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Friday, January 20, 2012
For all you PhD's out there, here is a technical paper on how polyamine adsorbent scrub CO2 from the air
A technical article describes how polyamine adsordents can capture CO2 from the air.
Masdar Eyes CDM's From Carbon Capture Project
CPS Energy of San Antonio has signed the nation’s first power purchase agreement for electricity from a commercial-scale carbon capture project. The utility, the largest one in the U.S. owned by a municipality, will buy about 200 MW of power from the Texas Clean Energy Project, a coal-based power plant with carbon capture planned for just west of Midland-Odessa.
Carbon Desk at Barclays Closes
A major European bank closed its US carbon trading business this week in a sign that 2012 is a "make-or-break" year for cap-and-trade programs designed to fight climate change.
UN Backs Airlines - Huh?
The U.N.’s International Civil Aviation Organization came down yesterday against the European Union’s plans to force non-EU airlines into a cap and trade scheme.
EU 2020 emissions targets likely to cost less than first expected
A European Commission analysis said that raising the EU’s 2020 emission reduction target to 30 percent may be less costly than previously reported. The cost of going to 30 percent, previously estimated at about $42 billion, is likely lower due to the economic downturn and resulting lower emissions, and costs for richer and poorer EU nations could be addressed with adjustments to the supply of carbon allowances on the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), Reuters said.
Cartel approach for airlines to carbon trading
LONDON, Jan 19 - International airline partnership Star Alliance will likely tender for a broker this year to help its members buy CO2 permits, while Air France, a member of rival group SkyTeam, said its alliance partners would give first refusal to each other when selling allowances.
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