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Nine EU states warned over lateness of emissions permits
Nine EU Member States have received first written warnings from the EC for failing to issue new or updated permits for over 9,000 industrial installations already in operation across Europe. These Member States did not satisfactorily issue these permits by the 30 October 2007 deadline. Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said: 'All installations in operation in the European Union must abide ...
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China joins US airlines in pressuring EU on aviation permits
Environmental organisations are closely monitoring how the EU reacts to complaints from Chinese airlines over the inclusion of aviation in the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme next year. Anger by America’s airlines at being charged for emissions permits is well known, and US airlines have a legal challenge with the European Court of Justice, which will be heard next month, alleging that ...
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Environment Committee takes tough line on airline emissions
The EP Environment Committee voted on Tuesday to reintroduce most of the Parliament's first-reading amendments (previously rejected by the Council) to a proposal to include airline traffic in the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Members argued that inclusion should begin as soon as 2011, that the share of emission permits to be auctioned should be increased and that that the ceiling on ...
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EPA Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Emissions Permit for Magellan Processing
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final greenhouse gas (GHG) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) construction permit to Magellan Processing, L.P. to build a new condensate splitter plant at the company’s existing terminal. The facility is in Nueces County, in Corpus Christi, Texas. “Corpus Christi’s economy is well-placed to take advantage ...
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KfW Banking Group to handle sale of CO2 emission allowances
The German federal environment ministry has commissioned the KfW Banking Group with the sale of CO2 emission allowances, which will no longer be made available free of charge to energy utilities as of the beginning of the second trading period on 1 January 2008. From 2010 at the latest allowances will be auctioned. The allocation of emission allowances at no charge during the first trading ...
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Administrator Jackson sends letter to senators
U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson issued a letter responding to a letter sent to her the evening of February 19 by eight U.S. Senators asking about the agency’s plans for 2010. In the letter, the administrator outlines several of the decisions she has made for 2010-2011: No facility will be required to address greenhouse gas emissions in Clean Air Act permitting of new construction or ...
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Swedish MEP calls for climate change `alliance` with poorer countries
To avoid a global climate catastrophe, Europe must build an alliance with developing countries. This is the stark conclusion of a plan backed by MEPs on 21 October. It aims to take climate change into account in EU polices such as trade, agriculture and aid. We spoke to Anders Wijkman MEP who drafted parliament's response to the European Commission's original plan. MEPs would like to see ...
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The EU is on Track to Cut Emissions by 23% before COP21 States New Report
The European Union has a target to cut emissions by 20% before 2020 and member states are already achieving and exceeding this goal. EU Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, Miguel Arias Cañete, said, “We have shown consistently that climate protection and economic growth go hand in hand. This is a strong signal ahead of the Paris climate conference (COP21) that ...
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French Minister: 2015 Climate Deal must avoid US Congress
The global climate agreement being negotiated this year must be worded in such a way that it doesn't require approval by the U.S. Congress, the French foreign minister said Monday. Laurent Fabius told African delegates at U.N. climate talks in Bonn that "we know the politics in the U.S. Whether we like it or not, if it comes to the Congress, they will refuse." If negotiators follow his plan, ...
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Low-carbon technology policy success factors assessed
Policies to promote low-carbon technologies are more likely to be successful if they are flexible, have clear timeframes, and are mandatory, a recent study suggests. The researchers reached their conclusions by studying cases of low-carbon policies from around the world. Climate change governance uses a huge, and growing, range of policies designed to support the development and use of ...
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SCOPE: Sustainable Operation of Post-combustion CO2 Capture Plants
CERC are a partner in this ground-breaking SCOPE project to accelerate large scale CO2-capture projects by providing critical data, methodologies and tools, essential for plant owners and regulators engaged in managing emissions and permitting processes. A goal is to establish methods and rules for risk assessment of flue gas emissions from CO2-capture facilities. CERC’s role will be to ...
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Low-Carbon Technology Policy Success Factors Assessed
Policies to promote low-carbon technologies are more likely to be successful if they are flexible, have clear timeframes, and are mandatory, a recent study suggests. The researchers reached their conclusions by studying cases of low-carbon policies from around the world. Climate change governance uses a huge, and growing, range of policies designed to support the development and use of ...
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Veolia to deliver world’s biggest MBBR system to Käppala wastewater treatment plant in Sweden
Veolia Water Technologies subsidiary AnoxKaldnes, the world leader in moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) based solutions, will supply its renowned space saving and capacity increasing solution to support the upgrade of Käppalaverket (Käppala wastewater treatment plant) in Lidingö, Sweden, owned by Käppalaförbundet (Käppala Association). The plant treats ...
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U.S. EPA settles with Chino polystyrene manufacturer $326,000 over Clean Air Act violations
LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today settled with Tacoma, Wash.-based Premier Industries, Inc., for $326,000 to resolve federal Clean Air Act violations at its polystyrene manufacturing facility in Chino, Calif. Premier Industries failed to limit the manufacture and storage of volatile organic compounds used in their manufacturing process. The company also failed to ...
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EBV Explosives Environmental Company to Pay $580,135 Penalty for Air, Hazardous Waste Violations at Carthage, Mo.
EBV Explosives Environmental Company, doing business as General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems - Munitions Services, has agreed to pay a $580,135 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) at its facility in Carthage, Mo. In February 2011, EBV sent a letter to EPA that informed the Agency that stack tests conducted in ...
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Environment: European Commission urges Italy to bring a steel plant in Taranto up to environmental standards
The European Commission is taking action against Italy in an effort to reduce the environmental impact of the ILVA steel plant in Taranto (hereafter "ILVA"), Europe's largest iron and steel works. Following a number of complaints from citizens and NGOs, the Commission has found that Italy is failing to ensure that ILVA complies with EU requirements on industrial emissions, with serious ...
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Helping Industry Reduce Carbon Emissions.
Climate change and the need to decrease greenhouse gases has become an important global, political and social issue. Many governments are developing new legislation regarding carbon trading and carbon permits. Regulation alone will not solve the issue of greenhouse gas emissions. An effective response to the climate change challenge requires action by everyone - governments, businesses and the ...
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EPA proposes air permit for Capitol Power Plant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public comment on a proposed permit for the Capitol Power Plant in Washington, D.C. that would provide the facility with the flexibility to begin using more-efficient natural gas rather than coal as its main source of energy. The Capitol Power Plant was built in the early 1900’s and provides steam for heat and chilled water for cooling to ...
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EPA Issues Last Pending Federal Greenhouse Gas Permit in Texas
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing the final federal greenhouse gas (GHG) permit in the state of Texas. EPA has completed processing all submitted federal GHG permit applications, with the remaining applications transferred to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). “We have worked with Texas and Texas businesses to issue over 60 GHG permits, ...
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Cost of tackling climate change should be shared more fairly, says OECD Secretary-General
Most of the action to address climate change will need to take place in developing countries, but developed countries should shoulder much of the cost, said OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría today in a speech at the United Nations Climate Conference in Bali. 'We must find a way to share the burden of the costs of climate change action that takes into account the level of economic development ...
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