http://www.environmentalleader.com The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:24:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/06/china-pushes-for-co2-storage-not-emissions-reductions/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/06/china-pushes-for-co2-storage-not-emissions-reductions/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:59:38 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26787 The head of the U.S. delegation at U.N. climate talks in Barcelona this week says China should cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050, reports Reuters. Jonathan Pershing told Reuters that China should cut its GHG emissions by about 50 percent, which would allow for lower targets for poorer countries and give them room [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/06/china-pushes-for-co2-storage-not-emissions-reductions/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/04/u-s-cap-and-trade-creates-winners-and-losers-among-largest-emitters/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/04/u-s-cap-and-trade-creates-winners-and-losers-among-largest-emitters/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:34:54 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26706 Under the Kerry-Boxer cap-and-trade bill, ExxonMobil would face an annual charge of $5.9 billion to purchase carbon allowances, while electricity giants like Exelon and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) would emerge as financial winners, because they rely heavily on diversified, low-emission fleets, according to a new study from PointCarbon, reports the New York Times’ Green [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/04/u-s-cap-and-trade-creates-winners-and-losers-among-largest-emitters/feed/ 4 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/22/leading-ceos-advise-congress-to-support-all-energy-sources-electric-grid/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/22/leading-ceos-advise-congress-to-support-all-energy-sources-electric-grid/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:56:04 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26032 Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers at leading U.S. companies, is urging Congress and the Obama Administration to support renewable and traditional sources of energy as the country transitions to a low-carbon economy. They cite the need to protect energy security and economic growth while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The roundtable’s report, Unfinished [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/22/leading-ceos-advise-congress-to-support-all-energy-sources-electric-grid/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/21/cap-and-trade-system-might-cost-less-than-critics-say/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/21/cap-and-trade-system-might-cost-less-than-critics-say/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:43:44 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=25751 The financial impact of regulating coal-fired power plants that produce carbon dioxide emissions under a cap-and-trade system is much less than previously projected, and a carbon capture and storage (CCS) option could keep the price of carbon credits low, according to new research. Opponents of the U.S. climate bill’s proposed cap-and-trade system claim it will [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/21/cap-and-trade-system-might-cost-less-than-critics-say/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/07/eia-projects-2009-emissions-reduction-of-29m-metric-tons/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/07/eia-projects-2009-emissions-reduction-of-29m-metric-tons/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:55:19 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23239 The Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects CO2 emissions from the commercial and residential sectors to be 29 million metric tons lower in 2009, or just over 8 percent of the total projected reduction in CO2 emissions this year. The EIA also projects carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels in 2009 will be 5.9 percent below [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/07/eia-projects-2009-emissions-reduction-of-29m-metric-tons/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/30/epa-to-require-large-emitters-to-use-best-technologies-to-reduce-emissions/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/30/epa-to-require-large-emitters-to-use-best-technologies-to-reduce-emissions/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:54:23 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=21849 In a move that could galvanize industrial opposition to cap and trade, the EPA is proposing that large emitters use the “best available” technologies to minimize GHG emissions when facilities are constructed or significantly modified. The rule would apply to large industrial operations and utilities that emit more than 25,000 tons of GHGs a year. EPA Administrator [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/30/epa-to-require-large-emitters-to-use-best-technologies-to-reduce-emissions/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/28/eu-proposes-emission-caps-on-aviation-shipping/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/28/eu-proposes-emission-caps-on-aviation-shipping/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:11:16 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=21689 The European Union will likely propose that aviation and shipping should cut their carbon dioxide emissions by 10 and 20 percent, respectively, below 2005 levels over the next decade, while it faces a setback in the roll-out of carbon capture and storage plants by 2015, reports Reuters. EU diplomats told Reuters the cuts might be linked [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/28/eu-proposes-emission-caps-on-aviation-shipping/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/25/g20-leaders-debate-ending-fossil-fuel-subsidies-to-curb-global-warming/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/25/g20-leaders-debate-ending-fossil-fuel-subsidies-to-curb-global-warming/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:06:03 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=21612 Group of 20 leaders are close to an agreement on phasing out subsidies for fossil fuels in an effort to curb global warming, though no fixed dates have been set, reports Reuters. Several G20 countries subsidize fuel such as coal and oil, at a cost of about $300 billion, to keep prices artificially low for consumers, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/25/g20-leaders-debate-ending-fossil-fuel-subsidies-to-curb-global-warming/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/01/poland-power-plant-plans-carbon-capture/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/01/poland-power-plant-plans-carbon-capture/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:40:19 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=20582 Poland’s Belchatow power plant, Europe’s largest polluter, is planning to curb its emissions with the help of millions of euros of EU investment, Reuters reports. ]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/01/poland-power-plant-plans-carbon-capture/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/28/lawsuit-charges-midwest-generation-with-air-pollution/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/28/lawsuit-charges-midwest-generation-with-air-pollution/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:34:34 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=20388 Midwest Generation in Illinois is being sued by federal and state lawyers for emitting noxious smoke at six plants, reports the Chicago Tribune. Lawyers allege that the power company has repeatedly upgraded the Fisk plant, which burns coal to generate electricity, without modern pollution controls required under the Clean Air Act, according to the article. In [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/28/lawsuit-charges-midwest-generation-with-air-pollution/feed/ 0