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Energy and Climate Report
September 13, 2017 - Number 177
Climate Change Net Zero Plan for Carbon Sink Emissions Moves Ahead in EU European Union governments and landowners would have to make sure that net greenhouse gas emissions from forests and other carbon sinks remain at or below zero through 2030, under a draft regulation European Parliament approved Sept. 13.
Climate Change
UN Says Hurricane Irma Sho\
np Needs to Re-Engage on Climate
President Donald Trump or his successor will likely re-engage with the global fight against
climate change because of the weight of scientific evidence, the head of the United Nations
Environment Program said.
Congress
House Votes to Bar Methane Rule, Carb
t in EPA Funding Bill
The EPA would be barred from enforcing limits on methane gas emitted by fossil fuel
operations and from considering in its regulations the costs to society of carbon emissions
under amendments the House passed Sept. 13.
Emissions Trading
Carbon Rally Hits Brick Wall
makers Wrestle Glut Fix
After the biggest jump this year, European carbon price gains are unlikely to stick.
Emissions Trading Long Flights' Emissions Exemption Approved in European Parliament The European Union's exemption on emissions trading for intercontinental flights to and from the EU should continue through to the end of 2020, according to a draft regulation European Parliament lawmakers approved Sept. 13.
Energy Energ, i { orat z 'ards Provide $20 Million for Technology "iWmsfer Nearly $20 million awarded across 12 national energy laboratories aims to spur commercialization partnerships with businesses as part of an Energy Department technology transfer effort.
Enforcement Encana Subsidiary Fined for Oil, Gas Spill om ' (orado Game Ranch An Encana Corp, subsidiary agreed to pay a $225,000 fine for spilling oil and gas waste on a game ranch in western Colorado.
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Renewable Energy Ab Inbev Buys Enough Wind Power to Brew 20 Billion Beers Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, the world's largest brewer, agreed to buy 152.5 megawatts from a wind farm Enel SpA is building in Oklahoma. That's enough power to make 20 billion 12ounce (355-milliliter) bottles of beers a year.
Renewable Energy China Plans to Expand Ethanol Use in Vehicles Nationwide by 2020 China plans to expand the use of ethanol gasoline for vehicles nationwide by 2020 from only 11 provinces now to improve the environment and accelerate reform in the agricultural sector.
Water Pollution Power Plants Get Two-Year Reprieve for Parts of Wastewater Rule Power plants won't have to meet new limits until 2020 on toxic wastewater that comes from using air pollution control systems and transporting bottom furnace ash, the EPA announced Sept. 13.
Practitioner Insights
Energy Practitioner Insights: ACER and Cross-Border Harmonization How do you realize the goal of a single EU-wide energy market work when the transmission networks within each member state and their interconnections are owned by dozens of operators that are regulated by 28 separate national regulatory authorities (NRAs)? And how do you accommodate new energy-generation patterns or cross-border power flows while dealing with the physical constraints that existing transmission infrastructure imposes?
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