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World oil supply: peak or not peak?
(90-95% probability of recovery), Probable (50%) or Possible Reserves (5-10%) has heightened uncertainty and added impetus to the arguments of Peak Oil theorists and proponents. Taken together with the sharp and sustained oil price rise, rapid industrial growth in places like China, India and other large developing countries, the rapid rise to political prominence of climate change mitigation ...
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State Air Pollution Officials Urge National Climate Law
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (ENS) - The professional association of state and local air pollution control officials this week took aim at global warming. At its spring membership meeting in Louisville, the National Association of Clean Air Agencies formally adopted a statement calling on Congress to 'promptly enact a mandatory economy-wide greenhouse gas emission reduction program with quantifiable ...
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EPA and Federal Environmental Executive Honor Federal Electronics Stewardship Efforts
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2012 Federal Electronics Challenge (FEC) Awards. The 2012 FEC Awards are being given to 33 federal facilities from ten different federal agencies. The activities of the winners resulted in $7.8 million savings in FY2011 and greenhouse gas emissions ...
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Webinar on Challenges and Solutions for Responsible Peatlands Management
- INVITATION - Currently, drained peatlands for agriculture and forestry are the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gas (GHG) in the Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use sector. Join over 120 colleagues working on peatlands and climate change mitigation from all over the world, and enrol now for the webinar 'Challenges and Solutions for Responsible Peatlands Management', organised by FAO, through ...
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The European climate and energy package for 2030: is it adequate?
On Wednesday 22 January, the European Commission published a new climate target for 2030: a reduction in greenhouse gases of 40%, relative to 1990 levels. This target is to be achieved domestically, which means without possible reductions elsewhere in the world financed by the EU. According to a PBL study, if the EU was to contribute in accordance with its economic strength to limiting global ...
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Statement from U.S. Energy Secretary Moniz on Mexico`s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets
“We warmly welcome the announcement by the Government of Mexico on new greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. The commitment Mexico has made today sends a strong signal of Mexico’s determination to do its share in helping the world reduce emissions globally; it stands as an example for countries around the world to follow as they undertake ambitious goals to combat climate change ...
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New faces affecting recycling sector at European Commission
Innovation in recycling could get a boost with the planned appointment of Slovenia’s Janez Potoènik as the next European Union environment commissioner. Assuming he is confirmed in the position by the European Parliament, he should start work late January. Potoènik, a scientist, is currently EU research commissioner, where he has developed a reputation for efficiency and promoting cutting edge ...
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Lockheed Martin Receives 2013 Climate Leadership Award From The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) the Climate Leadership Award for its exemplary commitment and dedication to responding to climate change. Lockheed Martin received the award in the Goal Setting Certificate category for publicly reporting and setting aggressive greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. The Climate Leadership Awards program ...
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Raytheon receives national Climate Leadership Award
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a Climate Leadership Award in recognition of cutting greenhouse gas emissions and achieving its reduction goal ahead of schedule. The Excellence in Greenhouse Gas Management Award for Goal Achievement was recently awarded to Raytheon by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in partnership with the Association of Climate Change Officers, the Center for ...
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“STATE OF THE CARBON MARKET 2006` - New report to be released at Carbon Expo shows dramatic growth in carbon market
A new report from the World Bank and the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) highlighting the trends of the global market for carbon emissions trading will be released during CARBON EXPO in Cologne, Germany, on May 10th. Carbon Expo is the largest carbon fair in the world, with more than 2000 representatives from governments, business, and civil society organizations involved in ...
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Biothermica Sells 325 000 Carbon Credits to the Government of Luxemburg
First Trade of Carbon Credits: Biothermica Energy Inc Sells 325,000 Carbon Credits to Luxemburg, Credits Generated by a Landfill Project in Latin America. Montreal: Evolution Markets Inc. announces today it has brokered a trade of carbon reduction credits under the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) between the Government of Luxembourg and Biothermica Energy Inc. The sale ...
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Taxonomy: Bioenergy Europe welcomes the inclusion of bioenergy as an environmentally friendly economic sector, but consistency is necessary.
Brussels, 13 March 2020 – Yesterday, the European Commission officially presented the Taxonomy: final report of the technical expert group on sustainable finance. This report sets the performance thresholds for economic activities to help identify the ones considered environmentally friendly and ultimately supports the growth of low carbon sectors. The final report acknowledges the ...
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IETA`s Report: Carbon market sentiment took a knock after Copenhagen. One year on, our survey suggest that sentiment is recovering slowly.
The IETA annual GHG market sentiment report, released at the start of Carbon Expo 2011 in Barcelona, shows that traders views are only slightly more positive than last year. Opinion is divided on whether Cancun had a positive impact on the carbon markets. Some piecemeal progress is expected in Durban, but not the implementation of legally-binding emissions targets Future carbon credit prices ...
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Poland’s first Green Investment Scheme agreed with Spain
Poland and Spain agree on a €25 million emissions trading contract, the first transaction of this kind for Poland under the Kyoto Protocol. Ministers from Poland and Spain, along with representatives of the EBRD and EIB were present for the signature of the agreement facilitated by the EBRD-EIB’s Multilateral Carbon Credit Fund. The transaction will allow significant greenhouse gas emissions ...
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USPTO Expands Green Technology Pilot Program
On October 20, 2010, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it is seeking comment on its expansion of the Green Technology Pilot Program. USPTO implemented the Pilot Program on December 8, 2009, permitting patent applications pertaining to green technologies, including greenhouse gas reduction, to be advanced out of turn for examination and reviewed earlier. USPTO intends ...
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USPTO Expands Green Technology Pilot Program
On October 20, 2010, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it is seeking comment on its expansion of the Green Technology Pilot Program. 75 Fed. Reg. 64692. USPTO implemented the Pilot Program on December 8, 2009, permitting patent applications pertaining to green technologies, including greenhouse gas reduction, to be advanced out of turn for examination and reviewed ...
By Acta Group
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USPTO expands green technology pilot program
On October 20, 2010, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it is seeking comment on its expansion of the Green Technology Pilot Program. 75 Fed. Reg. 64692. USPTO implemented the Pilot Program on December 8, 2009, permitting patent applications pertaining to green technologies, including greenhouse gas reduction, to be advanced out of turn for examination and reviewed ...
By Acta Group
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New UN-backed reports warns of costs of inaction on climate change
Government leaders must take urgent action to ensure that weather-related hazards, which are becoming more intense and frequent due to climate change, do not lead to a corresponding rise in disasters, a new United Nations-backed report released on Friday said. The new study identified India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Indonesia as being among global warming’s “hotspots,” or countries particularly ...
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UN puts the pressure on to reach emissions agreement
Industrialised and developing countries will be under intense pressure to agree on greenhouse gas emission reduction targets during week-long negotiations over future greenhouse gas emission targets which kicked off in the Ghana capital Accra on 21 August. 'There is little time left to get a solid negotiation text on the table. Clearly the clock is ticking,' Yvo de Boer, head of the UN Framework ...
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C40 promoting climate action for healthier city living
With urban areas expected to accommodate two thirds of the world's population by 2050, radical action is needed to change the way we run our cities say C40, a network of cities committed to climate action. The new research findings, produced in collaboration with CERC, BuroHappold and LSHTM, show that if C40's 96 member cities take the ambitious actions outlined in the report they could see an ...
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