March 20, 2009

March 20, 2009

Stanford's Jacobson on the science of clean tech

In media battles between boosters of different clean energy technologies, science is often subordinated to marketing. Research assistant Matt Hoffman looks at recent calculations of lifecycle carbon emissions for different energy technologies, in "Why Marc Jacobson’s Research Matters for the Clean Technology Fund".

EPA proposes GHG emissions reporting

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may soon require reporting of greenhouse gas emissions for 13,000 emitters accounting for more than 85% of US emissions. My colleagues Lawrence MacDonald and Robin Kraft comment on this development and outline their hopes for global reporting, in "EPA Moving on U.S. Greenhouse Gas Registry: Next Step, Global CARMA".

My thanks to Robin Kraft for his help in preparing this letter.

Best wishes,

David Wheeler
Senior Fellow
Center for Global Development

News

Maldives president vows carbon neutral nation (Associated Press)

Brazil wants developing country climate targets (Reuters)

China wants importers to cover some emission costs (Reuters)

China minister rejects U.S. pollution duty idea (Reuters)

Fighting Global Warming Offers Growth And Development Opportunities (ScienceDaily.org)

Power Plant News:

Inside CARMA

Zimbabwe

In the midst of staggering hyperinflation, Zimbabwe needs to invest some $3 billion in new power generation capacity to cope with energy shortfalls, according to a recent energy task force report. The country currently depends heavily on fossil and hydro power plants.