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  • Japan launches voluntary CO2 market

    My Green Japan article in ICIS Chemical Business is now available online. In it are some examples of how the chemical industry is responding to the issue of climate change. The article also reported about how carbon emissions from Japan's industrial manufacturing sector (including energy, steel,...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-22-2008

  • EU airlines emissions law a done deal

    European Union lawmakers approved a deal today that will charge airlines (including non-European carriers) that fly into and out of the EU-27 nations to pay for their carbon emissions, according to Reuters . Right now, US carriers are not charging emissions tax to its customers going into and flying...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-08-2008

  • Carbon tax pains now in Canada

    Should consumers directly pay for fossil fuel-based carbon emissions? Some Canadian officials seem to think so as drivers in British Columbia is now greeted with the tax with some gasoline stations raising their gasoline prices to cover the tax costs, according to Reuters . Utilities, public transportation...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-03-2008

  • Flying the unfriendly (but greener?) skies

    Airlines setting foot and taking off in Europe are soon going to be included in the European Union's Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) and are expected to pay 15% of their permits in ETS auction starting 2012, according to this Reuters article . The proposal, which was approved by Member States last...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-01-2008

  • California implements emissions reduction plan

    California plans to reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions by 30% over the next 12 years , according to the California's Air Resources Board (ARB). Central to the plan is a cap and trade program covering 85% of the state's emissions, which ARB said is also in conjunction with the Western...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-27-2008

  • Carbon Market: The good, the bad and the money

    After finding some of the pros and cons of cap and trade carbon schemes in the US, several studies were recently published on the carbon market's global bottomline: How much should energy-intensive industries pay for compliance. According to market analyst Point Carbon , global carbon markets could...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-03-2008

  • EU steel under carbon fire

    The German steel industry could buckle under the competitive pressure driven by Europe's carbon emission trading. According to steel maker ThyssenKrupp , steel production outside Europe is not being impacted by costs for CO2 certificates leading to a divergence in competitive conditions. As a consequence...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-28-2008

  • PFOA be gone

    Producers of PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) also known as C8, are peeling themselves away from the chemical thanks to the US Environmental Protection Agency's PFOA Stewardship program. PFOA is used as a processing aid in the manufacture of fluoropolymers - chemicals that provide non-stick surfaces...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-09-2008
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