Dec

9

Clean Over Green: Deloitte Whitepaper Suggests New Approach To Energy

Filed Under Clean Energy |  

A low-carbon future can be possible if policy makers and industry leaders shift their focus from green energy to clean energy, according a new whitepaper from Dr. Joseph A. Stanislaw, a senior advisor to Deloitte and founder of the advisory firm The JAStanislaw Group, LLC. Stanislaw is also co-founder and former president and CEO of Cambridge Energy Research Associates.

In his whitepaper, “Clean Over Green: Striking a New Energy Balance as We Build a Bridge to a Low-Carbon Future,” Stanislaw explains that the “all-consuming global obsession with anything green has subsided” Read more

Dec

9

World Energy Supports Sixth Successful RGGI Carbon Allowances Auction

Filed Under RGGI, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative |  

World Energy Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: XWES - News; TSX: XWE - News), an operator of online exchanges for energy and green commodities, today announced it has successfully supported the sixth carbon allowances auction administered by Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Inc. (RGGI, Inc.) on December 2, 2009.

According to RGGI, Inc., all 28,591,698 allowances for the 2009 vintage sold at $2.05 per allowance, while 1,599,000 allowances for the 2012 vintage sold at $1.86 per allowance. In total, the sixth RGGI auction Read more

Dec

9

Harmonization of WCI Reporting Program with EPA Mandatory Reporting Rule

Filed Under Western Climate Initiative |  

WCI Partner jurisdictions are currently in the process of adopting rules to implement the WCI’s final Essential Requirements for Mandatory Reporting (ERs), which were issued on July 16, 2009. On September 22, 2009, U.S. EPA adopted its final Mandatory Reporting Rule (MRR) for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Both programs require the filing of initial reports in 2011 for the 2010 reporting year. Many U.S. facilities in the WCI region will be subject to both reporting programs. Read more

Dec

8

White paper available from technology provider Trayport outlines pros and cons of carbon trading in the U.S.

Filed Under Cap and Trade, Carbon Markets, Carbon Trading |  

With cap-and-trade legislation making the rounds in Senate committees, and with President Obama set to visit the United Nations Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen this month, now might be a good time for advisers to begin reading up on the potential for carbon trading in the United States if they haven’t already.

If passed, such legislation would set the stage for a national carbon-trading system — known as cap and trade — that would allow companies to buy or sell allowances or credits. Read more

Dec

8

At White House Meeting, Duke Energy CEO Says Passing Climate Change Legislation Key to Creating Jobs

Filed Under Green Collar Jobs |  

At a White House meeting with President Obama today, Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers said: “Passing climate change legislation will give us the ‘rules of the road’ needed to invest in clean energy to put more people to work.”

Rogers, head of America’s third-largest electric utility, joined Obama and leaders from the U.S. energy, environment and labor sectors to discuss the role of climate change legislation in stimulating new energy technologies and jobs. Read more

Dec

8

EPA: Greenhouse Gases Threaten Public Health and the Environment

Filed Under EPA |  

After a thorough examination of the scientific evidence and careful consideration of public comments, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that greenhouse gases (GHGs) threaten the public health and welfare of the American people. EPA also finds that GHG emissions from on-road vehicles contribute to that threat.
Read more

Next Page →