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Unilever to Remove 23 Million Vehicle Kilometers from UK Roads

October 10, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Unilever has said it will reduce the distance its trucks drive on Europe’s roads by around 200 million kilometers annually by the end of 2014, compared to 2010 levels, as part of a project partially funded by the EU. The company says its new transport management scheme will remove 23 ... Read more »

United, American, Other Airlines Drop EU Carbon Trading Lawsuit, Urge U.S. to Act

March 29, 2012March 29, 2012 by Leon Walker

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, Reuters reports. Airlines for America, whose members include Delta, Southwest, US Airways, FedEx and UPS, as well as industry partners Airbus, Boeing, Honeywell and Pratt & ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: State of the Union, ETS Waivers, Tidal Permit, Cal ISO Plan

January 25, 2012June 18, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

Manufacturers should get incentives to make energy-efficiency improvements to their plants, President Obama said in last night’s State of the Union address. He called on Congress to draft a bill creating such incentives, which he said would save companies $100 billion over a decade. In the speech, Obama also said he ... Read more »

EU Passes WEEE Recast, Requires Up to 85% E-Waste Recycling

January 20, 2012January 20, 2012 by Tamar Wilner

The European Parliament has passed more stringent targets under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, requiring member states to collect 65 to 85 percent of their e-waste by 2019. The new rules amend the Directive 2002/96/EC, in force since February 2003, which provides for the creation of e-waste ... Read more »

EU Aviation Directive Challenge Quashed

December 22, 2011December 23, 2011 by Leon Walker

United/Continental Airlines and American Airlines have failed in an attempt to block a European Union law charging airlines flying to the continent for their carbon pollution. The airlines and their trade association, Air Transport Association of America – now known as Airlines for America – had challenged the legality of ... Read more »

Carbon Forecast Slashed; UN Seeks CDM Improvements

December 5, 2011December 5, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Point Carbon has slashed its carbon prices forecast for the third phase of the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme by 10 euros per ton, against its July prediction, to 12 euros a ton. The analyst said price levels could drop to as little as €10/t between 2013 and 2015, before rising ... Read more »

UN Backs Fight Against EU Airline Law

November 3, 2011November 3, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

The U.N.’s International Civil Aviation Organization came down yesterday against the European Union’s plans to force non-EU airlines into a cap and trade scheme. The ICAO adopted a working paper by 26 of its 36 member countries, urging Brussels not to require compliance from non-EU carriers, Reuters reports. Under EU ... Read more »

Alleged Honduran Murders Cause More Controversy for ETS

October 4, 2011October 4, 2011 by Leon Walker

Carbon credits from palm oil plantations in Honduras are still for sale in the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme despite the reported murder of 23 farmers in a dispute with the plantations’ owners. The 23 now-deceased farmers had laid claim to land that they said had been stolen from them and ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Solar Loan Guarantees, Keystone XL Delays, Merck Penalty

September 30, 2011June 5, 2013 by Environmental Leader

The Energy Department has finalized more than $1 billion in loan guarantees for two large-scale solar projects, just before the Sept. 30 deadline expires for the government’s controversial renewable-energy incentive program, The New York Times reported. Deals were completed to give $737 million in financing for a 110-megawatt solar thermal plant ... Read more »

EU ETS to Cost Airlines $1.5bn in 2012; BA Hit Hardest

September 20, 2011September 20, 2011 by Leon Walker

The cost for airlines of joining the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme in 2012 will be approximately €1.1 billion ($1.5 billion) using a carbon price of €12 per ton, or a total of €10.4 billion between now and the end of 2020, according to analysis by Thomson Reuters Point Carbon. ... Read more »

Deutsche Lowers EU Carbon Price Forecast

September 6, 2011September 6, 2011 by Leon Walker

Deutsche Bank has downgraded its year-end forecast for the price of carbon in Europe’s emission trading program. The bank has lowered its year-end 2011 forecast to €12/t from €17/t, as it expects the market will take some time to recover from volatility resulting from concerns about Europe’s sovereign debt. Deutsche ... Read more »

Cheese Waste Turned into Plastic

August 30, 2011 by Leon Walker

Researchers in Catalonia, Spain, have invented a process that turns cheese waste into recyclable plastic food packaging. This new plastic is made using whey protein – a by-product formed in the production of cheese – and is biodegradable. About seven percent of whey is protein-rich dry matter that can be ... Read more »

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