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Is British Columbia Looking at a Black Swan Event? The Complete Stupidity of BC Politics & the Carbon Tax.

September 26, 2024 admin British Columbia, Canada, carbon pricing, carbon tax, letters to the editor, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Letters to the Editor| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:59:03 +0000

First, according to Wikipedia, a black swan event is a high-impact event that is difficult to predict under normal circumstances but in retrospect appears to have been inevitable, or an event that comes as a surprise, has a major impact, and is often rationalized with the benefit of hindsight as … [continued]

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No, Carbon Pricing Maritime Shipping Won’t Push Freight To Airplanes

August 6, 2024 admin Aviation, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, carbon tax, cargo, cargo shipping, China, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Fossil Fuels, green economy, heat pumps, investment, Logistics, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Shipping, supply chain

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2024 15:41:38 +0000

Recently I published on the International Maritime Organization’s commitment to introduce carbon pricing for all maritime shipping in 2028. One of the comments echoed something I’d seen elsewhere, the odd premise that this would drive freight to much higher emissions airplanes, and hence be counterproductive from a climate perspective. The … [continued]

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New Analysis Rethinks Scope 3 Emissions

August 4, 2024 admin carbon pricing, carbon tax, climate change, esg, green economy, policy & politics, research, sbti (science based targets), scope 3 emissions

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 16:55:31 +0000

Scope 3 emissions are a tough nut to crack for climate advocates. A new report by Science Based Targets proposes a new analysis.

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Carbon Pricing — India Utility Seminar Transcript & Slides

July 8, 2024 admin batteries, Canada, cap and trade, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, carbon tax, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, India, india solar power, investment, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2024 17:57:14 +0000

Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. With the … [continued]

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US Election 2024: Setting The Stage For Climate Policy And Promises

July 3, 2024 admin buildings, cap and trade, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, carbon tax, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, Democratic Party, Democrats, Donald Trump, energy efficiency, events, Fossil Fuels, green economy, Joe Biden, policy & politics, republican party (united states), subsidies, us election 2024, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:34:36 +0000

Four years ago, as the United States election cycle once again brought the presidency into contest in addition to the Senate and the House, CleanTechnica published a Presidential Climate Policy Report Card. It’s time again to contrast administrations. At the time, Trump’s and Pence’s climate legacy in office was clear, … [continued]

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Cement Is One Of Few Industries Where Carbon Capture May Be Competitive In Niches

June 19, 2024 admin buildings, California, cap and trade, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, carbon tax, cement, China, clean power, climate change, concrete, Construction, Energy, EU, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, India, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, renewable energy, subsidies, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2024 18:49:50 +0000

As concrete month draws nearer to a close, it’s time to look at an option not previously explored, continuing to use limestone but bolting on carbon capture and paying for waste disposal in permanent sequestration sites. After fifteen years of assessing carbon capture technologies, pilots and proposals, this is one … [continued]

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Decarbonizing Cement & Concrete Is Noble, But Why Will Developers Pay For It?

June 15, 2024 admin better buildings, buildings, California, Canada, cap and trade, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, carbon tax, cement, China, climate change, concrete, Construction, decarbonization, Europe, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, steel, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2024 17:55:33 +0000

During what has become concrete month, I’ve explored the full range of actual and purported solutions to the climate problem that is the cement, steel, and concrete used in construction. The industry’s emissions are high, with every ton of reinforced concrete having a carbon debt of 0.3-0.4 tons of carbon … [continued]

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Do Carbon Offsets Really Work?

June 9, 2024 admin carbon credits, carbon emissions, carbon offsets, carbon pricing, carbon tax, climate change, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 22:05:45 +0000

Carbon offsets are credits that you purchase in order to balance out your emissions. You fund a project that will remove or store that same amount of carbon dioxide you emitted but in a different place. Your credit purchase means you “retire” the emissions to a carbon sink such as … [continued]

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A Pricey Omission: Not Charging Ships for Their Pollution Costs the UK Dearly, £1.6bn/yr

February 10, 2023 admin carbon tax, policy & politics, policy research, research, Shipping, shipping emissions, uk

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2023 16:35:42 +0000

UK £1.6bn/yr

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The Airline Industry Is Greenwashing Its Reaction To Climate Crisis

December 9, 2022 admin airline pollution, airline pollution permits, Aviation, carbon pricing, carbon tax, clean transport, cleantechnica, climate change, corsia, eu council, eu ets, eu parliament, icao, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Maarten Vinkhuyzen| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 16:15:44 +0000

In the EU, the discussion started to bring all flights departing from EU airfields under the ETS (Emission Trading System), the EU-wide carbon tax on CO2 produced by industries. Currently, only the airline industry’s flights departing to a destination within the EU are under the ETS system. By bringing all departing flights under the system, […]

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