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Richest BC households have biggest carbon footprint
GHG emissions reduction policies will be more successful if geared to income: ...
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Cheap CO2 emission reduction technology
Climate Cleanups 'Black Box Device' is simply and easily fitted to the existing car exhaust pipe. No modifications of any component are required. Recent testing on a VW Golf 1400cc displayed a CO2 emission result of 80%. Climate Cleanups 'Black Box Device' is simply and easily fitted to the existing car exhaust pipe. No modifications of any component are required. In contrast to the ...
By CCUP
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3C strengthens CDM/JI Division
Frankfurt - On January 1st, 2007, Dr. Martin Kruska joined the 3C Group as Head of CDM/JI. Martin is one of the most renowned German experts in the fields of energy efficiency and emissions trading. Taking him on board, 3C has further strengthened its position as one of the leading companies for sourcing Certified Emission Reductions (CER), Emission Reduction Units (ERU) and Verified Emission ...
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University students practising energy saving and emissions reduction in China
On the afternoon of December 23, 2007, the start-up ceremony of the second round of subsidize programme for the environmental public interests of university students, which was dubbed 'On the Move-University Students Practicing Energy-saving and Emissions Reduction' and organized by China Environmental Protection Foundation, was unveiled in China Agricultural University. Vice Minister of SEPA ...
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India says no to emission reduction
India's minister for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh has ruled out the country's agreeing to specific targets for reducing carbon emissions. 'There is simply no case for the pressure that we [India] — who have among the lowest emissions per capita — face to reduce emissions,' Ramesh told visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday (19 July). 'And as if this pressure was not ...
By SciDev.Net
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Climate Change: Commission launches public consultation on post-2012 agreement
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the European Union's approach to a global climate change agreement up to and beyond 2012 when the current Kyoto Protocol targets will end. Stakeholders and the general public are invited to put forward their views on a number of critical issues, such as mid-term emission reduction targets for developed countries and emission reduction ...
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New group of Fortune 500 CEOs calls for economy-wide US carbon price
A new coalition of multinational fossil fuel and industrial CEOs, environmental groups, and think-tanks issued a call Wednesday for the US Congress and President Donald Trump to enact a market-based climate policy along with other initiatives to drive emission reductions and promote equity and durability. ...
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New phase of globalisation undermining emission reductions in industry
Carbon-intensive industries moving from China to less-developed regions like Vietnam and Bangladesh could be undermining global CO2 emission reduction efforts. That is according to a new study by the University of East Anglia, which reveals that ‘South-South’ trade between developing nations more than doubled between 2004-2011. CO2 emissions from Chinese exports have ...
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Camda signed ERPA with Shell Group
July 18th Camda Group signed Emission Reduction Purchase Agreement (EPRA) with Royal Dutch-Shell Group on July 16th, which will help Camda to collect more than 100 million dollars while acquire for Shell 11,200 tones equivalent of Carbon Emission reductions by 2012. Shell struck the deal with Camda in a landfill power plant, Yanchunling Landfill site, located in Haikou of Hainan province. The ...
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Region 7 administrator Karl Brooks to recognize diesel emission reductions in Johnson County, Kansas
EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks will recognize efforts made to reduce diesel emissions in Johnson County, Kan. EPA granted $1 million to Johnson County, Kan., as a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to upgrade or replace old diesel vehicles. Diesel emission reduction programs are designed to purchase cleaner diesel equipment and upgrade diesel vehicle fleets to improve air ...
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Carbon emission reduction through hybrid technology
- Toyota to demonstrate added value of cutting-edge drive technologies at CARBON EXPO 2006 The upcoming CARBON EXPO 2006 - Global Carbon Market Fair & Conference, the world's most important trade fair and conference for the emissions trading and carbon market, will feature hybrid technologies for the first time when it is held in Cologne from 10th to 12th May 2006. Toyota will be presenting ...
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CO2 emissions reduction from new light commercial vehicles
The Council adopted today1 a regulation amending regulation (EU) No 510/2011 to define the modalities for reaching the 2020 target to reduce CO2 emissions from new light commercial vehicles (PE-COS 106/13, 106/13 COR1, 5584/14 ADD 1). From 2020, a target of 147 g CO2/km is set for the average emissions of new light commercial vehicles registered in the Union. The regulation will apply to ...
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Statement by Edward Davey at the start of the UNFCCC COP18 climate change negotiations
Speaking in advance of the UNFCCC COP18 climate change negotiations in Doha, starting on Monday 26th November, Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey said: "A global effort is needed if we are to achieve our climate goals - we need to pave the way for the new global deal while delivering more action now. "Many developed and developing countries have already come forward with pledges ...
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Solving the Challenge of Emissions Reduction in Buildings?
As commitments to CO2 reductions begin to bite in many countries, one of the key battlegrounds against rising emissions will be in the cities and, in particular, greenhouse gas emissions from buildings. Targeting the appropriate buildings, mandating appropriate solutions and creating suitable policies and strategies (regulation and incentives) have been problematic - until now. A promising ...
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EPA Recognizes Supervalu, Inc., for achieving emissions target as part of Greenchill program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized Supervalu, Inc., as a GreenChill partner honoree. The GreenChill Partnership works with supermarket industries through a cooperative alliance to reduce their emissions of ozone-depleting and greenhouse gas refrigerants. The nationwide food retailer, headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, received the Environmental Achievement Award for ...
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Truck makers reform manufacturing practices to reduce emissions
North American heavy duty truck manufacturers are seeking to position themselves as global leaders in green technology and as a result market participants have made concerted efforts to develop innovative emission reduction technologies and solutions. Currently, market participants face imminent industry regulations that address issues ranging from diesel engine emissions to idling. The ...
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IETA Welcomes Progress on CORSIA Emission Reductions Criteria
IETA welcomes the decision by the International Civil Aviation Organisation Council to approve a set of emissions units criteria — guidelines that will help determine eligible emissions units under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction System for International Aviation (CORSIA). The text includes provisions to ensure delivery of real and verifiable emissions reductions, as well as preventing ...
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Climate change agreement: from Kyoto to Doha and beyond
December's climate change conference in Paris aims to come up with an international agreement to help limit global warming after 2020, but it is far from the first one. MEPs are this week voting on a recommendation to ensure that the Doha climate agreement, setting targets for emissions reductions up to 2020, is still ratified by the end of the year. Read on to find out more about the first ...
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MEPs call for reduction target on aviation and shipping emissions in Paris deal
Statement from Transport & Environment following European Parliament’s vote for the EU to ensure aviation and shipping emissions are included in the final Paris climate deal MEPs today called on the EU and all other countries at this year’s Paris climate summit to ensure a requirement is included for reducing emissions from international aviation and shipping. Parliamentarians ...
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Saskatchewan’s climate change plan unacceptable: SES calls on Saskatchewan to implement federal policies
In December 2015, the Saskatchewan Environmental Society (SES) celebrated the signing of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and wrote a letter to the Government of Saskatchewan outlining the steps our province would need to take in order to achieve our emission reduction obligations. One year later Saskatchewan has presented a climate change plan that has failed to outline steps that will ...
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