REGINA - SaskPower says its carbon-capture facility at a coal-fired power plant has captured 800,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide in one year.
U.S. to unveil path to decarbonize by 2050 at UN conference in Morocco
Dean Scott reports in Bloomberg International Environment Reporter™ that the U.S. will unveil a sweeping plan to decarbonize its economy by 2050 at the UN Marrakech Climate Change Conference Nov. 7–18 in Morocco, giving other nations a template to draw up their own plans for quickly shifting away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy sources, the top U.S. climate negotiator said Oct. 25.
Moniz: US must decide its nuclear future in the next 5 years
Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz predicted Monday that major decisions about the nation's nuclear energy sector are going to be coming in the next five years.
US, Canada launch test facility to advance oxy-combustion CO2 capture process
The US Department of Energy (DOE) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) have launched a new 1MWth facility which aims to test an advanced process to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from coal-fired power plants.
Nanotech wafer turns carbon dioxide into ethanol
NANOTECH WAFER TURNS CARBON DIOXIDE INTO ETHANOLScientists have found a way to take everyone's least favorite greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, and mix it with water to create alcohol.
Global Deal Reached to Limit Powerful Greenhouse Gases
Kigali, Rwanda (AP) -- Nearly 200 nations have reached a deal, announced Saturday morning after all-night negotiations, to limit the use of greenhouse gases far more powerful than carbon dioxide in a major effort to fight climate change.
Commercially viable, ‘zero-emission’ carbon capture plant launched
A project which aims to capture 60,000 tonnes of carbon emissions from a coal-fired power station has been launched in India.
