US Energy Secretary Steven Chu will be the keynote speaker for the 2010 Clean Energy, Jobs and Security Forum luncheon. It brings leaders in business, labor, national security, faith, science and economics together to discuss their support for strong clean energy and climate legislation. Secretary Chu’s keynote remarks will bring the two day forum to a close with a discussion of the future of America’s clean energy economy.
CO2 capture, transport and storage are promising approaches, pointed up by international experts, to preserving the planet and helping to fight climate change. These processes aid to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of industrial facilities that use fossil fuels (fuel oil, gas or coal) such as power plants, steel mills, cement factories, oil refineries…
In its seventh year, the program awarded $25,000 to Luis Alberto Juanicó and his team for a project the scientists designed to reduce the use of fossil fuels. They developed an innovative, low-cost solar roof with a sustainable heating and cooling system that offers practical, innovative advantages.
Corporations are dealing with ways to precisely measure and reduce carbon footprints to meet the demands of government mandates, corporate sustainability programs and industry initiatives. Companies across the world are making use of enterprise carbon management tools to bring about reductions in carbon footprint. A recent report from Pike Research indicated that the worldwide market for carbon management software and services will increase from $384 million in the year 2009 to $4.3 billion by the year 2017, a compound annual growth rate of more than 40 percent.
In an effort to contribute towards the elimination of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), negotiators have rolled out a draft agreement that will offer Ministers a means to avoid the problem of global warming by ‘super’ greenhouse gases such as the HFC. Negotiators state that immediate, significant, and measurable environmental benefits will be achieved only when sound efforts towards phasing out HFCs are made, which in turn, will help alleviate the catastrophic climatic effects that may result from global warming over the next few decades.
Taiwan’s EPA Minister, Stephen Shu-hung Shen, said that the country is promoting four energy laws as part of its efforts to protect the environment. The Minister stated this in an interview with CNN. The four energy laws are: Energy Management Law, Recycled Energy Development Regulations, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act (draft) and Energy Tax Regulations (draft). Of the four energy laws, two laws, Recycled Energy Development Regulations and Amendment of Energy Management Law are being implemented from 2009, after being passed.
The strong signature of an El Niño Pacific Ocean warming event showed up as the warmest November in 30 years — and not just by a little bit. November 2009 was a full 0.1 C (0.18 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than November 2005, the second warmest November in the 31-year satellite record.
According to researchers from the US National Center for Atmospheric Research, the ice that covers the Arctic Ocean could completely dissolve during the summer months by the year 2040. The high sensitivity of the Arctic to climate changes makes it an ideal testing ground for climate trends, and the data acquired on this region plays a major role in our understanding of the earth’s climate.
Novolipetsk Steel has begun a new environmental protection project at its sinter plant, aiming to reduce the environmental impact of the main production facility in Lipetsk.
Research and Markets announced the addition of a new report titled “Carbon Funds Directory 2009/10” in their offering. The “Carbon Funds Directory 2009/10” has been completely updated with a list of 100 planned and existing funds that are involved in the management of more than $15 billion. This money has been allotted for investments in various projects involved in bringing down the rate of carbon emissions and to create carbon credits.
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