Environment
Carbon Clean Solution, Veolia partner for large-scale CO2 capture, industrial re-use
Veolia, the global leader for optimized resource management, announced the signing of a new partnership agreement with Carbon Clean Solutions Limited (CCSL), a global leader in low-cost carbon capture technology, for the large-scale rollout of CCSL’s patented carbon dioxide (CO2) separation technology.
China, EU reaffirm climate action after Trump backs away
BEIJING/OSLO (Reuters) -- Nations led by China and the European Union rallied around a global plan to slow climate change on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump began undoing Obama-era plans for deep cuts in US greenhouse gas emissions.
Trump signs order sweeping away Obama-era climate policies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to undo a slew of Obama-era climate change regulations that his administration says is hobbling oil drillers and coal miners, a move environmental groups have vowed to take to court.
Tel Aviv's trash is being turned into fuel
TEL AVIV (Reuters) -- Residents of Tel Aviv can start feeling a little less guilty about the amount of garbage they throw away.
California regulator to vote on United States' strictest methane rule
(Reuters) -- California's air pollution regulator is due to hold a vote on Thursday on methane emission regulations that it says would be the strictest in the United States in controlling the second-most prevalent greenhouse gas in the atmosphere.
EIA: US biomass-based diesel imports increase 65%, set new record in 2016
US imports of biomass-based diesel, which include biodiesel and renewable diesel, increased by 65% in 2016 to reach a record level of 916 MMgal.
Indonesia plans to file WTO complaint over EU biodiesel duties
JAKARTA (Reuters) -- Indonesia plans to file a World Trade Organization complaint this month against European Union anti-dumping duties on biodiesel exports from the Southeast Asian country, trade officials said on Sunday.
Diamond Green Diesel to expand renewable fuel capacity using Honeywell UOP technology
DES PLAINES, Ill. -- Honeywell UOP announced that the Diamond Green Diesel facility in Norco, La., will expand its annual production capacity of renewable diesel from 10,000 bpd to 18,000 bpd, using Honeywell UOP's Ecofining process technology.
IRENA: Global energy CO2 emissions could be cut by 70% by 2050
LONDON (Reuters) -- Global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions could be reduced by 70% by 2050 and completely phased out by 2060, research by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) showed on Monday.
IEA: Energy carbon emissions in 2016 flat for third year
LONDON (Reuters) -- A greener energy mix helped keep energy-related carbon dioxide emissions flat in 2016 yet more needs to be done to avert a harmful rise in global temperatures, International Energy Agency (IEA) data showed on Friday.
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