Much Work Ahead to Implement Paris Agreement, UNFCCC Chief Says
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International
Global Climate Finance Spiked in 2013-2014: U.N. Panel
Total worldwide financing for managing climate change spiked by nearly 15 percent from 2011-2012 to 2013-2014, according to the latest biennial evaluation from the Standing Committee on Finance of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change. “In dollar terms estimated global total climate finance increased from a high bound estimate of USD 650 billion for […]
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International
China Aims for Major Emissions Reduction by 2020
China by 2020 aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product by 18 percent from 2015 levels, the nation’s State Council announced last week. The State Council, the Chinese government’s top administrative authority, said in a statement it has established a new plan for a nationwide “low carbon energy revolution.” “By 2020, […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
Kemper Facility Startup Pushed Back to Dec. 31
Mississippi Power has pushed back the in-service date for its Kemper County Energy Facility carbon capture and storage project to the last day of 2016. The plant had previously been expected to reach full operations by the end of November. “The one-month extension is needed because on Wednesday, Nov. 2, Mississippi Power determined a maintenance […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
DOE Seeks New Carbon Capture Materials
The Department of Energy is calling on its national laboratories to submit proposals for field research on new materials for capturing carbon from fossil fuel-fired power plants. The research, according to the DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory’s Discovery of Carbon Capture Substances and Systems Initiative (DOCCSS), would would focus on four “transformational material platform areas”: sorbent […]