Chemical Week :: EnviroTech :: Climate Change http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Tue, 7 Oct 2008 20:09:05 EDT Carbon Capture and Storage Could Be Economically Viable by 2030 Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), featuring experimental technologies that capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from power and industrial plants underground, could be economically... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/climate_change/14600.html Mon, 6 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Cefic General Assembly: Jourquin Elected President; To Build on Progress Made Under Predecessor Christian Jourquin, CEO of Solvay, was elected Cefic president during Cefic's General Assembly in Athens on October 4. He was elected for a two-year term. Jourquin, in his acceptance... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/climate_change/14651.html Mon, 6 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT EPCA 2008: Shipping Must Overcome Major Challenges if It Is to Achieve Sustainability Economics, efficiency, and the environment are crucial, says Stolt's Feringa.... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/climate_change/14509.html Tue, 30 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Proposed EU Emissions Trading Scheme is Equivalent to a "10-35% Tax" The European Commission's proposal for a tougher emissions trading scheme (ETS) from 2013 will increase total operating costs for chemical companies by between 10% and 35%, according to... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/climate_change/14511.html Tue, 30 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Report: Industry Outpaces Other Sectors in Climate Disclosure The chemical sector expects both drawbacks and opportunities from climate change regulation but anticipates that costs will outweigh the possible advantages, according to the Carbon Disclosure... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/climate_change/14479.html Mon, 29 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT First U.S. Cap-And-Trade Program Takes Effect The first mandatory U.S. cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from electric utilities took effect last week for 10 Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. The program is not... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/climate_change/14480.html Mon, 29 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT STUDY: Carbon Capture Can be Economically Viable by 2030 Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)-featuring experimental technologies that capture and store carbon dioxide emissions from power and manufacturing plants underground-could be economically viable... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/climate_change/14429.html Fri, 26 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Chemical Alternative to Carbon Capture and Storage Emerges from U.K. Lab  Chemists at Newcastle University (Newcastle, U.K.) say they are progressing “extremely well” and may now be about four years from commercializing an energy-efficient process for... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/climate_change/14399.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Germany to Defend Energy-Intensive Industries from EU Emissions Trading Costs (update) The European Union’s (EU) proposal to auction off greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions permits for the next phase of the region’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) from 2013 through... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/climate_change/14401.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT SURVEY: 76% of Europeans Say Industry Not Doing Enough to Tackle Climate Change A survey commissioned by the European Union (EU) published today has found that 76% of citizens in the region think that not enough is being done by corporations and industry to combat climate... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/climate_change/14138.html Thu, 11 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT