Commenting on today’s publication of the final estimates of UK greenhouse gas emissions, Minister for Energy and Climate Change, Joan Ruddock, said: “Today’s greenhouse gas emissions statistics are encouraging and show a continued decline in greenhouse gas emissions of nearly 2% during 2008. We are now clearly exceeding our Kyoto target of 12.5% below 1990 levels. UK emissions are now 19.4% below 1990 levels without emissions trading or 22% including emissions trading. The UK is demonstrating the kind of year-on-year reductions that set an example in the world community.
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Posted on February 8, 2010
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South Korea’s government said Thursday that it has agreed with a U.S. carbon exchange operator to intensify bilateral cooperation as it seeks to launch its own market for carbon emission rights trading
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Posted on February 8, 2010
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The environmentally conscious Volvo customer can now buy a diesel-powered Volvo V70 or S80 with CO2 emissions as low as 119 g/km – corresponding to fuel consumption of just 4.5 l/100 km.This means that over the past year or so, Volvo Cars has succeeded in delivering five models with emissions below 120 g/km.
Gurgaon, Haryana, February 1, 2010 /India PRwire/ — “There has been a swift pace of development since the launch of our first 119-gram models in Paris in autumn 2008. The fact that we have now brought two of the larger models in our range below the magical 120 gram limit shows that few of our competitors can match us when it comes to offering customers increasingly green cars,” says Volvo Cars President and CEO Stephen Odell.
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Posted on February 7, 2010
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A small group of UK firms is poised to trial an innovative personal carbon trading scheme that promises to slash employees’ carbon emissions by offering the greenest members of staff financial bonuses.
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Posted on February 6, 2010
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WASHINGTON – (Business Wire) The first-of-its kind creative initiative and significant effort by the Government of China, for new non governmental cooperation between China and the U.S. on sustainable low carbon development was announced today. The National Center For Sustainable Development (“NCSD”) headquartered in Washington, DC initiated a groundbreaking commitment to launch the China-U.S. Low Carbon Development Cooperation Program – exemplifying its expanded new mission objective and its next generation of innovative and sustainable low carbon development initiatives.
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Posted on February 6, 2010
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THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN COOPERATION WITH THE CHINA CDM FUND MANAGEMENT CENTER COMMIT TO COOPERATION ON LOW CARBON DEVELOPMENT WITH THE LAUNCHING OF THE CHINA-U.S. LOW CARBON DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION PROGRAM.
The NCSD Issues National Call to Action to Business, Industry and Government in the U.S. and China to step up efforts on bi-lateral practical Cooperation for a Sustainable Low Carbon Economy
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Posted on February 5, 2010
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SINGAPORE, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ — The carbon development market is riding high, having achieved $126 billion worth of transactions in 2008, almost double its value in 2007. By the end of the first commitment phase in 2012, countries all over the world are expected to have reduced 2.7 billion tons of carbon emissions.
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Posted on February 4, 2010
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Jan. 15, 2010) – ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:ESR) is pleased to announce the release of the Ecosystem Marketplace report titled “State of the Forest Carbon Markets 2009: Taking Root & Branching Out”: The first-ever global survey of emerging markets in forest carbon.
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Posted on February 3, 2010
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ — Urban Pace, a top Washington, DC, real estate sales company, today announced the sale of what it calls “a truly unique masterpiece.” This pre-Civil War home at 19 4th Street, NE in Washington, DC, has been transformed into a carbon neutral residence ranking in the top 1% most energy efficient homes in the nation.
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Posted on February 2, 2010
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Eco-friendly companies rejoice! VictorsFood are now offering opt-in team building featuring an organic menu and carbon emission offsetting.
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Posted on February 2, 2010
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VANCOUVER, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Carbon Friendly Solutions Inc. (TSX Venture Exchange: CFQ) (”CFS” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce its participation in the recently published Ecosystem Marketplace report titled “State of the Forest Carbon Markets 2009″, which surveyed 100 market participants, 65 of whom develop forest protection and restoration projects. Ecosystem Marketplace is a leading source of news, data, and analytics on markets and payments for ecosystem services (such as water quality, carbon sequestration, and biodiversity). A complete copy of the report can be found on the Ecosystem Marketplace website, www.ecosystemmarketplace.com.
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Posted on February 1, 2010
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Because it’s part of the Climate Change Bill, targeted organisations will be legally required to make the necessary preparations before April, when the scheme officially starts.
The scale of these reformations is like nothing UK business and public sector organisations will have experienced – as the Carbon Reduction Commitment’s primary objective is to reduce carbon emissions from UK organisations by 1.2 million tonnes per year. If that wasn’t ambitious enough, they aim to achieve that reduction figure by 2020.
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Posted on January 29, 2010
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