March 14, 2013
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Air & Climate Newsletter March 14, 2013 |
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European Parliament strengthens accounting rules for agricultural emissions
Wetlands International welcomes the European Parliament’s vote on rules for accounting for greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from agriculture and forestry. Emissions and removals from cropland and grazing land management will have to be accounted for, but accounting for wetland drainage and rewetting remains voluntary.
The European Parliament voted today to establish common rules for the accounting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals resulting from activities related to land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF). The Parliament significantly improved ... | ||
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Clean technologies could cut South Asia Emissions by a Fifth by 2020 at little cost
Five countries of South Asia - Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka - could slash greenhouse gas emissions by a fifth by 2020 at little long-term cost by introducing a variety of clean technologies, according to a new study from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). "The livelihoods of more than 200 million people in these five countries are threatened by the rapid loss of snow cover in the Himalayas and rising sea levels," said Mahfuz Ahmed, Principal Climate Change Specialist with ADB`s South Asia Department. "It is possible to slash greenhouse gas emissions through big and small ... | ||
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