OECD review of energy subsidies and environmental goals

  GLOBE-Net, January 28, 2013 – Eliminating tax breaks and inefficient subsidies for fossil fuels could reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, improve public finances and provide resources for other policy priorities, according to two new OECD reports. Two new OECD reports...
Posted On 28 Jan 2013

Report shows feasibility of 80 per cent emissions reductions

  GLOBE-Net, January 23, 2013 – Canada can reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to a fraction of current levels while maintaining or improving living standards and quality of life, according to Low-Carbon Energy Futures: A Review of National Scenarios, an international...
Posted On 23 Jan 2013

Brussels steers towards ‘resolute’ new CCS targets by 2014

  GLOBE-Net, January 16, 2013 – Europe’s failing plans to encourage the burial of carbon dioxide emissions underground should be boosted by new laws for emissions performance standards or mandatory carbon capture and storage (CCS) certificates, according to a...
Posted On 16 Jan 2013

Exploiting British Columbia’s Bioenergy Opportunities

  GLOBE-Net, October 19, 2012 – Natural gas and oil are hot topics in the media these days, but many investors are turning to British Columbia’s bioenergy riches as a province-wide source of new jobs and real economic growth. So significant is BC’s wealth in...
Posted On 19 Oct 2012