Mandatory Carbon Capture for Fossil Fuel Power Plants to be Tabled in the European Parliament
Chris Davies, member of the European Parliament and parliamentary rapporteur for draft carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology legislation in the European Union (EU) plans to table a proposal in the parliament to ban new fossil fuel plants in the region... EU May Fast-track Green Technology Patents
The European Union (EU) is considering fast-tracking applications for patents relating to technologies that could curb climate change, according to comments made earlier this week by European Union (EU) industry commissioner Günter... |
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Environment
Carbon Capture Technologies Challenged as "Unproven, Risky and Expensive"
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is nothing more than a “false hope,” according to a report published this week by environmental group ...
Regulatory
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, EDF Collaborate on Benchmarks
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR; New York) has joined with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF; New York) to “measure and improve” the environmental performance of KKR’s holdings. The alliance is the first of its kind between a private equity...
R&D
Honeywell-USDC in Displays Pact
Honeywell Electronic Materials (Tempe, AZ) and U.S. Display Consortium (USDC; San Jose) will together invest a total of $500,000 to develop new materials for flexible... |
Innovation
Syngenta to Build Biotech R&D Center at Beijing
The facility will have a global scope, the company says....
Sustainability
Residents Protest Against China's Chengdu Petchem Complex
Up to 500 residents of the city of Chengdu, China took to the streets during the weekend to protest against previously disclosed plans by PetroChina Sichuan Petrochemical (PSP), a PetroChina subsidiary, to build an petrochemicals complex at Pengzhou near... |
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