The past five years have given many reasons for optimism about climate change. … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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