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Carbon emissions
Boeing projects global air travel will double
Jul 10, 2014
Growth in air travel will also mean an increase in global carbon emissions.
Reduce carbon, create jobs?
Jun 3, 2014
The EPA says reducing carbon emissions will cost billions but create energy jobs.
EPA gives states flexibility in cutting carbon emissions
Jun 2, 2014
More on the EPA's aim to cut power plants' carbon emissions 30% by 2030
EPA's carbon rules may give some states a head start
May 30, 2014
But nobody knows which states. It depends on how the rules get written.
EPA rules on coal plants' emissions will require new technology
Sep 20, 2013
The Environmental Protection Agency's is issuing new limits on emissions by coal-burning plants that new plants will need advanced carbon-capture technology to comply.
Natgas, renewables and the future economy
by
Scott Tong
Jul 10, 2013
Michael Levi of the Council on Foreign Relations discusses two unfolding energy revolutions: the natural gas boom and the rise of renewables.
Climate change policy: Tech winners and losers
by
Molly Wood
Jun 25, 2013
President Obama will announce a plan on Tuesday designed to push forward his administration's goals on confronting climate change. Which technologies will get the go-ahead?
For public good, not for profit.
In regulating carbon pollution, the price put on it matters
by
Scott Tong
Jun 24, 2013
Governments and businesses estimate a Social Cost of Carbon, the cost of damage caused by a ton of carbon emissions.
Global clean energy progress stalled: Report
by
Scott Tong
Apr 17, 2013
Reports over the past couple years have suggested sky-high U.S. carbon-dioxide emissions have been falling, but what about the global energy picture? A new report suggests its nothing to write home about.
China considers carbon tax, will U.S. consumers foot the bill?
Feb 22, 2013
The official news agency in China is reporting that the government will tax carbon emissions.