November 04, 2010
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Air & Climate Newsletter November 04, 2010 |
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UN could tap private sector to meet $100bn Copenhagen pledge
Governments seeking to raise $100bn to help poorer countries mitigate the effects of climate change look set to milk private sector cash flows, according to a leaked document. UN advisers are looking at new sources of cash to meet the promise made by developed countries at the Copenhagen summit last year of raising $100bn a year in climate aid from 2020. At the preliminary UN climate meeting in Tianjin, China, last month, the host nation queried whether developed countries would actually come up with the cash to help developing nations adapt to droughts, floods and rising sea ... |
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EPA recognizes top green power purchasers
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing its list of the top 50 organizations using the most renewable electricity. The Green Power Partnership’s top purchasers use more than 12 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually, equivalent to avoiding the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the electricity use of more than 1 million average American homes. Green power is generated from renewable resources such as solar, wind, geothermal, biogas, and low-impact hydropower. The Intel Corporation tops the list as the Partnership’s largest single purchaser ... |
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