Carbon

ExxonMobil Corp., whose CEO is known for not taking bets on anything that doesn’t make money, announced Thursday it is collaborating with FuelCell Energy Inc. on carbon capture to reduce emissions from power plants that burn natural gas and coal.

ExxonMobil Corp., whose CEO is known for not taking bets on anything that doesn’t make money, announced Thursday it is collaborating with FuelCell Energy Inc. on carbon capture to reduce emissions from power plants that burn natural gas and coal.

Canada’s main natural gas- and oil-producing jurisdiction braced Thursday for another 36 months of hard times, with commodity prices and revenues seen likely to fall far short of fully recovering.

Canada’s main natural gas- and oil-producing jurisdiction braced Thursday for another 36 months of hard times, with commodity prices and revenues seen likely to fall far short of fully recovering.

Carbon trading cap-and-trade programs are poised to grow, but how effective they are remains a question, according to a report by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).

Global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, considered the largest source of man-made greenhouse gas emissions, remained flat in 2015 for the second year in a row, in part on the rising use of natural gas, according to an analysis of preliminary data by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

A proposed statewide measure to create a carbon tax (I-732) is likely headed for the November ballot as the Washington state legislature has failed to act on the signature-certified proposal and is scheduled to adjourn March 10.

More than two-thirds (70%) of U.S. electric utility executives want to see the Obama administration’s proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP) move forward, according to an annual survey by Utility Dive that was conducted before the proposal was temporarily blocked by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Despite the uncertainty created by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to temporarily block the Obama administration’s proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP), some of the nation’s largest electric utilities predict their industry will not be dissuaded from retiring coal for power generation, and will continue to embrace natural gas and renewables.