GHG Monitor Vol. 1, No. 192

International

Innovation-Based Climate Plan Better For World Than Carbon Price: Sask. Premier Says

While a Canadian carbon price could only reduce carbon emissions within the country’s borders, an innovation-based national climate policy holds the potential to curb emissions around the world, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall said Tuesday. “We need to focus on technological solutions,” Wall said during an event hosted by the province’s Chamber of Commerce. “Even if […]
  • International

    Paris Agreement Parties to Meet on Nov. 15

    The first meeting of the parties to the Paris Agreement on climate change (CMA) will kick off on Nov. 15 during the 22nd session of the Conference of Parties (COP22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Marrakesh, Morocco, the UNFCCC announced Tuesday. The Paris Agreement’s entry into force was triggered […]

  • Innovation & Infrastructure

    CCUS Conference Call for Papers Now Open

    The ExchangeMonitor Publications & Forums is seeking proposals for the next Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Conference, which will be held in April 2017 in Chicago. This conference offers an opportunity for U.S. and international leaders, experts, and industry executives to gather and discuss efforts to decarbonize the energy and industrial sectors. Examples of appropriate […]

  • International

    September Was Second Warmest on Record, NOAA Finds

    Breaking a 16-month trend of record warmth, September 2016 was the second warmest September on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday. “September was 1.60 degrees F above the 20th-century average, missing last year’s record for the month by just 0.07 degrees,” the Commerce Department branch said in a press release. “For the […]

  • International

    U.S., Canada Team up on Oxy-Combustion Carbon Capture

    The United States Department of Energy said Tuesday it has partnered with Natural Resources Canada to open a new 1-megawatt thermal (MWth) pilot plant to test oxy-fired pressurized fluidized bed combustion (oxy-PFBC) carbon capture. “This project is a major step forward for CCUS,” Douglas Hollett, principal deputy energy assistant secretary for fossil energy, said in […]

  • International

    Carbon Pricing Cooperation Can Reduce Climate Mitigation Costs, World Bank Finds

    More than half of the nations that made climate change mitigation commitments under the Paris Agreement stated an intention to use some form of carbon price to meet those pledges. If they cooperate the cost of carbon mitigation could be reduced by 32 percent, the World Bank said in a report Tuesday. Development of an […]

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