Europe
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Rio+20, Natural Gas Lobby, NRC, Camp David Declaration
Here's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 11 items.
The World Business Council for Sustainable ...
O2 Measures Lifecycle of Mobile Voice, Data Emissions
O2 has measured the greenhouse gas emissions embedded throughout the entire lifecycle of its voice and data services. The UK-based telecom ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Google Wind Line, EU Aviation, Superfund Settlement
Here's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 10 items.
The $5 billion, Google-backed offshore wind energy ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: California-Quebec ETS, Energy Efficiency, Canada Emissions Target
Here's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 11 items.
The California Air Resources Board released proposed regulations to link its cap-and-trade program to the carbon market ...
Kraft Cuts Packaging with Lifecycle Analysis
Kraft Foods cut the amount of plastic packaging in its YES Pack salad dressing by 60 percent using a lifecycle analysis system, the ...
US, German Automakers Adopt Fast-Charging Standard at Odds with Nissan, Toyota
Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche and Volkswagen have agreed to standardize a single-port fast charging approach, called DC-fast charging with ...
Puma Earns A, Apple Takes Home D in EIRIS Sustainability Rankings
German sportswear manufacturer Puma tops EIRIS' Top 10 Global Sustainability Leaders list while Apple earns a D, in a ranking that sees UK and European ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Deepwater Horizon, Shell Oil Sheen, YPF Nationalization, Keystone XL, LNG Exports
Here's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 18 items.
A presidential commission investigating the 2010 Gulf ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: LA Feed-in-Tariff, Solyndra Review, Coal Mining, EU ETS, Offshore Wind Lawsuit
Here's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 12 items.
Los Angeles City Council approved a measure ...
Providers Revealed for Government-Backed Commercial Efficiency Projects
British Gas, E.ON and Kingfisher, owner of home improvement chain B&Q, are among 22 initial providers under the Green Deal, the U.K.. government's program to ...
United, American, Other Airlines Drop EU Carbon Trading Lawsuit, Urge U.S. to Act
American Airlines, United Continental and association Airlines for America have dropped their lawsuit challenging U.S. airlines' inclusion in the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme, ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Indian Point, EPA Overruled on Coal, UK Delays GHG Reporting Law
Entergy, the owner of Indian Point nuclear plant in Buchanan, N.Y., has agreed with the New York State DEC to pay a $1.2 million penalty ...
McDonald’s to Pump $1.5m Into UK and Irish Farming
McDonald's has launched Farm Forward, a three-part program aimed at supporting British and Irish farmers, as it aims to increase the sustainability of its supply ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: EU ETS Risks, Hormuz Blockade Impact, UK Solar Tariffs
Energy analysts say that the risk of the aviation sector exiting the EU cap-and-trade scheme is being priced into the market, and the impact could ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Air Standards, Supreme Court Ruling, EU ETS, Chevron, Keystone Fast-Track
The EPA is retaining the existing secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for NOx and SOx. The agency said that though the standards ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Poland Veto, World Water Forum, NRC Safety Rules, Ohio Fracking Law
Coal-reliant Poland vetoed a European Union roadmap for cutting the bloc's carbon emissions by 80 percent by mid-century. All 26 other EU countries supported the ...
Inefficient Boilers Costing Firms $637m a Year, Carbon Trust Says
U.K. organizations could save over £400 million ($637 million) a year by taking simple, low-cost actions to improve the efficiency of their hot water boilers, ...
ExxonMobil Fined $4.4m for Under-Reporting Carbon Emissions
ExxonMobil was fined £2.8 million ($4.4 million) after failing to report carbon emissions from a Scottish chemical plant, it has emerged.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Short-Lived Climate Pollutants, EU ETS, MATS, MACT, 2012 CGP
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today announced the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants, an effort to reduce black carbon, ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Transatlantic Organic, Lighting Troffers, Sustainable Laundry Standard
Food products classified as organic in the European Union or the United States can be sold as such in either region. The agreement, which seeks ...
