greenhouse gas emissions

Australia will force its 500 worst polluters to pay 23 Australian dollars ($25) for every ton of carbon dioxide they emit, with the government promising to compensate households hit with higher power bills under a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions unveiled Sunday.

(Purdue University) California policies aimed at reducing electricity use and curbing greenhouse gas emissions have the unintended consequence of making new plug-in hybrid vehicles uneconomical, according to a Purdue University economist.

Mayors from around the world signed a voluntary pact in Mexico City on Sunday to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at a meeting meant as a precursor to ...

The EPA announced it will redesign its label for new cars to make it easier for consumers to buy the cleanest, most fuel efficient models.

But in a recent poll, the two label designs proposed by the EPA confused consumers, and that a letter grade based on fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions may not have the impact the EPA had hoped for, since 38 percent of respondents said they would buy a car graded less than a "C."

(American Society of Agronomy) Using a web-based greenhouse gas calculator, researchers demonstrate how farming practices can influence greenhouse gas emissions.

(Worcester Polytechnic Institute) The Center for Inorganic Membrane Studies at Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received a $1.5 million, 15-month award from the US Department of Energy to advance patented technology using palladium membranes that can separate hydrogen from various gases.

The project will seek to demonstrate that the membranes can lower the cost of generating electricity with advanced coal gasification systems while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions by isolating the carbon dioxide produced by coal gas combustion.

The U.S. government is going to ask its suppliers to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions.

Four years ago, California earned accolades for adopting a law that would slash its greenhouse gas emissions and serve as a model for national climate change legislation.

(University of California - San Diego) Researchers hope to increase effectiveness of methods increasingly needed for effective implementation of climate legislation and stabilization of carbon-equivalent trading markets

President Obama and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao will attend the Copenhagen climate talks next month and have pledged new targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.