MORE renewable energy plants and diverting waste from landfill could all help London follow in the carbon ‘footsteps’ of Copenhagen, Europe’s greenest city.
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WALTHAM, Mass., March 16 /PRNewswire/ — Campus laundry services leader Mac-Gray Corporation announced today they have partnered with 14 colleges and universities and Carbonfund.org to offset 100 percent of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions derived from laundry equipment installed on each campus. Over 21 million pounds of GHG emissions will be offset through a $95,000 investment in Carbonfund.org third-party verified carbon reduction projects.
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Government’s carbon tax on new vehicles has ” in reality, little to do with emissions. It largely serves as another revenue source for government to balance its books”, says KPMG Africa Automotive practice director Gavin Maile.
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- Simple steps to address five core products would save the UK 8 million tonnes each year in carbon equating to 19.9 billion road miles -
If manufacturers were to adopt simple ecodesign principles and re-evaluate the production process of just five staple consumer products (kettle, television, mobile phone, fridge,
laptop), the UK would save over 8 million tonnes of C02 each year – the equivalent of taking over 19.9 billion road miles off the roads.
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THE Business Design Centre in Upper Street, Islington, has pledged to boost its green credentials by going carbon neutral.
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If reports are to be believed, the US still holds the dubious distinction of being the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
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Johannesburg — HOW ironic. For years, the World Bank wants to lend SA money for development but SA keeps saying no. When it finally turns around and says yes, a couple of rich countries jump in to try and prevent the loan on the grounds, essentially, that SA isn’t “first world” enough when it comes to clean air standards.
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If you want to know how much carbon dioxide Americans emit into the atmosphere, it’s not enough to look just at the gases that pour from our smokestacks and tailpipes. We also import goods that were made in factories that produced carbon dioxide. In fact, a new study finds that worldwide, about a quarter of emissions are actually the result of imported and exported goods and services.
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Hertwich, who is head of NTNU’s popular and internationally recognized Industrial Ecology Programme in the Department of Energy and Process Engineering, co-authored the paper “Carbon Footprint of Nations: A Global, Trade-Linked Analysis” with Peters, who is from the Centre for International Climate and Environment Research (CICERO) in Oslo.
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Early in February, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released “Commission Guidance Regarding Disclosure Related to Climate Change,” Release Nos. 33-9106; 34-61369; FR-82.
There is much debate regarding whether this “interpretive guidance” adds any new disclosure requirements or simply reiterates what companies are already supposed to disclose about material risks associated with the effects of climate change under broad language of existing rules. The SEC says that the “interpretive guidance” does not create any new obligations.
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Eskom has welcomed Business Unity SA’s recent declaration of support for its application for a World Bank loan.
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The Bowen Pastoral Agricultural Association in north Queensland will get a State Government grant to turn its annual show into a low-carbon event.
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Once dubbed ‘underdeveloped’ or developing, these markets are truly becoming major contributors to the global economy – as a quick glance at equity market capitalisation through the past 10 years demonstrates.
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), the monopoly power and water utility in the emirate of Dubai, is seeking projects that could yield a lucrative supply of carbon credits for trading on European markets.
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IDAHO FALLS – Some Locals are learning how to calculate their carbon footprint.
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