June 06, 2013
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Air & Climate Newsletter June 06, 2013 |
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New Report Details Ways Expanded Natural Gas Use Can Cut Carbon Emissions
Increased natural gas use can help reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in the near to medium term, but deeper long-term reductions will require broader deployment of other low-carbon energy sources as well, according to a new report released today by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES). The report, "Leveraging Natural Gas to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions," examines the climate challenges and opportunities posed by the current natural gas boom. U.S. emissions are back down to where they were in the mid-1990s, in part because electricity generators are using more natural gas, ... | ||
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Voluntary Carbon Offsetting Tops 100 Million Tonnes as Market Goes “Clean and Green”
Voluntary demand for carbon offsetting grew 4% in 2012, when buyers committed more than $523 million to offset 101 million metric tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. Private sector buyers flocked to offsets earned by planting trees, saving tropical forests, or distributing clean cookstoves in the developing world, according to this year’s State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets report, released by Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace this week in Barcelona, Spain. The European private sector, including regulated energy utilities, was the market’s biggest voluntary buyer – ... | ||
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