Emissions

Facilities

Japanese utilities to test "low emissions" coal plant

$1.1bn project to trial oxygen-blown IGCC technology by 2017

clock 04 August 2009 • 2 min read

Climate change

South Korea pledges to set carbon emissions target for 2020

Think-tank warns that without CO2 goal, nation is at risk from carbon border taxes

clock 04 August 2009 • 3 min read

Carbon Trading

Indian CDM applications fall 30 per cent as carbon credit prices slump

Recession and post-Kyoto uncertainty lead to fewer UN-backed emission-reduction projects

clock 03 August 2009 • 2 min read

Carbon Trading

UK drops VAT from carbon credits in effort to prevent fraud

Government takes swift action to prevent burgeoning carbon offset fraud

clock 31 July 2009 • 2 min read

Technology

China closing down small coal-fired plants

Announcement follows Greenpeace report criticising nation's coal dependency

clock 31 July 2009 • 2 min read

Facilities

Australian coal-fired plant sued for carbon emissions

Legal action by green group may result in stricter emission laws

clock 30 July 2009 • 2 min read

Facilities

China's three biggest utilities emit more carbon than UK, says Greenpeace

Report calls on world's top greenhouse gas producer to cut coal dependence

clock 29 July 2009 • 2 min read

Carbon Trading

Emission trading to impose over €1bn bill on aviation sector

Is it the end of the runway for low-cost flights?

clock 28 July 2009 • 4 min read

Carbon Trading

Weekly CDM and VER market summary - 20-26 July 2009

Carbon market faces summer lull, as EU delays release of aviation emission caps

clock 27 July 2009 • 6 min read

Facilities

South Korean industrial firms to spend $2.6bn on "clean coal" projects

SK Energy and POSCO to receive state funding for synthetic crude and gas research

clock 27 July 2009 • 2 min read