April 02, 2009
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Air & Climate Newsletter April 02, 2009 |
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Democrats up ante with draft US climate bill
The race to develop a US climate change bill entered a new phase this week with the release of a discussion draft bill from the House Energy and Commerce Committee that sets even more ambitious emission reduction targets than those being proposed by Barack Obama. The American Clean Energy and Security Act, which has been put forward by senior House Democrats Henry A. Waxman and Edward J. Markey, sets out plans for a nationwide cap-and-trade scheme designed to deliver cuts in greenhouse gas emissions of 20 per cent below 2005 levels by 2020 and 83 per cent below 2005 levels by 2050. In contrast, ... |
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UK releases 2008 Greenhouse Gas Emissions statistics
DECC has published provisional 2008 estimates of UK greenhouse gas emissions. Energy & Climate Change Minister, Joan Ruddock said: “Once again emissions in the UK are down. It’s clear that our policies will achieve more than what’s required under Kyoto, but we have much more to do at home to maintain our leadership globally. “Our Climate Change Act is a world first, it will bind this and future governments to increasingly ambitious carbon budgets, the first three of which will be set out alongside the Budget next month. Everyone will have a part to play, from government and businesses ... |
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