Environmentalists Behind Resignations, Donohue Says
October 9, 2009
Written by Editor, in Climate Change
Bloomberg reports, “Environmental groups are trying to discredit the U.S. Chamber of Commerce by persuading companies to quit the business group over its stance on greenhouse-gas regulation, chamber President Tom Donohue said. “There is under way an orchestrated pressure campaign by a couple of environmental groups,” Donohue, 71, said at a Washington press conference today. [...]
Stephen Eule on Climate Policy at a Forum at Columbia Law School’s Center for Climate Change Law
October 9, 2009
Written by Editor, in Climate Change
On October 5th, at a Forum at Columbia Law School’s Center for Climate Change Law, Stephen Eule, the vice president of climate and technology at the chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy, talked about his concerns of clean-energy and efficiency mandates on the market.
According to the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change: Energy efficiency scheme will save cash and carbon
October 7, 2009
Written by Editor, in Climate Change
According to the Press Release, “ Reducing energy use will save organisations a total of £1billion and more than 4MtCO2 each year by 2020. The final details of the Government’s scheme to save organisations money on fuel bills and to reduce carbon emissions have been unveiled today by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. [...]
Japan mulls early emission limits: report
September 21, 2009
Written by Editor, in Cap and Trade, Climate Change, Green Regulations
According to the AFP, “Japan’s new government led by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama plans to introduce a mandatory cap-and-trade greenhouse gas emissions system as early as 2011, a report said Sunday. A cabinet committee is likely to discuss the issue Sunday in an effort to reach Hatoyama’s stated goal of reducing emissions by 25 percent [...]
Q and A – How will Japan’s new government tackle climate change?
September 18, 2009
Written by Editor, in Climate Change
Reuters reports, “Japan’s new prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, has pledged to target a 25 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by 2020, despite opposition from industry, which says the goal will hurt the economy. The target, more ambitious than the previous government’s, is premised on a deal on goals being agreed by [...]
