Emissions
Emissions includes news stories on devices that produce air pollutants and greenhouse gasses (GHGs), power management solutions that lead to the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, sustainability goals for emissions, and organizations that have successfully reduced emissions. Reports on The Clean Air Act, EPA emissions enforcement, fuel economy trends, and air quality standards also are highlighted.
Mercedes Benz Unveils Efficient ‘Aero Trailer’
Mercedes Benz has designed a concept haulage trailer that reduces wind resistance by 18 percent and improves fuel economy by 5 percent.
The product, with the working ...
Washington Gas Announces 70% Greenhouse Emissions Cut
Washington Gas is targeting a 70 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from its fleet and facilities operations by 2020, compared against a 2008 baseline.
To meet ...
Woolworths Cuts CO2 Intensity 8% as Carbon Tax Looms
Woolworths Limited achieved a carbon intensity of 881 tons of CO2e per $m EBIT in 2011, eight percent below the 2010 level of 956 ...
Solar Briefing: L’Oreal, Carmanah, San Diego, Cogenra and Defense Dept.
L'Oreal USA's North Little Rock, Ark., manufacturing facility's solar array installation is fully operational. The 13 kW solar array will provide 18,000 kWh of electricity annually, ...
North Face Cuts GHGs 7.5%
The North Face reduced its GHG emissions by 7.5 percent in 2010, from 0.303 MT to 0.281 MT CO2e per thousand units sold, ...
GHG and the Crystal Ball: EPA’s Not-So-Clear Path Forward
Join Environmental Leader for a webinar on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 11am PST/2pm EST, discussing the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Mandatory ...
DOE Cuts Scope 1 and 2 GHGs 13% in Two Years
The Department of Energy reduced its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 13 percent from its FY 2008 baseline of ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: More EPA Delays, Solar Trade Dispute, Chevron Fined
The EPA said it will delay proposing the country's first-ever greenhouse gas limits on oil refineries, the latest setback for the agency that has struggled to ...
HFC Emissions Threaten Climate, says UN
A study has demonstrated that refurbished refrigeration and air conditioning can produce 93 percent less greenhouse gas emissions than new equipment, as the UN reports that ...
Water Bottle Filler, Mobile Market Win Chicago Innovation Awards
A bottle filling station for drinking water designed by Elkay, a construction fleet tracking system by Navman Wireless and a school bus converted into a market ...
Enterprise Cuts Energy Use 6.7%, on Average
Enterprise Holdings achieved an average 6.7 percent same-store energy reduction in 2011, putting it ahead of a target of a 20 percent reduction by ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Climate Pact Setback, California Tailpipe Rules, Biofuel Support
The world's richest countries have all but given up on a new climate treaty that would take effect this decade ahead of next month's talks in ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Carbon Rules, Soot Standard, Competing Studies
The EPA said that it will propose twice-delayed rules for greenhouse gas emissions from power plants early next year, Reuters reported. The agency delayed the ...
Navy Launches Algae-Powered Destroyer
The U.S. Navy sent a destroyer ship powered by algae-based fuel on a 20-hour trip Wednesday, the largest alternative fuel test it has undertaken to date.
Some ...
Asda Launches $1.3bn Sustainabilty Savings Drive
Sustainability initiatives carried out by U.K. grocery store chain Asda saved the company £70 million ($110 million) in 2010 and it has committed to new goals ...
Confused about LCA Standards? You Should Be
How fast-moving consumer goods manufacturers can untangle and benefit from standards:
Last month four key international bodies released updates to their lifecycle analysis ...
Puma Ups Environmental P&L by $69m
Puma has updated its Environmental Profit and Loss account to include 51 million euros ($69 million) resulting from land use, air pollution ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Energy IG Report, Keystone XL Reroute, Pickens Plan
The criticism is coming from all corners for the Energy Department. The department's inspector general issued a report on Tuesday recommending that the department rein in ...
Fleet Briefing: Chevy Volt Fire, FedEx, Toyota Recall and Electric Honda Commuters
Automaker GM has tried to blame government testers for a fire that reportedly engulfed one of its plug-in Chevrolet Volt cars following testing at a federal ...
Airline Sustainability Reports Need Improvement, PwC Says
Southwest Airlines, UPS, Delta, Air France KLM, Iberia, LAN Airlines and Lufthansa produced the best sustainability reports by airlines last year, according to a ...
