International

Sembcorp’s biomass power station, located on the Wilton International site in Tees Valley, U.K., has been chosen to host a University of Edinburgh carbon capture and storage project. “We are delighted to be able to host Edinburgh University’s work in Carbon Capture at Wilton International as we look to further increase the ‘green’ credentials of […]

Seven Australian carbon capture and storage projects have been awarded a total of $18.2 million (USD) via the national government’s Carbon Capture and Storage Research Development and Demonstration Fund (CCS RD&D Fund). “The seven projects selected include both industry and research institution-led projects. These will further add to Australia’s knowledge and successful implementation of large […]

New Zealand’s University of Canterbury and the City University of Hong Kong have launched a research project to develop a synthetic leaf to use or consume carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to a Wednesday UC press release. The new project builds on recent advancements by UC scientists in replicating key structures in leaves that […]

GHG Daily on Thursday launched its comprehensive Paris Agreement Hub. The hub consists of an up-to-date table displaying in one place all of the information our readers need to track the entry into force of the global climate change accord. The table includes a summary of how many nations representing what percentage of global greenhouse […]

Toshiba announced Wednesday that it has installed the world’s first commercial-use carbon capture and utilization (CCU) system on a municipal waste incineration plant in Saga, Japan. “I am delighted that we have successfully completed this advanced, first-of-a-kind CCU plant. Toshiba provides the world with technologies and services for making, transmitting and storing clean energy, all […]

The world cannot meet the commitments of the Paris Agreement on climate change with renewables alone, according to new analysis from Imperial College London. Nearly 200 nations adopted the Paris Agreement in December, setting a goal of limiting global temperature rise to “well below” 2 degrees Celsius. “[R]esearchers from Imperial College London have shown that […]

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in its Paris Agreement pledged to try to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Updated data from the United Kingdom’s Met Office shows that the world is already fast approaching that threshold. According to the data, for all but one of the […]

The Green Climate Fund and United Nations Development Program on Friday announced the signing of an accreditation master agreement, cementing their commitment to work together to deliver low-emission and climate-resilient developments. The agreement sets out the terms and conditions for the UNDP to use Green Climate Fund resources, according to a GCF press release. UNDP […]

More than 500 cities reported their strategies to address climate change to CDP this year, representing a 70 percent increase from 2015, the nonprofit announced Thursday. “Increasing awareness of climate risks means more cities are undertaking a greenhouse gas emissions inventory, a basic first step for any organization seeking to understand its climate impact. In […]

The Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute announced Wednesday it has been accepted for membership in the United Nations Global Compact. “The Institute takes its advocacy efforts in the UN system and [United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change] very seriously, and is demonstrating this by publicly committing to support and advance the principles of […]

Kazakhstan on Tuesday became the4 180th nation to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change, the United Nations announced Wednesday. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met with Kazakhstan Foreign Affairs Minister Erlan Idrissov on Tuesday and congratulated him on the signing of the agreement, according to a U.N. notice. Nearly 200 nations adopted the Paris […]

North Korea’s ratification of the Paris Agreement has edged the ticker of greenhouse gas emissions represented by nations that have formally joined the accord over 1 percent of global totals. The totalitarian state represents .23 percent of global GHG emissions and on Monday became the 22nd nation to submit its ratification document to the United […]

Last year was the warmest globally since at least the mid-to-late 1800s, according to the State of the Climate in 2015 report published Tuesday in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information. “The report found that most indicators of climate change continued to […]

The lives of the world’s most vulnerable children, those living in poverty, are being made worse by the effects of climate change, according to the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund’s (UNICEF) 2015 Annual Report. “Natural disasters, including extreme weather events associated with climate change, flattened villages and wreaked havoc on people’s lives,” the report says. […]

The United Kingdom’s newly formed Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy on Monday announced the confirmation of all of its ministerial positions. BEIS took shape following Theresa May’s appointment last month as the U.K.’s prime minister after David Cameron stepped down in the wake of the United Kingdom’s June 23 referendum vote to exit […]

Mexican diplomat Patricia Espinosa has officially been sworn in as executive secretary for the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced Espinosa’s nomination in early May. Meeting in Bonn in late May, the UNFCCC announced the acceptance of the nomination. “It was a huge honor to be sworn in as […]

Representing .45 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, the nation of Cameroon on Friday submitted to the United Nations its instrument of ratification of the Paris Agreement on climate change. The African nation is the 21st to do so. Entry into force of the Paris Agreement is a three-step process requiring parties to adopt, then […]

Accepting the Democratic nomination for president, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that, if elected, she would ensure the United States meets its commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change. “I’m proud that we shaped a global climate agreement – now we have to hold every country accountable to their commitments, including […]

China, where coal has helped to drive impressive economic development, has reached the pinnacle of its coal consumption and entered a new phase of economic development, according to a commentary published this week in Nature Geoscience. “We argue that China’s coal consumption has indeed reached an inflection point much sooner than expected, and will decline […]

U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Johnathan Pershing is headed to Rabat, Morocco, Thursday and Friday to meet with Moroccan officials for talks on climate change matters and the 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, being held in Marrakesh in November. “In his meetings, […]

Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead and Osamu Tsukamoto, president of Japan Coal Energy Center, on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding committing to working together on issues related to coal trade, clean coal solutions, and carbon capture utilization and storage. The agreement will “give us the opportunity for our agencies, [the] University of Wyoming, [the] Wyoming […]

The Japanese Ministry of the Environment has selected Toshiba and Mizuho to lead a group of 11 other entities in a five-year project to construct a large-scale carbon capture and storage demonstration facility at the Mikawa Power Plant in Omuta, Toshiba announced Tuesday. “Through this project in Mikawa, we aim to further increase the efficiency […]

Peru on Monday submitted to the United Nations its instrument of ratification for the Paris Agreement on climate change. That makes it the 20th nation to take the step, according to a U.N. press release issued Tuesday. Entry into force of the Paris Agreement is a three-step process requiring parties to adopt, then sign, and […]

Kurion’s GeoMelt In-Container Vitrification plant at the U.K. National Nuclear Laboratory’s (NNL) Central Laboratory at Sellafield is now operational, after the end of cold and active commissioning last month. NNL and Kurion announced the news Monday, saying they performed the system’s first commercial melt last week, treating corroded Magnox fuel sludge combined with contaminated soil for […]

Using existing natural gas pipelines located near the United Kingdom’s industrial centers in Scotland could decrease the expense of transporting captured CO2 to offshore storage, according to an analysis issued Monday by Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage. “Our study shows that it is possible to capture and transport significant amounts of CO2 from industrial clusters […]

The most disappointing decision the United Kingdom’s Conservative government has made in the energy sector was its decision to end the nation’s £1 billion carbon capture and storage commercialization competition, according to a report issued Friday by the U.K. Trades Union Congress. “The TUC believes this decision was a huge mistake. The question, however, is […]

Last week’s failed military coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reignited the public debate regarding the security and value of the U.S. tactical nuclear weapons widely accepted to be deployed in the NATO state. Any corresponding discussion happening within the Obama administration or Defense Department, though, is being kept behind closed doors. “Turkey […]

Only one in eight insurers worldwide is taking tangible action to address climate change risk, according to a report Thursday by the Asset Owners Disclosure Project. Focusing on 116 insurers with $15.3 trillion in investments and 324 pension funds with $15.9 trillion, AODP found that 26 pensions funds and only one insurer rated A+ on […]

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will host a Sept. 21 special event at U.N. headquarters in New York to present nations an opportunity to deposit their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval, or accession to the Paris Agreement on climate change. “I urge you to accelerate your country’s domestic process for ratification of the Agreement […]

With the close of June, the world has experienced 14 consecutive month of record-breaking heat, according to new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. June was 1.62 degrees Fahrenheit warmer across land and oceans than average for the month, eclipsing June 2015 by .04 degrees, according to the data. “For the year to […]