Emissions Targets

Long Road to Paris 2015; Longer-term National Climate Strategies

By Roman Kilisek

Bicycle Taxi In Paris

 What is the Status of National Processes to Define post-2020 Emission Reduction Targets? Last week, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the so-called ‘Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report’ of its fifth scientific climate assessment since 1990 thereby updating its 2007 climate assessment (Breaking Energy IPCC coverage here). You guessed right – according… Keep reading →

 /  Published November 13, 2014 at 12:00 PM

Wood As Fuel, A Euro Favorite, Called Into Doubt

By Earth Techling

Horse Logging On The Balmoral Estate

Logging could result in large amounts of carbon being released from deep in forest soils, according to a new study. It’s a timely report given Europe’s growing embrace of wood as a carbon neutral energy source. That Europe is relying on wood to meet its renewable energy goal of 20 percent by 2020 might surprise… Keep reading →

 /  Published June 12, 2013 at 1:30 PM