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Study: Biofuels Could Replace 50% of Gasoline by 2030

10:09 AM MST | January 26, 2012 | Sotirios Frantzanas

Advanced biofuels are set to become an important factor in the global economy and could replace more than 50% of the world's gasoline demand in 2030, according to a report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The report dubbed "Moving towards a...

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Pilot Carbon Emissions Trading System Readied in China

The Asian Development Bank (ADB; Manila) says it will help China set up a pilot provincial emissions trading system that could pave the way for a national scheme and lower greenhouse gas emissions in the country. China is the world’s largest emitter of...

Solvay Creates Energy Services Business

Solvay has created Solvay Energy Services, a new business selling expertise within the group and to third parties to optimize energy costs and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Solvay has described the formation of the new business as “the first concrete...

European Commission Launches Maritime Emissions Consultation

The European Commission says it has launched an online public consultation on possible measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships. All interested stakeholders can contribute until April 12, 2012. The European Union (EU) committed to reduce total...

U.K. Launches Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Study

The Department for Business, Innovation, and Skills (BIS; London) says the U.K. government and an industry consortium have launched a hydrogen fueling study, dubbed UKH2Mobility. The study aims to ensure that the U.K. is well positioned for the...

Solvay and Air Liquide Form Global Fluorine Gas JV

Solvay and Air Liquide have entered into an agreement to create a global fluorine (F2) gas production joint venture. The business will make F2 onsite for manufacturers of flat panel display and silicon thin film photovoltaic products. F2 is...

EU Launches Antitrust Investigation of Honeywell and DuPont over Car Refrigerant

The European Commission says it has opened an antitrust investigation into agreements between Honeywell and DuPont for the development of a new refrigerant for air conditioning systems in cars. It is also investigating whether Honeywell "may hold and...

Canada Withdraws from Kyoto Protocol

Canada’s environment minister Peter Kent has announced that the country is withdrawing from the Kyoto Protocol, the world’s only legally binding instrument set up in 1997 for curbing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Kent says Canada is invoking its...

World Agrees Roadmap for Curbing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, China and U.S. Join In

No one gave it a cat’s chance in hell of succeeding, but COP 17, the United Nations climate change summit held in Durban, South Africa at its close yesterday delivered a partial breakthrough by securing a legally binding requirement for countries by...

China Sets Conditions for Binding Climate Change Commitments After 2020

The Chinese government says that China will agree to participate in a legally binding treaty on climate change after 2020, on certain conditions. The conditions include new carbon-cutting pledges by rich nations in the second commitment period under the Kyoto...

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