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Tax carrot to help small Tokyo firms go green

Posted in Asia on January 5, 2009

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In a bid to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the capital, the Tokyo metropolitan government likely will introduce tax cuts from April for small and midsize companies that bring about energy savings through equipment and plant investment.

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Low-carbon lifestyle in China: fad or return to tradition?

Posted in Asia on December 29, 2008

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Lin Hui always checks the small tag attached to clothing when he shops. He wants to see what kind of fabrics have been used.

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Tabreed says district cooling cuts CO2 emissions

Posted in Asia on December 25, 2008

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Tabreed Bahrain said that the large scale use of district cooling systems will bring enormous environmental benefits to the Kingdom, including a significant reduction in harmful Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions – otherwise known as greenhouse gases.

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Negotiations begins on Japanese carbon ferrochrome shipments in Q1

Posted in Asia on December 23, 2008

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It is reported that the negotiations with steel companies of Japan on price of low carbon ferrochrome for shipments in January to March 2009 quarter have been taken place from last week.

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U.K. Embassy reshapes CO2 landscape

Posted in Asia on December 22, 2008

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“The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision,” said Theodore Hesburgh, former president of the University of Notre Dame.

Keeping that in mind in dealing with the environmental challenges of today, leadership has come from the unconventional such as Hollywood stars driving a Prius instead of a Hummer, to the more conventional, such as the British government’s strategy to reduce their carbon footprint.

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