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EPA Chief Grilled by Senators Over Carbon Rule

25.07.2014 - US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy has told Senate Environment and Public Works Committee that the agency's plan to require mandatory cuts in carbon...

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Bio-based Chemicals Get Shale Gas Boost

26.05.2014 - Bio-based chemicals are the unexpected beneficiaries of the North American shale gas boom, according to a report by market research organization IHS. Because the switch to lighter...

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UK’s CO2 Price Floor Plan in Line with EU Rules

22.05.2014 - A British plan to compensate certain energy-intensive industries for higher energy costs resulting from its carbon price floor is in line with EU state aid rules, the European...

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European Parliament Critical of Commission’s GHG Targets

14.02.2014 - Members of the European Parliament (EP) have criticized the European Commission's recently announced non-binding targets for CO2 emissions, renewable energy and energy efficiency...

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First Shanghai Carbon Permits Trade As China Moves On Emissions

27.11.2013 - The first carbon permits in Shanghai traded at 27 yuan ($4.43) on Tuesday, as the financial hub launched China's second such trading scheme in a bid to cut its fast-growing...

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Sustainable Succinic Acid

31.10.2013 - Bio-Based Building Blocks - The need to reduce dependency on fossil resources, a growing world population and an increased concern for the environment are driving companies to...

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U.S. Justices to Hear Challenge To Obama On Climate Change

16.10.2013 - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear a challenge to part of the Obama administration's first wave of regulations aimed at tackling climate change, accepting its biggest...

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BASF to Take on Asia's Battery Chemicals Makers

16.07.2012 - BASF need not be worried by dominant Asian players' expertise in batteries as the world's largest chemicals maker looks to become a leading provider of materials at the heart of...