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Call for swift action on Illinois law
Call for swift action on Illinois law
Clinton_(Exelon)_48State and community leaders in Illinois have called on lawmakers to enact a bill to promote low carbon energy as a matter of urgency if the state is to avoid costly economic impacts from nuclear power plant closures.
Energy & Environment · Thursday, 30 April 2015
NEI urges US to keep sight of nuclear
NEI urges US to keep sight of nuclear
As the US administration releases the first instalment of an ongoing program to draw up a roadmap for the country's future energy policy, the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) is urging the Department of Energy to include the electricity generation portfolio - especially nuclear energy - in its long-term planning.
Energy & Environment · Thursday, 23 April 2015
Carbon limits for Ontario
Carbon limits for Ontario
Ontario_cap-and-trade_(Govt_of_Ontario)_48The Canadian province of Ontario is following its efforts to phase out coal-fired electricity generation by introducing a cap-and-trade system to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
Energy & Environment · Monday, 20 April 2015
Fukushima cesium on US coast 'well below' levels of concern, say scientists
Fukushima cesium on US coast 'well below' levels of concern, say scientists
North America cesium 134 2014-15 48Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have for the first time detected the presence of small amounts of radioactivity from the 2011 Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant accident in a seawater sample from the shoreline of North America.
Energy & Environment · Wednesday, 8 April 2015
Zaporozhe nuclear power plant output passes 1 trillion kWh mark
Zaporozhe nuclear power plant output passes 1 trillion kWh mark
Ukraine's Zaporozhe nuclear power plant, Europe's biggest, has become the world's first thermal and nuclear power plant to produce more than one trillion kilowatt hours of electricity.
Energy & Environment · Monday, 30 March 2015
Clean energy for US federal agencies
Clean energy for US federal agencies
Clean energy sources, including small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), must make up at least 25% of the energy consumed by US federal agencies by 2025 under an executive order on federal sustainability issued by President Barack Obama.
Energy & Environment · Monday, 23 March 2015
No growth in carbon dioxide emissions in 2014
No growth in carbon dioxide emissions in 2014
Global carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector in 2014 were at the same level as in 2013, according to preliminary figures from the International Energy Agency. It suggests that policy responses, rather than economic factors, led to the zero growth in emissions.
Energy & Environment · Monday, 16 March 2015
Illinois bill would ensure nuclear survival
Illinois bill would ensure nuclear survival
Illinois_coalition_press_conf_(NPI)_48Legislation to cut carbon emissions currently before the Illinois general assembly would ensure the continued operation of the state's nuclear power plants, according to Exelon.
Energy & Environment · Friday, 27 February 2015
Scientists witness greenhouse effect
Scientists witness greenhouse effect
Scientists have for the first time actually observed an increase in carbon dioxide's greenhouse effect at the Earth's surface. They attributed this upward trend to rising emissions from the burning of fossil fuels.
Energy & Environment · Thursday, 26 February 2015
US EPA's Clean Power Plan achievable, study says
US EPA's Clean Power Plan achievable, study says
The US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) proposed Clean Power Plan is achievable without jeopardizing the reliability of the country's power system, a study by the Analysis Group has concluded.
Energy & Environment · Friday, 20 February 2015
Europe starts work on Energy Union
Europe starts work on Energy Union
The European Commission has launched discussion on the creation of its proposed Energy Union. The initiative, it said, aims to "reform how Europe produces, transports and consumes energy."
Energy & Environment · Friday, 6 February 2015
World Bank calls for a price on carbon
World Bank calls for a price on carbon
World leaders must commit to pricing carbon, cutting fossil fuel subsidies and tackling climate change this year, according to World Bank Group president Jim Yong Kim.
Energy & Environment · Thursday, 22 January 2015
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