Tag: Emissions
Canadian government claims climate action working in report to United Nations
Canada is setting new vehicle emission and clean fuel standards in the near future Canada is making strong progress toward meeting its 2030 climate target, according to a year-end report submitted to the United Nations, according to a Government of Canada press release. One year after launching Canada’s first clean-growth and climate action plan in partnership […]
World Bank teams up with Canada to help developing countries transition from coal
Starting in 2019, World Bank Group will stop financing upstream oil and gas exploration and production in developing countries The World Bank says it will work with Canada to help developing countries transition away from coal-fired power generation. In a separate announcement at the One Planet Summit, the global organization set up to promote economic development and […]
Saskatchewan releases climate plan without carbon tax, critics say won’t meet federal standards
Oil and gas, electricity sectors exempted from carbon pricing The Saskatchewan Government released a Climate Plan called Prairie Resilience: A Made-in-Saskatchewan Climate Change Strategy, which it says focuses on the principles of readiness and resilience, while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and adapting to the effects of climate change – without a carbon tax. “This plan […]
US energy-related CO2 emissions fell in most states from 2005 to 2015
California is third-lowest emitter on a per capita basis Between 2005 and 2015, energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions decreased in 43 states (including the District of Columbia) and increased in 8 states, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. On a per capita basis, energy-related CO2 emissions decreased in 49 states (including the District of Columbia) […]
Renewable energy offers cost-effective options to cut carbon emissions from industry – IEA
Public/private procurement might play prominent role in facilitating development of renewable energy By Cédric Philibert, senior energy analyst, IEA Reducing long-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the industry sector is one of the toughest challenges of the energy transition. Combustion and process emissions from cement manufacturing, iron- and steelmaking, and chemical production are particularly problematic. […]
Growth in global energy-related CO2 emissions expected to slow
Technology improvements mitigate population growth-related increases in energy demand EIA projects that growth in global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from energy-related sources will slow despite increasing energy consumption, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. EIA’s International Energy Outlook 2017 (Reference case) projects that energy-related CO2 emissions will grow 0.6 per cent per year from 2015 to […]
American CO2 emissions from coal fell by record amount in 2015, led by Texas and Midwest
Most decrease in coal-fired electricity generation was replaced with increases in natural gas-fired generation Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions associated with coal consumption in the United States fell by a record 231 million metric tons in 2015, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. More than 60 per cent of the annual decrease occurred in 10 […]
Methane plan can cut emissions by 45%, protect 7,000 jobs: CAPP
Made-in-Alberta solution would cost oil, natural gas industry $700-million over 8 years The Government of Alberta committed to reduce methane emissions by 45 per cent. Industry created competitive plan to achieve this in the most efficient way while protecting 7,000 jobs and balance environmental and economic priorities, according to an analysis conducted by the Canadian […]
Texas and Saskatchewan have only carbon capture and sequestration plants in world
Kemper cost overruns led to construction costs in excess of $7.5 billion The Petra Nova facility, a coal-fired power plant located near Houston, Texas, is one of only two operating power plants with carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the world, and it is the only such facility in the United States, according to the U.S. […]
The environmental case for natural gas
Reducing oil and gas methane emissions remains cost-efficient way of reducing emissions compared with others By International Energy Agency analysts Tim Gould, head of WEO Energy Supply Outlook Division, Christophe McGlade, WEO senior analyst The role that natural gas can play in the future of global energy is inextricably linked to its ability to help […]
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