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EU policy mash dent carbon markets before Paris climate deal
2015-02-17 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The European Unions carbon market, designed to save the environment, is being undercut by a patchwork of national subsidies for renewables and misaligned energy policies that have helped cut in half the volume of power being traded. The bloc wasted a quarter of the $550 billion spent on renewable energy, according to analysis by consulting firm Bain & Co. presented last month at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Some energy-saving policies cost more than 18 times the price of the...
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Biomass must earn its carbon fighting credentials
2015-02-16 01:00:00| Power Technology
With its carbon capturing components and coal displacing capabilities, biomass is a policymaker's carbon cutting dream. But with scientific concern that it may well increase emissions on the rise, its future must be built on facts not fantasy.
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Capturing and storing carbon in soil: Is it real and can it scale?
2015-02-14 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Can beef production help restore ecosystems? A team of scientists, advisors and communications specialists are banding together to explore whether ranching management can create robust soils, watersheds and wildlife habitat while sequestering atmospheric carbon dioxide. The Arizona State University-SoilCarbon Nation team is examining the adaptive multi-paddock (AMP) grazing management technique that involves using small-sized fields to provide short periods of grazin…
Ford Accelerates Carbon Fiber Research to Drive Lighweighting Technologies
2015-02-13 12:06:14| Chemicals - Topix.net
Innovation enables acceleration of Ford research and development of low-cost, high-volume carbon fibre; could reduce vehicle weight, increase fuel efficiency without sacrificing strength Ford last month revealed the all-new Ford GT supercar that makes extensive use of lightweight materials, including carbon fibre COLOGNE, GERMANY -- Feb. 12, 2015 - Ford Motor Company has announced a significant new collaboration to develop manufacturing innovations in automotive-grade carbon fibre for use in future products. Ford and DowAksa are accelerating joint research to develop high-volume manufacturing techniques - aiming to make vehicles lighter for greater fuel efficiency, performance and capability.
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Carbon capture and storage hits the buffers
2015-02-12 14:05:23| Oil IT Journal - www.oilit.com
CATO and AFTP events reveal dwindling public support and geological gotchas to CCS.
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