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EU Industries Get Break on Renewables Contributions

April 11, 2014 by Linda Hardesty

The European Commission adopted new rules that will require less funding for renewable energy from industry. The new rules address the commission’s concern that industrial support for renewables has caused “serious market distortions and increasing costs to consumers.” The rules provide criteria on how EU member states can assist energy ... Read more »

EC Begins Proceedings Against Great Britain

February 20, 2014February 20, 2014 by Bill Opalka

The European Commission today launched legal proceedings against the UK for its failure to cut excessive levels of nitrogen dioxide. The EC said the UK has broken commitments and now faces fines in the hundreds of millions of pounds. European legislation sets limits on air pollution and the NOx limits ... Read more »

Carbon Futures Climbing

February 18, 2014February 18, 2014 by Bill Opalka

Carbon futures hit 13-month highs as traders reacted to the European Commission’s plan to postpone sales of some allowances. The move is fueling speculation that factories and utilities will buy more of the pollution credits. Permits for December jumped as much as 3.6 percent to the highest since Dec. 28, ... Read more »

Europeans Face Carbon Permit Shortfall

February 17, 2014February 17, 2014 by Bill Opalka

Dow Chemical, Heidelberg Cement and other manufacturers face carbon permit shortages as the European Commission tries again to curb a record glut. The glut has accumulated since 2008, driving carbon permits to a record low, threatening the viability of the world’s largest emissions market. Higher permit prices would discourage fossil ... Read more »

EU to Cut Carbon Emissions 40% by 2030

January 22, 2014January 22, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Europe will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 as part of a deal reached today. The European Commission’s draft 2030 climate and energy package also sets an EU-wide binding target for member states to source at least 27 percent of their energy from ... Read more »

Will EU Climate Goals be Voluntary?

January 21, 2014January 21, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The European Commission is considering making renewable energy targets nonbinding on individual nations. The commission will tomorrow consider a climate proposal to reduce carbon emissions limits 35 percent to 40 percent by 2030, further cutting its target of reducing 1990-level greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by 2020, Bloomberg reports. ... Read more »

Total, BASF, Dow, Other Firms Urge EU to Restore Investment in Emissions Policy

January 17, 2014 by Kirsten Korosec

BASF, Dow Chemical, Total and 11 other manufacturers are urging the European Commission to create a single greenhouse gas emissions reduction target as part of its proposed energy and climate policy package for 2030, Bloomberg reports. The European Union plans to propose its policy package for 2030 on Jan. 22. ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: GHG Reporting, CDM ‘Coma,’ SC May Sue Feds

December 2, 2013December 2, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

The EPA is amending the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule to implement technical corrections, clarifications and other amendments, including revisions to global warming potentials for certain greenhouse gases. The agency’s action also establishes confidentiality determinations for the reporting of new or substantially revised data elements. The UN’s Clean Development Mechanism offset market will likely remain “in ... Read more »

Sourcing Sufficient Quantities ‘Major Concern’ for E-Waste Reuse

December 2, 2013December 3, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Two of the biggest barriers for organizations refurbishing e-waste are the availability of sufficient quantities of good quality used equipment and a lack of legislation that encourages or enforces reuse, according to a survey of reuse organizations. For the European Commission-supported survey, researchers interviewed senior managers from 28 nonprofit and ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: EPA Adaptation Plans, Chemical Safety, Water Heaters

November 4, 2013November 4, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

The EPA has released 17 climate change adaptation implementation plans for its various regions and offices – such as the Office of Water, and the Office of Air and Radiation – to provide more detail about how the agency will meet the priorities it set out in its draft Climate Adaptation ... Read more »

Chinese Solar Eyes US Market After EU Agreement

July 29, 2013August 3, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

European officials announced a trade settlement that avoids proposed harsh tariffs for Chinese solar panel makers – and actually sets the minimum price at 25 percent lower than when the case began. European trade commissioner Karel De Gucht described the agreement, setting the panel price at €0.56 ($0.74) per watt as ... Read more »

Airlines Call for Single Emissions Standard

June 4, 2013June 4, 2013 by Kirsten Korosec

The International Air Transport Association, which represents 85 percent of the world’s airline traffic, has adopted a resolution calling for a single, industry-wide market-based measure to manage and offset emissions. The IATA yesterday agreed to the Implementation of the Aviation Carbon-Neutral Growth CNG2020 Strategy resolution at its 69th general meeting ... Read more »

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