The 38 M€ FCEP Research Program that deals in the development of a Future Combustion Engine Power Plant was launched by Cleen Oy, Center of Science, Technology and Innovation for Energy and Environment . This program is scheduled for a period of three years starting from 1 January, 2010. A reduction of 80% in the emissions of combustion engine power plant is expected to be achieved through this research program. Helsinki University of Technology TKK will play a vital role in this program.
Rio Tinto said today that it will be focussing the majority of its investment in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology on the Hydrogen Energy California (HECA) project, a proposed new hydrogen-powered electricity facility that will capture and store most of its carbon related emissions to produce clean electricity.
An announcement was made by megabus.com on 2 December, 2009 about its participation in the Green Coach Certification Pilot Program (GCC) developed by the University of Vermont (UVM). Megabus.com has been selected to participate in this program because they offer a cheap bus express service at only $1. This program conducted as part of a research program is scheduled for two years and is expected to provide the basis for a long-term environmental certification program for the passenger transportation sector and the motorcoach industry. Green Coach Certified ecolabels are provided to the companies participating in this program and these labels can be placed on specifically qualified vehicles projecting their benefits to the environment.
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies has been presented with a Civil Society Observer Status for the UN Climate Change Conference to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies is a leading public policy and research institution that deals with issues relating to colored people like African Americans.
Alcoa’s Kawneer business and the Pew Center on Global Climate Change have joined together in order to launch an environmental program called “Make an Impact”. This program focuses in enabling individuals to reduce their energy costs and control their carbon footprint ratio.
The ACE Group has announced that their building has received the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The building, located at 436, Walnut Street, Philadelphia, is the only LEED-certified building, which is a 350,000sq.ft structure and accommodates 900 employees. The building serves as ACE Group’s North American regional headquarters.
Sprint announced the opening of its first eco-friendly retail store in Houston, which is located at 1493 Parks at Boulder Creek. This new eco-friendly store in Houston consist of lighting equipment with energy efficient features and it also consists of carpets and paints with a low volatile organic compound (VOC) that helps in bringing down the carbon footprint rate of this new store.
Codero, deciding to go green with its electricity consumption, has purchased 12,600 MWh of Green-e certified power from renewable energy resources. The purchase, made using renewable energy credits, will power its headquarters and two data centers, located in Overland Park in Kansas, San Diego in California and Phoenix in Arizona, respectively.
Global carbon markets may well have been hailed as the saviour of the planet by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but in many ways they are doing more harm than good, according to new evidence.
Dr. Steffen Bohm and Siddhartha Dabhi from the Essex Business School have written a book titled, ‘Upsetting the Offset: The Political Economy of Carbon Markets’, which was the outcome of the dissatisfaction that the global carbon markets have not really helped in reducing greenhouse emissions. This book comments on the increasing number of problems brought about by the steps taken to reduce the emission of carbon after the Kyoto Protocol Treaty, and it also consists of views from 30 experts, which are related to this issue of green house gas emissions.
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