Greenhouse Gases
U.S. demands on Europe in the field of energy
This week U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright gave the Paris-based International Energy Agency a one-year deadline to abandon its support of goals to reduce planet-warming gas emissions to "net zero" by 2050 or risk losing the United States as a member.
Trump EPA ends emissions limits for U.S. automakers; state rules, lawsuits could follow
Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday finalized its repeal of the "endangerment finding" for vehicles, a 2009 determination that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health.
China's epic renewables boom lifts it into rare clean capacity club
With 73 GW more clean capacity than fossil fuel capacity in use, China now has 51% of its power fleet drawing from clean sources and joins the ranks of Brazil, France and Germany as major economies powered mainly by clean energy sources.
Global shipping industry sticks with green investments, despite carbon price delay
Europe, Brazil and a host of other nations are pushing the sector, which is responsible for nearly 3% of the world's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, to go green.
- Southern Energy Renewables inks green methanol supply deal with shipping giant, supporting construction of $1.4-B clean fuels refinery 5/13
- Emerson announces major advancements to AspenTech's Inmation OT Data Fabric 5/13
- UPM acquires bio-based MEG and MPG technologies from Avantium 5/13
- Synhelion fuels first construction machine with renewable diesel 5/13
- SWISS and Metafuels partner to promote and scale SAF production 5/13
- Vietnam state oil company urges U.S. Navy to allow tanker through blockade 5/13

