Air travel is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions and a major consumer of fossil fuels. As a result Boeing and Airbus, as well as European airlines, have made major investments in developing aviation biofuel. In 2008 Boeing said that aviation biofuel would be a reality by 2011. Well, 2011 is here, but commercial
Regulatory
Food Fight! Greenhouse Gas Regulation in 2011
For most of the last two years it has been easy to write about climate change legislation. Two years ago, Washington State seemed poised to adopt its own version of a cap-and-trade program as part of the Western Climate Initiative. But that legislation faltered, because it was not well developed and state legislators were bombarded…
Amending Washington’s Utility Statutes to Promote Green Energy Investment by Utilities
As Judy Endejan reported on October 21, the Washington State Clean Energy Leadership Plan Report identified regulatory influences and challenges as a key factor influencing clean energy job development in Washington. One of those challenges is the uncertainty utilities face in cost recovery because regulated utilities do not know whether they will be allowed…
King County’s 2010 Energy Plan – The Glass Half Full
Following adoption of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, for more than a decade discussion of response to climate change and greenhouse gas emissions focused on sweeping national and international programs. The Obama Administration made responding to global climate change one of the key issues it intended to address. More than a year ago the U.S. House…