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July 31, 2024

Price of carbon allowances in California’s Cap-and-Trade Program fell in latest auction


June 20, 2024

Our estimated rate of U.S. natural gas vented or flared declined in 2023


September 8, 2022

RGGI carbon dioxide emissions price reached new quarterly record in June 2022


April 5, 2022

Prices for California’s emissions credits increase in early 2022 auction


October 31, 2017

Petra Nova is one of two carbon capture and sequestration power plants in the world


May 31, 2017

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative auction prices are the lowest since 2014


February 1, 2016

Natural gas leak at California storage site raises environmental and reliability concerns


November 18, 2015

United States and China advance policies to limit CO2 emissions


October 30, 2015

Vehicle standards around the world aim to improve fuel economy and reduce emissions


September 18, 2014

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative auction prices continue to rise


November 12, 2013

Northeast grows increasingly reliant on natural gas for power generation


February 27, 2013

Power plant emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides continue to decline in 2012


August 5, 2011

European Union countries reach for higher renewable electricity generation


July 15, 2011

Nuclear power has a significant role in the European power generation mix


June 27, 2011

Carbon dioxide emissions grow in the residential sector


May 16, 2011

Gases other than carbon dioxide make up nearly 20% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions


May 3, 2011

Continuation and expansion of efficiency programs could mitigate carbon dioxide emissions