LONDON, March 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Trading of UN-backed carbon credits ground to a halt on Tuesday, due to a loophole that means used credits can find their way back to the market.
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The project results show that by improving current procedures, considerable gains in terms of fuel efficiency and consequently lower CO2 emissions can be achieved. Additionally, green approach procedures already enable lower noise pollution and improve local air quality in and around airports.
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CO2 is Important, But Not the Only Thing
David Roberts over at Grist has a great rebuttal of Thom Friedman’s latest column in which he and investor Vinod Khosla seem to overlook many of the problems caused by coal mining and coal burning. It’s a good thing that concerns about greenhouse gas emissions are now on everybody’s mind, but we have to be careful to not getting tunnel vision.
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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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The UK’s current housing stock needs to be retrofitted in order to meet increasingly important CO2 targets, according to an expert at Whatgreenhome.com.
Gordon Miller, founder of whatgreenhome.com, made the comments after the government announced a series of initiatives to make Britain’s homes greener.
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One of the world’s wealthiest men and the founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, has suggested vaccines as one method of reducing the world’s population.
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Container ships straddle a fine line between ultra-efficient and ultra-polluters. They can carry thousands of 20-ft containers across thousands of miles of ocean in relatively short time, but they also burn sulfur-laden heavy oil fuels. Each ship can emit over 150,000 tons of CO2 every year, 5,000 tons of sulfur, and other harmful particulates attributed to death and disease along heavily populated coastlines.
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China is by far the largest “exporter” of carbon dioxide emissions, as seen in this map of the net flow of emissions embodied in trade among the major exporting and importing countries. Arrows indicate direction and magnitude of flow; numbers are megatons (millions of tons). Credit: Steven Davis/Carnegie Institution for Science
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March 5 (Bloomberg) — Carbon trading programs for high- polluting industries may fill the void as broader cap-and-trade systems for entire economies face opposition in emerging nations, according to the International Emissions Trading Association.
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ACCORDING to Klüber Lubrication, specialty lubricants can help operators considerably reduce their energy costs and improve their CO2 balance.
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Among Europe’s best-selling automotive brands and for the third year running, Fiat Automobiles has logged the lowest average value for CO2 emissions of cars sold in 2009: 127.8 g/km (it was 133.7 g/km in 2008). The accomplishment was recognised by JATO, leading automotive advisory and research service provider. The bottom line shows FIAT ahead of Toyota (130.1 g/km), Peugeot (133.6 g/km), Renault (137.5 g/km), Citroen (137.9 g/km), Ford (140.0 g/km), Opel/Vauxhall (148.9 g/km), Volkswagen (150.4 g/km), AUDI (160.9 g/km) and Mercedes (176.4 g/km).
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Thai Airways has launched new in-flight menus, complete with carbon footprint information.
Thai Airways has become the first airline to calculate the carbon footprint of its signature dishes, allowing customers to be environmentally conscious in the dishes that they choose on-board.
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With the introductory phase of the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme due to begin in April, large businesses with high CO2 emissions are already setting about reducing their carbon footprint. By becoming more energy efficient, they can reduce the amount of CO2 emission allowances they need to purchase and increase the likelihood that they will be repaid more than they pay out. Smaller businesses that will not be affected by the mandatory scheme can also reap rewards by going green.
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Capturing and storing carbon dioxide in bedrock could be a viable way to cut down on the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere by Wisconsin power plants, according to a draft of a state report released Tuesday.
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LONDON (Reuters) – Consumers are still thinking about the price of the electronic goods they buy, rather than saving energy, according to a survey commissioned by energy-saving technology manufacturer Energenie on Monday.
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