California

Technology

Businesses urged to follow Schwarzenegger's lead or face disaster

World must become more like California if we want to avoid total geopolitical breakdown, argues report

clock 13 October 2008 • 2 min read

Legislation

EU backs California-style "ban" on new coal plants

Environment committee votes for emission standards that would halt the building of coal-fired plants without CCS

clock 08 October 2008 • 2 min read

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California looks to terminate dangerous chemicals

Governor Schwarzenegger signals toxic substance crackdown

clock 01 October 2008 • 1 min read

Management

California adopts carbon reporting protocols

New reporting guidelines to help government departments and carbon offset operators to comply with state's climate change targets

clock 30 September 2008 • 2 min read

Technology

California gets smart on metering

Southern California Edison to undertake $1.63bn smart meter roll out

clock 24 September 2008 • 2 min read

Legislation

Will carbon regulations boost or stifle the economy?

As it emerges Sarah Palin has lobbied California to ditch green shipping rules that she claims would damage the economy, two new US studies offering contrasting views on the economic impact of carbon regulation

clock 19 September 2008 • 3 min read

Transport

California mulls world's greenest train

Proposed high-speed rail network could go zero carbon

clock 16 September 2008 • 1 min read

Transport

Polluting ships blamed for 60,000 deaths a year

New research claims impact of shipping pollution far higher than previously thought, paving way for tighter regulations

clock 19 August 2008 • 2 min read

Legislation

California's push for traffic carbon rules hits a jam

But rules imposing cleaner fuel on ships on track for 2009 launch

clock 29 July 2008 • 2 min read

Transport

California preps carbon labels for car number plates

Scores out of ten to name and shame most polluting cars

clock 14 July 2008 • 1 min read