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Colorado can meet future carbon emissions standards
New analysis of Colorado’s power sector finds that the state has the policies and opportunity to further reduce their carbon emissions in coming years. The analysis, conducted by the World Resources Institute, shows existing state policies and improved use of infrastructure could lower Colorado’s emissions 29 percent by 2020 (below 2011 emissions levels). These reductions will help ...
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EU legislators give in to German bullying on car efficiency standards
German car-makers could secure a two or three-year delay in carbon emission standards for cars sold in Europe in 2020, warned Greenpeace. EU negotiators meeting in Brussels agreed to widen proposed loopholes to please makers of high-end brands such as BMW and Mercedes, following an intense lobbying campaign alongside German policymakers. The delay of the 2020 target follows the three-year ...
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New Analysis Shows Illinois Can Meet Future Carbon Emissions Standards
Using existing policies and infrastructure, the state could reduce emissions 35 percent by 2020 New analysis of Illinois’ power sector finds that the state is currently decreasing its carbon pollution emissions and is well positioned to make deeper reductions in the coming years. These reductions will help the state meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) expected ...
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States move to blunt Obama carbon reduction plan
As President Barack Obama prepares to announce tougher new air quality standards, lawmakers in several states already are trying to blunt the impact on aging coal-fired power plants that feed electricity to millions of consumers. The Obama administration on Monday will roll out a plan to cut earth-warming pollution from power plants by 30 percent by 2030, further diminishing coal's role in U.S. ...
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House GOP moves to block EPA rules on power plants
In a long-expected skirmish, House Republicans are moving to block President Barack Obama's plan to limit carbon pollution from new power plants. A bill targeting the power plant rule is slated for a vote on the House floor Thursday as GOP lawmakers fight back against what they call the Obama administration's "war on coal." Obama's proposal, a key part of his plan to fight climate change, would ...
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McCarthy Defends Proposed Carbon Rule For Power Plants in Advance of Hearings
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy preemptively countered claims that proposed carbon dioxide standards for power plants would harm the economy as the agency prepares for a series of public hearings on the proposal. McCarthy told reporters July 28 that the EPA's proposed Clean Power Plan, which would set carbon emissions standards for existing power plants, will create ...
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Cars and CO2 law spurs automotive innovation as electric vehicle sales double in 2013
Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) have doubled annually in Europe since they were first marketed in 2010, the electrification section of T&E’s cars and CO2 report reveals. In 2013, provisional sales data from the European Environment Agency show that nearly 50,000 plug-in vehicles were sold, representing around 0.4% of all car sales in the EU. The top three selling EV models in 2013 ...
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IEA says action needed now to sustainably enhance energy security and avert climate change
International Energy Agency Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven today called on countries to step up efforts to avert climate change, noting that to do so requires addressing their energy security concerns in a sustainable manner. Describing the limited progress that is expected at UN climate talks here as a “cause for concern,” Ms. Van der Hoeven urged countries not to wait for a ...
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Climate talks: still far to go
The modest achievements of last week's climate talks in Mexico must not create a false sense of complacency. Ever since the high-profile collapse of last year's climate talks in Copenhagen, expectations for this year's meeting in Cancun, Mexico, had been low. In Copenhagen, failure was triggered partly by an inability to bridge the gap between the demands of the developing world and the ...
By SciDev.Net
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House passes bill to block Obama climate plan
Aiming at the heart of President Barack Obama's strategy for fighting climate change, the Republican-controlled House voted Thursday to block the administration's plan to limit carbon pollution from new power plants. The bill targets Obama's proposal for the Environmental Protection Agency to set the first national limits on heat-trapping carbon pollution from future power plants. It's part of ...
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NRDC: ALEC Conference`s Agenda For State Lawmakers Is “Limited Government, Unlimited Pollution”
When state lawmakers gather in Washington, D.C. tomorrow for the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) States & National Policy Summit, they will be asked to embrace a climate-science denying, pro-polluter agenda “to gut basic health and environment safeguards,” including shutting down the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to an issue brief released today by ...
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Delta institute helps standard register with environmental reporting
Ohio-based Standard Register (NYSE: SR), a recognized leader in management and execution of critical communications, knew it was a pretty "green" company, but didn’t know how green until it measured and reported its greenhouse gas emissions to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) at the request of one of its biggest customers, one of the largest financial institutions in the U.S. "Although ...
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U.S. Heavy Trucks Must Burn Less Fuel, Cut CO2 Emissions
The Obama Administration is proposing standards for heavy and medium-duty trucks and buses that are expected to improve fuel efficiency by one-third and cut carbon emissions to fight climate change, while fortifying U.S. energy security and inspiring innovative technologies. The standards proposed Friday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation’s ...
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FirstCarbon Solutions and the Carbon Disclosure Project Partner to Complete Supplier Scoring for CDP Supply Chain 2011/12
FirstCarbon Solutions, a pioneer and industry leader in environmental business intelligence today announced a partnership with the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) in which FirstCarbon Solutions will score all company submissions to CDP Supply Chain, a program which works with global corporations to understand the impacts of climate change across the supply ...
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Global carbon footprinting catalysed by launch of new international standard
Carbon Trust broadens product carbon footprint certification services: meeting demand for international verification - including new WRI and WBCSD standard Today, the Carbon Trust is announcing that it is the first organisation to offer a service certifying to the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) new international standard for ...
By Carbon Trust
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New Vilnius Factory
Our brand new factory is nearing completion and will be in full production by the end of May 2015. The building takes on the newest standards for low carbon emissions and is BREEM certified for low energy. We are utilising such technologies such as underfloor geothermal heating, low energy LEDs in all lighting both interior and exterior, massive insulation to ensure the heat generated stays as ...
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Response to publication of CRC Performance League Table
Carbon Trust response to publication of CRC Performance League Table Harry Morrison, Managing Director, Carbon Trust Certification We are delighted that 18 of the 22 companies No 1 ranked in the league table are Carbon Trust Standard Bearers. Many companies are already going above and beyond their CRC obligations by voluntarily implementing robust targets to measure, manage and reduce carbon ...
By Carbon Trust
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Trinity Mirror cuts carbon footprint to be first to retain carbon trust standard
Trinity Mirror has set the standard for others to follow by becoming the first company in the UK to achieve recertification with the Carbon Trust Standard – the UK’s premier certification for companies that are reducing their carbon emissions. Since 2005 Trinity Mirror has consistently reduced carbon emissions across its operations, proving genuine commitment to reducing its ...
By Carbon Trust
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FACING UP TO GLOBAL CHALLENGES
At the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 2 key issues were voted as having the most significant impact on the world economy- climate change and emerging markets. While big business has recognised these for some time, and are increasingly taking steps to include these factors in forward planning, smaller manufacturers have been slower to react. Companies which can demonstrate ...
By IMSM Ltd
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FACING UP TO GLOBAL CHALLENGES
At the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 2 key issues were voted as having the most significant impact on the world economy- climate change and emerging markets. While big business has recognised these for some time, and are increasingly taking steps to include these factors in forward planning, smaller manufacturers have been slower to react.IMSM’s Michael Bright commented, “In ...
By IMSM Ltd
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