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Major energy companies tied to approximately a third of greenhouse gases
Thirty-two energy firms managed by Russia's Gazprom represent almost a third of all man-made greenhouse gas emissions if the burning of all the coal, oil and gas they produce is taken into consideration, according to a study on Wednesday.
read more... 21/05/2015
EIA: Power- related CO2 emissions set to increase by 2040
U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from power plants have fallen against the 2005 level, but they are expected to jump in the coming decades to 2040, according to figures based on analysis in EIA's Annual Energy Outlook 2015 (AEO2015).
read more... 18/05/2015
New EU proposal suggests to launch carbon market reform on January 1, 2019
A new proposal from Latvia, holder of the EU presidency, puts forward a date of January 1, 2019 to launch reforms of the Emissions Trading System (ETS), as part of efforts to close a compromise agreement, according to EU sources.
read more... 28/04/2015
EU carbon market emissions declined by 3.7% in 2014
Emissions limited by Europe's carbon market dropped by 3.7 percent in 2014, incited by higher production from renewable electricity generators and lower power consumption, as stated by analysts at Thomson Reuters Point Carbon on Wednesday.
read more... 19/03/2015
Cyprus, Ireland and Portugal distribute free 2015 carbon permits
Cyprus, Ireland and Portugal have by now distributed a total of approximately 13.82 million free European Union carbon permits to industry to cover their 2015 emissions, as shown by European Commission data on Tuesday.
read more... 18/03/2015