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Both IMServ and Siemens have reported large spikes in smart meter sales this year. The two technology companies attribute the boom to preparations for the UK government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment energy efficiency scheme (CRC), which comes into force next month.
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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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FARMERS could have the opportunity to source new income streams through carbon offset trading, according to University of Melbourne Associate Professor Richard Eckard.
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While the world was in tumult less than a year ago over reducing pollution, the European Union watchdog group Sandbag is accusing E.U. polluters of using carbon offsets to avoid making their businesses more environmentally friendly, which is irresponsible on the part of these businesses and the United Nations, which is supposed to be monitoring them.
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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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Every morning Mike walks into his London office and logs on to the Intercontinental Exchange, where he and most of his colleagues do all their work. He surveys the news for major political developments related to greenhouse gas emissions, then checks current and forward prices of fuels, and throws an eye on the weather. Finally, he sells or buys a few hundred thousand tons…of carbon.
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Plans to step up EU funding to develop innovative low-carbon technologies to help cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020 were welcomed in a resolution approved by Parliament on Thursday. MEPs want the EU funding to develop applications for these technologies over the next 10 years, but also acknowledge that additional private, public and EU resources will be needed to hit the target.
Parliament welcomes the European Commission’s Strategic Energy Technology (SET) plans for research into clean, sustainable and efficient low-carbon energy technologies to meet energy and climate goals for 2020. However, MEPs call for more public and private investment, and fresh EU money, to develop these technologies.
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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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BRUSSELS — Major European polluters are buying their way out of making big cuts to greenhouse gas emissions by purchasing carbon offsets that pay for environmental programs in developing nations, a nonprofit group said Friday.
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March 16 (Bloomberg) — JSW Steel Ltd., India’s third- largest producer of the alloy, won additional carbon credits for reducing greenhouse gas emissions at a project in the southern state of Karnataka.
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The partnership provides clients with access to Greenstone’s carbon accounting software, Acco2unt, to measure, manage and report carbon emissions online.
16th March 2010 – Greenstone Carbon Management, the global specialist carbon solutions company and The CarbonNeutral Company, a world-leading provider of carbon reduction solutions, today announced a partnership across operations in Europe and the United States.
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One of the ways individuals can reduce the impact of aviation emissions is to buy carbon offsets every time they fly. Around $25 can offset the amount of carbon released per passenger during a London to NY roundtrip. But most people don’t know how carbon offsets work or how to purchase them.
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BRUSSELS, March 9 (Reuters) – The European Commission on Tuesday authorised 30 million euros ($40.82 million) of investment aid granted by Germany to world largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal (ISPA.AS) for its gas recycling project.
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With around three-quarters of existing residential property expected to still be in use by 2050, having builders carry out green retrofits will be “absolutely critical” to meeting the government’s ambitious targets for cutting carbon emissions, an expert has claimed.
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(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3cbd00/carbon_development) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan’s new report “Carbon Development Mechanism (CDM)- Strategic Analysis for Growth Opportunities in Asia” to their offering.
This research service presents the growth opportunities in carbon development mechanism (CDM) in Asia Pacific. It includes key research findings, snapshots on carbon credits and carbon emissions, the potential sectors to be involved in CDM projects, and issues with CDM in Asia Pacific.
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