April 11, 2013
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Air & Climate Newsletter April 11, 2013 |
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U.S. CO2 emissions fall to lowest level since 1994
Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2012 were the lowest in the United States since 1994, at 5.3 billion metric tons of CO2. With the exception of 2010, emissions have declined every year since 2007 according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The 2012 estimates of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion were 3.7 percent lower than in 2011, and nearly 12 percent below 2005 levels. The largest drop in emissions in 2012 came from coal, which is used almost exclusively for electricity generation. During 2012, particularly in the spring and early ... | ||
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3 ways to unlock climate finance
Ministers and senior officials from developed countries will gather this Thursday in Washington, D.C. to tackle one of the world’s foremost challenges: how to mobilize private sector capital to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in developing countries and help them adapt to climate change’s impacts. The meeting, organized by the U.S. State Department, comes on the heels of another meeting of climate finance experts and researchers in Paris, organized by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
This global attention on climate finance comes at a ... | ||
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