As the negotiators struggle on in Paris at COP21, the question of the long term goal has emerged. What should it be, how should it …
Category: Net zero emissions
One million tonnes of CO2
The first week of November sees Shell officially open its first major carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility, the Quest project. It is in Alberta, …
After the INDCs, is 2°C possible?
The last few weeks have seen a flood of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) arrive at the UNFCCC offices in Bonn, presumably to be included …
Assessing the INDCs
It is now just 100 days until COP21 in Paris. The summer months have seen many Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) submitted to the UNFCCC …
Four demands for Paris
The call was very clear, here were “four demands” for Paris COP21 being presented to a group in London. But the surprise was the presenter; …
Carbon pricing and climate science in the media
The past few weeks, highlighted by the Business & Climate Summit in Paris and Carbon Expo in Barcelona, has seen many CEOs, senior political figures …
More steps towards Paris
At the end of last week (May 15th) Canada submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the UNFCCC, becoming the 37th state to do …
From sunlight to Jet A1
In a world of near zero anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide, there remains the problem of finding a fuel or energy carrier of sufficiently high …
