New US alumina production nabs $8.7 mln federal funds to reduce CO2 process emissions
A California-based company specialising in industrial materials has received nearly $8.7 mln from a federal cost share award towards set up of a commercial demonstration plant to reduce the carbon footprint of the aluminium production process.
Read MoreWyoming senate bill profiles CO2 benefits, calls for net-zero repeal
Wyoming lawmakers introduced a bill in the state legislature on Friday, detailing plans to repeal low-carbon energy standard requirements.
Read MoreUS EPA reports $78 bln of IRA, BIL funding appropriated since 2022
The US EPA provided the financial status Monday of more than 70 programmes funded by about $78 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Read MoreSCOTUS declines review of Hawaii supreme court decision in oil and gas lawsuits
The US Supreme Court declined two oil and gas companies’ requests for the country’s highest court to review a Hawaii Supreme Court decision that allowed lawsuits seeking alleged climate-related damages to proceed.
Read MoreNew carbon insetting programme aims to tackle agri-supply chain emissions
A London-based regenerative agriculture initiative has launched a global carbon insetting programme designed to address emissions in agricultural commodity supply chains.
Read MoreUS Treasury issues overdue biofuels tax credit guidance
The US Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Friday released highly anticipated guidance on the 45Z Clean Fuels Production Credit (CFPC), but industry members remained disappointed over its lack of detail.
Read MoreReplacing traditional building materials with CO2-storing alternatives could sequester over 16 bln tonnes/year -study
Replacing traditional building materials with carbon-storing alternatives could sequester more than 16 billion tonnes of CO2 annually, potentially offsetting half of global emissions, a new study reveals.
Read MoreUS EPA power plant rules could accelerate retirements of coal units -report
Coal plants are expected to retire at a quicker rate by 2040 than the EPA anticipates based on the impacts of the federal agency’s power plant GHG emissions rules, according to new modelling by non-profits published on Thursday.
Read MoreUS DOE awards $18.6 mln to three projects aiming to decarbonise industrial practices
The US DOE announced on Friday the launch of three projects totalling $18.6 million in funding under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that will align best practices to reduce emissions in hard-to-abate industrial sectors.
Read MoreCalifornia’s “ambitious” climate efforts linked to rising electricity costs in the state -report
Electricity rates in California are among the highest in the US, in part driven by the state’s climate-related initiatives coupled with wildfire-related costs and varying utility structures, according to the state’s nonpartisan agency.
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