China, Picarro and Carbon Emissions

Picarro, maker of a system that measures the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to a surprisingly accurate degree, has landed a major contract to provide the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) with twice the number of systems as expected.

The deal is big news for two reasons. First, it’s one of the biggest orders Picarro has won, initiating it and the bold concept behind its business into the cleantech mainstream. Second, and more importantly, it suggests that China is getting more serious about making serious changes in its carbon emissions practices and policies. Installing this many atmosphere analyzers will drastically improve China’s methods for monitoring its atmosphere.

Biofuels Approved for Clean Development Mechanism

In Brazil, the foreign ministry’s subsecretary for biofuels and technology told Reuters that the United Nations has approved biofuels for the biofuels for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a global scheme that promotes investment in developing nations by offering carbon offsets from approved emissions-reducing projects.

The FPL and Cap and Trade

FPL’s Change of Heart on Cap and Trade Several years ago, Lew Hay, the dynamic chairman and CEO of FPL Group, which is the nation’s leading provider of renewable energy ($16 billion in 2008 revenues), gave an impassioned speech at a Goldman Sachs climate change conference in New York, arguing for a tax on emissions [...]

Clean Coal Energy

Addressing the Fallacy Known as Clean Coal If you’ve ever been around the stuff, you know there is no such thing; everything about coal is dirty. And yet, we’re (the U.S.) about 56% reliant on the stuff for our electricity. But with cap-and-trade legislation gaining momentum in Washington, the entire dynamic of the energy market [...]

Carbon Credit Trading

In the wake of a year-long historic election season and chaotic global financial markets, one of the most highly anticipated cleantech sectors has been ignored and all but forgotten. Predicted to be a $1 trillion market by 2020 in the U.S. alone, carbon credit trading has fallen off the radar of most analysts and investors. [...]

Carbon Emissions Trading

The climate of the fossil fuel energy business is changing drastically. Right now, major investors and environmental groups are urging U.S. regulators to ensure oil companies are more transparent about the impacts climate change has on their industry. In an open letter sent this week by investors holding more than $700 billion in assets, the [...]