The electric revolution is on track
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Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
A First-Hand View of China’s Carbon Capture and Storage Actions
A first-hand tour of CCS sites in China suggests possibilities for cooperation with the United States—to their mutual benefit.Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology involves capturing carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use (coal, oil, and natural gas) and some industrial processes, (such as cement production) and storing it permanently underground. As the world’s two largest CO2-emitting countries, the United States and China are in a unique position to act together to advance CCS deployment worldwide. Both Peng China (PDF) and the U.S. already have significant CCS R&D programs, but there is growing consensus that China and the U.S. together could develop CCS more quickly than if they acted alone. The announcement last week by Energy Secretary Chu of a U.S.-China Joint Clean Energy Research Center—with CCS as one of the research tracks—is a good step forward.
A first-hand tour of CCS sites in China suggests possibilities for cooperation with the United States—to their mutual benefit.Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology involves capturing carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use (coal, oil, and natural gas) and some industrial processes, (such as cement production) and storing it permanently underground. As the world’s two largest CO2-emitting countries, the United States and China are in a unique position to act together to advance CCS deployment worldwide. Both Peng China (PDF) and the U.S. already have significant CCS R&D programs, but there is growing consensus that China and the U.S. together could develop CCS more quickly than if they acted alone. The announcement last week by Energy Secretary Chu of a U.S.-China Joint Clean Energy Research Center—with CCS as one of the research tracks—is a good step forward.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Australian Government Media Releases
Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute
Kevin Rudd - Prime Minister Martin Ferguson - Minister for Resources and Energy, Minister for Tourism - Media Statement - 16-04-2009
TITLE: Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme - transcript 15 April 2009
PORTFOLIO: Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
URL: http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/wong/2009/tr20090415.html
SNIPPET: Transcripts. That's why we're going to be putting the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme into the Senate - when Senators will have the opportunity to vote for reducing Australia's emissions, turning around the growth in Australia's emissions for the first time. Per capita is one measure, there are a range of others, obviously Australia does have a very high level of per capita emissions, that's one of the reasons that to turn around the growth in Australia's emissions is a very substantial challenge and why we need the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.
TITLE: China and Australia: shared interests in finding a solution to climate change - speech 15 April 2009
PORTFOLIO: Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
URL: http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/wong/2009/sp20090415.html
SNIPPET: Major speeches. The Chinese Government's October 2008 white paper on climate change, China's Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change , describes some of the environmental and economic effects of climate change in China. The only solution to climate change is a global one.
TITLE: Prime Minister of Australia - Launch of Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute
PORTFOLIO: Prime Minister and Cabinet
URL: http://www.pm.gov.au/media/release/2009/media_release_0913.cfm
SNIPPET: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd formally launched the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute at the inaugural meeting of Institute foundation members in Canberra today. The Government of Australia. The Government of Japan.
Kevin Rudd - Prime Minister Martin Ferguson - Minister for Resources and Energy, Minister for Tourism - Media Statement - 16-04-2009
TITLE: Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme - transcript 15 April 2009
PORTFOLIO: Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
URL: http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/wong/2009/tr20090415.html
SNIPPET: Transcripts. That's why we're going to be putting the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme into the Senate - when Senators will have the opportunity to vote for reducing Australia's emissions, turning around the growth in Australia's emissions for the first time. Per capita is one measure, there are a range of others, obviously Australia does have a very high level of per capita emissions, that's one of the reasons that to turn around the growth in Australia's emissions is a very substantial challenge and why we need the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.
TITLE: China and Australia: shared interests in finding a solution to climate change - speech 15 April 2009
PORTFOLIO: Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
URL: http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/wong/2009/sp20090415.html
SNIPPET: Major speeches. The Chinese Government's October 2008 white paper on climate change, China's Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change , describes some of the environmental and economic effects of climate change in China. The only solution to climate change is a global one.
TITLE: Prime Minister of Australia - Launch of Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute
PORTFOLIO: Prime Minister and Cabinet
URL: http://www.pm.gov.au/media/release/2009/media_release_0913.cfm
SNIPPET: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd formally launched the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute at the inaugural meeting of Institute foundation members in Canberra today. The Government of Australia. The Government of Japan.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Climate Change Progress in China
Note to Secretary Clinton: China is measuring its way to progress on climate change.
New data should cheer Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and her Chinese counterparts as they address climate change during her first visit to China as a representative of the new US administration. China’s latest economic report shows some welcome strides toward controlling greenhouse gas emissions. With climate change one of Secretary Clinton’s top priorities, China’s approach is not only welcome news, it suggests the opportunity for using approaches from developing countries to help bridge the gap in international negotiations.
New data should cheer Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and her Chinese counterparts as they address climate change during her first visit to China as a representative of the new US administration. China’s latest economic report shows some welcome strides toward controlling greenhouse gas emissions. With climate change one of Secretary Clinton’s top priorities, China’s approach is not only welcome news, it suggests the opportunity for using approaches from developing countries to help bridge the gap in international negotiations.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Can the U.S. and China Cooperate on Coal?
Energy Secretary Stephen Chu’s testimony reminds us that the coal challenge is global, and its solutions must be global too.
In his testimony before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee two weeks ago, Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu gave a succinct but eloquent insight into how we might effectively address the daunting global challenge of coal:
“Two-thirds of the known coal reserves in the world lie in only four countries: the United States, first and foremost, followed by India, China and Russia. India and China, Russia and the United States, I believe, will not turn their back on coal, so it is imperative that we figure out a way to use coal as cleanly as possible. And so for that reason, I think again, my optimism as a scientist, we will develop those technologies to capture a large fraction of the carbon dioxide that is emitted from coal plants and safely sequester them. So if confirmed as Secretary of Energy I will work very hard to extensively develop these technologies so that the United States and the rest of the world can use them.”
In his testimony before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee two weeks ago, Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu gave a succinct but eloquent insight into how we might effectively address the daunting global challenge of coal:
“Two-thirds of the known coal reserves in the world lie in only four countries: the United States, first and foremost, followed by India, China and Russia. India and China, Russia and the United States, I believe, will not turn their back on coal, so it is imperative that we figure out a way to use coal as cleanly as possible. And so for that reason, I think again, my optimism as a scientist, we will develop those technologies to capture a large fraction of the carbon dioxide that is emitted from coal plants and safely sequester them. So if confirmed as Secretary of Energy I will work very hard to extensively develop these technologies so that the United States and the rest of the world can use them.”
Friday, January 9, 2009
Global warming concerns as China to raise coal output
9/01/2009 - China is aiming to increase its coal production by about 30 per cent by 2015 to meet its energy needs, the government has announced, in a move likely to fuel concerns over global warming.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
A "Green Lining" in China's Economic Stimulus Plan
By Deborah Seligsohn on greenhouse gases
It may be counter-intuitive, but a global economic slowdown could help the United States and China work together on climate change.
After years of very rapid growth, China’s energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions now look to be slowing sharply. One major factor: China’s energy efficiency and renewable energy policies—now in their third year—have begun to make a real impact at the provincial and local levels. We are already seen slowing growth in the cement industry and a decline in annual steel output. Electricity demand in October was down 4% over the same month a year ago, the first such decline in almost seven years. The global economic slowdown will accelerate these trends.
For several years, the Chinese government has been sponsoring a shift from energy-intensive to
It may be counter-intuitive, but a global economic slowdown could help the United States and China work together on climate change.
After years of very rapid growth, China’s energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions now look to be slowing sharply. One major factor: China’s energy efficiency and renewable energy policies—now in their third year—have begun to make a real impact at the provincial and local levels. We are already seen slowing growth in the cement industry and a decline in annual steel output. Electricity demand in October was down 4% over the same month a year ago, the first such decline in almost seven years. The global economic slowdown will accelerate these trends.
For several years, the Chinese government has been sponsoring a shift from energy-intensive to
Friday, August 15, 2008
Exploring China’s Growth
Preventing the Tragedy of the CO2 Commons:
Exploring China’s Growth and the International Climate Framework
Under reasonable assumptions, China could achieve parity in living standard with Western Europe by 2100, and India by 2150. Climate change, however, may be a key obstacle preventing such a convergence. The business-as-usual (BAU) growth path of the world economy might increase concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases to unsafe levels and cause significant negative environmental feedback before China achieves parity in living standards with the OECD countries. We use a dynamic multi-country general equilibrium model (the G-Cubed Model) to project a realistic BAU trajectory of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and we find it to be even above the CO2emissions from the high-growth scenario estimated by the Energy Information Agency in 2007. This outcome is a reminder that it has been usual so far to underestimate the growth in China energy consumption.
Exploring China’s Growth and the International Climate Framework
Under reasonable assumptions, China could achieve parity in living standard with Western Europe by 2100, and India by 2150. Climate change, however, may be a key obstacle preventing such a convergence. The business-as-usual (BAU) growth path of the world economy might increase concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases to unsafe levels and cause significant negative environmental feedback before China achieves parity in living standards with the OECD countries. We use a dynamic multi-country general equilibrium model (the G-Cubed Model) to project a realistic BAU trajectory of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and we find it to be even above the CO2emissions from the high-growth scenario estimated by the Energy Information Agency in 2007. This outcome is a reminder that it has been usual so far to underestimate the growth in China energy consumption.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Exports responsible for a third of China's carbon emissions
By BusinessGreen.com Staff on News
BusinessGreen.com Staff, BusinessGreen, Wednesday 13 August 2008 at 14:21:00
Third study this year claims Western firms responsible for sizable chunk of Chinese greenhouse gas emissions
The case for firms to address the carbon impact of their international supply chains has strengthened further following the publication of the third study in the last six weeks highlighting...
BusinessGreen.com Staff, BusinessGreen, Wednesday 13 August 2008 at 14:21:00
Third study this year claims Western firms responsible for sizable chunk of Chinese greenhouse gas emissions
The case for firms to address the carbon impact of their international supply chains has strengthened further following the publication of the third study in the last six weeks highlighting...
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