By Itself, Abundant Shale Gas May Not Help Slow Climate Change
Natural gas emits significantly less carbon dioxide than either coal or gasoline when burned, but its ability to help reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions has been questioned. In the latest...
View ArticleChinese Adviser’s Carbon Cap Remarks: Promising But Overblown?
A top Chinese climate adviser signaled Tuesday that the country planned to set a new cap on carbon emissions by the end of the decade, which would be the first such effort from the world’s largest...
View ArticleA Closer Look at Canada’s Goal of “Cleanest LNG in the World”
What exactly is “the cleanest liquefied natural gas in the world?” It’s a hypothetical fuel that leaders in British Columbia, Canada, have repeatedly promised to deliver in an effort to build public...
View ArticleMethane Hot Spot in U.S. Predates Fracking Boom, Study Says
An area in the U.S. Southwest that’s about half the size of Connecticut has emitted the country’s largest concentration of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, according to a new analysis of satellite...
View ArticleReport Lays Out Five Ways the U.S. Can Cut Emissions While Boosting the Economy
Cutting the U.S. greenhouse gas emissions that stoke climate change could save billions in energy costs and boost revenue for the natural gas industry, according to a new report from the World...
View ArticleDoes the EPA’s Carbon Plan Short-Change Renewables? New Report Suggests Yes
Detractors have called the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed limits on power plant emissions onerous and unachievable, but the Union of Concerned Scientists is out with a report that does...
View ArticleNew Gas Plant Venture Aims at Carbon Capture From a Different Angle
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is often promoted as a way for coal power to be made “clean”: Projects such as the in-progress Kemper power plant in Mississippi and the recently announced Petra Nova...
View ArticleNew Report Ranks the World’s ‘Greenest’ Utilities
By one measure – and measuring this sort of thing can get pretty complicated – the world’s biggest energy providers got a whole lot greener in 2013. The publication EI New Energy, in releasing its...
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In Sao Paulo, Experts Eye the Future for Brazil’s Energy Mix
Brazil is a vast country of abundant natural resources, and Brazilians are anxious both to preserve irreplaceable habitats and fulfill their potential to contribute significantly to global energy and...
View ArticleIndia’s Energy Moment: Ready for a Low-Carbon Future?
In the aftermath of the historic joint U.S.-China climate announcement in November, international attention has now swung to India. With new national leadership firmly in place, many are wondering what...
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