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  • Date:
    23 December 2011
    Location:

    Post-COP17 Briefing: Damian Ryan and our global policy staff on the key outcomes

    Download the full Post-COP17 Briefing, which marks the end of Damian Ryan's coverage of COP17 in Durban, and features country perspectives from our global policy staff in Australia, China, Europe, India and the US.

  • Date:
    16 December 2011
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    Roadmap 2050 unveiled by EU sends signal to invest in clean energy future now

    The EU has revealed the long awaited Energy Roadmap 2050, which sets out to achieve Europe’s goal of cutting emissions by 80% by 2050 without disrupting energy supplies or the economy, ensuring Europe remains at the forefront of competitive innovation.

  • Date:
    24 October 2011
    Location:

    International banks support guidance on financing new coal-fired power plants

    The Climate Group today issued a Guidance Note on financing new coal-fired power plants (CFPPs), which was developed by The Climate Group with expert advice from BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole, F&C Asset Management, HSBC and Standard Chartered. It is the first time that a group of financial institutions has collectively developed guidance to address the single largest source of man-made carbon emissions, coal-fired power generation.

  • Date:
    22 September 2011
    Location:

    The critical role of CCS in the Clean Revolution

    What role carbon, capture and storage (CCS) can play in the Clean Revolution was the focus of a high-level dialogue of senior leaders from government, business and non-governmental organizations following the Opening Ceremony of Climate Week NYC.

  • Date:
    19 September 2011
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    Clean Revolution launched at Climate Week NYC

    Today The Climate Group launched the three-year Clean Revolution campaign during the Opening Ceremony of Climate Week NYC, the annual global forum which aims to mobilize an international public-private response to climate change.

  • Date:
    16 September 2011
    Location:

    Record number of events confirmed for Climate Week NYC 2011

    This year's Climate Week NYC, the annual summit boasting high-level meetings between the world’s leading businesses and governments and a diverse array of public-facing events, has a record number of events: here is a hand-picked list of just some of them.

  • Date:
    14 September 2011
    Location:

    Small step forward for CCS in the US

    Rupert Posner, Global Director of Energy, The Climate Group, blogs for GCCSI about the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recent proposal on a new rule exempting carbon dioxide streams from hazardous waste regulations under certain conditions, which will help drive the roll-out of CCS in the US.

  • Date:
    24 August 2011
    Location:

    Countdown to Climate Week NYC

    From 19-26 September 2011 – less than 70 days before the United Nations’ climate summit in Durban and in the critical run-up to Rio +20 – New York City will once again become the epicenter of the Clean Revolution.

  • Date:
    15 June 2011
    Location:

    Report - CCUS in China: 18 Key Issues

    The Climate Group China has released a new report entitled CCUS in China: 18 Questions & Answers, which describes the development and future of CCUS (carbon capture, use and storage) technology in China by analyzing its pros and cons. The report offers government and enterprises specific descriptions to better understand and practice CCUS.

  • Date:
    17 May 2011
    Location:

    Beijing’s carbon reduction goals could vault it to the front of the pack

    As summarized by Rupert Posner, Global Director of Energy, The Climate Group, Beijing’s carbon reduction goals could vault it to the front of the pack, where not long ago it was barely in the race. Changhua Wu, Greater China Director and Allison Hannon, Senior Finance Sector Manager of The Climate Group, share their views on China’s greener growth strategy.

  • Date:
    13 May 2011
    Location:

    S&ED: Six new US-China EcoPartnerships announced

    From May 9-10, 2011, leading officials from China and the US met in Washington for the third annual US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED), to discuss major bilateral, regional and global issues, including climate change, clean energy and low carbon growth, in particular, expansion of the EcoPartnerships.

  • Date:
    12 May 2011
    Location:

    Changhua Wu, China Director, on the role of CCS in China

    Changhua Wu, Greater China Director, The Climate Group, on the prospects for CCS to help China meet its objectives in reducing its impact on greenhouse gas emissions and continuing to advance its economy.

  • Date:
    03 May 2011
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    Clear policy drives significant CCS project in Canada

    Last week the government of Saskatchewan, part of Canada’s Western Provinces, announced it had approved construction of one of the world's early commercial-scale carbon capture and storage facilities. Rupert Posner, Global Director of Energy, The Climate Group comments.

  • Date:
    12 April 2011
    Location:

    Clean Energy Ministers commit to accelerating CCS

    In light of the global energy ministers meet in Abu Dhabi last week, Rupert Posner, Global Director of Energy, The Climate Group, blogs for GCCSI about the serious progress required by governments if CCS is going to be deployed at the pace we need.

  • Date:
    24 March 2011
    Location:

    What China's 12th Five Year Plan means for CCS

    Rupert Posner, Global Director of Energy, The Climate Group, writes a blog for Global CCS Institute looking at the focus of China’s 12th Five Year Plan on continuing China's Clean Revolution with significant low-carbon energy, energy efficiency and clean technology targets, and what it means for CCS.

  • Date:
    10 December 2010
    Location:

    Unlocking market transformation in energy efficiency and clean power

    On the last day of the fifth annual Climate Leaders Summit held in Cancun, a dozen business and government leaders came together to explore the pace of market transformation and the key technologies and policies that will unlock a clean industrial revolution.

  • Date:
    30 November 2010
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    The Climate Group welcomes EPA regulations on safety of CO2 capture and storage

    On 22 November 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized two rules that regulate the capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2).

  • Date:
    22 October 2010
    Location:

    Climate and energy escape worst of historic UK government cuts

    The UK government’s much anticipated comprehensive spending review (CSR) appears to have taken a 'give-and-take' approach to funding for climate and energy initiatives.

  • Date:
    20 September 2010
    Location:

    New research reveals conditions to securing finance for CCS projects

    The finance sector appears ready to invest in the global deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) subject to three prerequisites, according to a new report launched today by The Climate Group and Ecofin Research Foundation in New York as part of Climate Week.

  • Date:
    02 September 2010
    Location:

    UK leading the way on CCS policy

    Nick Otter, CEO at the Global CCS Institute (GCCSI), writes an op-ed in the recent August edition of the GCCSI newsletter.

  • Date:
    26 July 2010
    Location:

    Climate Group strategy supports IEA report findings

    Thurstan Wright and Matthew Gray, Policy Analysts at The Climate Group, discuss how The Climate Group’s updated strategy aligns with findings from the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest report.

  • Date:
    23 July 2010
    Location:

    CCS: Towards Market Transformation in China

    The Climate Group publish a briefing paper on CCS in China which discusses the growth of the CCS industry in China, the demand for the technology, the need for effective regulation, and the key challenges that China faces to achieve widespread implementation.

  • Date:
    09 April 2010
    Location:

    New electricity levy a “major shot in the arm” for British CCS industry and UK climate leadership

    International NGO The Climate Group today welcomes a new piece of UK energy legislation which will fund the development of up to four commercial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the UK.

  • Date:
    12 March 2010
    Location:

    Climate Group welcomes UK government decision to fund UK’s first commercial scale CCS demonstration plant

    DECC has today awarded funding to Scottish Power and E.oN to build one of the world's first commercial scale CCS demonstration plants in the UK...

  • Date:
    22 February 2010
    Location:

    Financing Decarbonization of the power sector

    Leading financial institutions who have adopted the Climate Principles met in Zurich today to discuss the financing needs for decarbonizing the power sector...

  • Date:
    17 December 2009
    Location:

    Governments commit USD$4bn to global Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) projects

    The Climate Group and Global CCS Institute hosted a meeting on the sidelines of the UN climate summit (COP15) in Copenhagen this week to report on the significant and growing momentum governments around the world are putting behind the development of the first generation of CCS demonstration projects.

Events

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  • Date:
    17 June 2012 - 22 June 2012 
    Location:
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Rio+20 Earth Summit 2012

    The Climate Group will be at the Rio+20 Earth Summit to showcase The Clean Revolution. Find out more soon.

  • Date:
    22 July 2010 - 24 July 2010 
    Location:
    Beijing, China

    Towards Market Transformation – CCS in China Report Launch Event

    The Climate Group launch their 'Towards Market Transformation - CCS in China' report at a high-level roundtable meeting in Beijing.

  • Date:
    22 February 2010 - 22 February 2010 
    Location:
    Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue, Zurich

    Financing Decarbonization of the power sector

    This event looks to increase knowledge about the status of CCS projects and renewable energy technologies, and intends on encouraging discussion regarding the finance services that the private sector needs to develop.

Publications

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  • CCS: Mobilising Private Sector Finance 20 September 2010

    Date:
    20 September 2010

    The Climate Group and the Ecofin Research Foundation are working on a joint initiative to assess, and possibly stimulate, private sector financing for first generation industrial scale carbon, capture and storage (CCS) projects. This brief report provides an overview of initial findings from a European perspective.

  • CCS: Towards Market Transformation in China 23 July 2010

    Date:
    23 July 2010

    This briefing paper discusses the growth of the CCS industry in China, the demand for the technology, the need for effective regulation, and the key challenges that China faces to achieve widespread implementation.