Australia proposes to be a big green hydrogen exporter to Asia

In its latest budget, the federal government has promised hundreds of millions of dollars to expand Australia’s green hydrogen capabilities. Green hydrogen is made by electrolysis of water, powered by solar and wind electricity, and it’s key to the government’s “technology not taxes” approach to meeting its climate target of net-zero emissions by 2050. The

Impact of RFS on biofuels production

Capturing the interactions between biofuels and agricultural industries, and their connections with other economic activities, were keys to a first-of-its kind study at Purdue University. “This is the first comprehensive examination of market factors and policies on the expansion of biofuels production in the U.S. to examine the economic impact of these individual drivers separately,”

Kerala to become carbon-neutral state by 2050

Kerala State government has been formulating a plan to make it a zero-emission state by the year 2050. While inaugurating a seminar on Carbon Neutral Kerala organised as part of the Nava Keralam Mission, Kerala state minister for Local Self Government MV Govindan said. The modern consumer culture was among the many factors contributing to

EC to invest €1.1 bn on technologies to reduce emissions

The Commission signed €1.1 billion of grant agreements, allocated for seven low-carbon technologies which will substantially reduce emissions – within the first ten years. The seven large-scale projects, funded via the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS), are expected to reduce carbon emissions by over 76 Mt of CO2eq in the first ten years. The projects

Maersk to hit the seas with carbon-friendly fuels

The logistics giant Maersk will order eight new ocean-going ships that will use only carbon-neutral fuels to hit its net-zero goal by 2050. While it will be a more expensive endeavor than traditional vessels that run on fossil fuels, it is in line with what its customers want. They include: Amazon, Disney, H&M Group, HP

UN IPCC talks hung up on finance

Negotiations to finalise a key UN report on how to stave off climate catastrophe wrapped up on April 3, more than two days late following a tussle over how to describe financial needs. The two-week virtual talks have been contentious from the start, as nearly 200 nations grapple with hard choices about how to rapidly

What is the pathway for carbon neutral shipping?

With decarbonisation much in the public eye, shipping is currently and perhaps belatedly trying to find the best pathway to carbon neutral fuels. Shipping greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a proportion of global GHG anthropogenic emissions increased from 2.76% in 2012 to 2.89% in 2018, according to the Fourth IMO GHG Study 2020. To put

GREET model adoption for biofuels in the US

The American Coalition for Ethanol submitted feedback to the Environmental Protection Agency’s request for comment on the current scientific understanding of greenhouse gas modeling of land-based crop biofuels. ACE CEO Brian Jennings and ACE Board Director Ron Alverson contributed to the feedback after attending EPA’s workshop on biofuel GHG modeling. The comments cover subject areas

Research focuses on developing cleaner fuels from CO2

Using the planet’s air to create new chemicals for fuel, and other essential chemical products is the bold ambition of a new research project from the University of Surrey. The project aims to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from the air and use dynamic catalysis to create methanol – a valuable chemical that, made this

OMC policies hindering ethanol production in India, says ISMA

The Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) director-general Abinash Verma said that the policies of oil marketing companies (OMCs) and other factors are restricting the output of ethanol in the country. While addressing the members of the Parliament (MPs) at the Lok Sabha Secretariat, he said that the country has achieved 9.6% ethanol blending with petrol