The worldwide steel industry is finally about to be monitored over its emissions, according to the FT. Within 2 years, the International Iron ans Steel Institute (IISI) expects to have a clear picture of which plants around the world are making good progress with limiting their emissions. With that information, they hope that the right [...]

MEPs in the European Parliament Environment Committee (ENVI) voted this Tuesday to include European airlines and all flights to the EU in the emissions trading system (ETS) by 2010. By this they are speeding up the EC’s proposal to include flights within the EU by 2011 and flights to-and-from the EU by 2012, thus combining [...]

Environmental groups in America are petitioning to use the power of the EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, to act on the high carbon emitting shipping industry, according to the New York Times. The industry is responsible for 3 to 5% of global emissions, more than all but six countries worldwide.
“In the new petitions, Attorney General Edmund [...]

Volvo has launched the first ever CO2 free vehicle plant, the Ghents truck plant in Belgium according to this press release:
The Ghent plant decided to construct three wind power plants on the site, which will cover half of the plant’s electricity requirements. The remaining electricity consists of certified green energy supplied by the Belgium energy [...]

Australian airlines are launching an emission offset scheme to allow all its clients to pay to offset their carbon footprints, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Travelers will be told the cost of offsetting their flight at time of booking and be given the chance to pay for it. It is the first country in [...]