power plants
CO2 to fish food, other ideas advance in $20M XPRIZE contest
Teams have a year to demonstrate how they will find profitable uses for carbon dioxide produced by power plants.
TransCanada terminating coal contracts due to higher emissions costs
Company will continue to operate its gas-fired co-generation plants and wind energy projects.
Obama pushes climate deal in Paris, blocked at home
…as Congress tries to stop carbon limits on US power plants
Mexico to invest $10B on energy infrastructure
Plans include pipeline from Texas.
China must transform coal based economy to meet climate targets
Has pledged to halt greenhouse gas emissions growth by 2030 or earlier if possible.
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Rolls Royce to slash 2,600 jobs in cost cutting restructuring
Aerospace engine maker’s CEO says cuts “will not be the last.”
Obama takes on industry over limiting factory, power plant emissions
US Supreme Court hears arguments in case that deals with climate change, executive power.
Tough job ahead as Obama puts climate talk into action
Must sell his ambitious plan to a wary public.
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Obama climate plan targets coal
Will push for renewable energy projects, international agreements.
Obama plans major push on climate change
Plan is to curb emissions, boost efficiency and expand renewable energy.
CO2 Solutions extends carbon capture agreement with Codexis
CO2 Solutions uses Codexis’ carbonic anhydrase enzyme to enhance CO2 capture from industrial emission sources.
SNC Lavalin shouldn’t sell concessions to unlock value: Jarislowsky
Company’s largest shareholder would oppose efforts to sell its largest concessions.
BC uses LNG to keep green promises
Premier Clark re-classifies natural gas powered LNG plants as “clean energy”.
Canada’s power plants: most GHG intense in NAFTA
A CEC report has found that Canada’s fossil fuel-powered generating plants average higher greenhouse gas emissions for the same amount of electricity than American or Mexican stations.
