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The European Commission has caved in to industry and member-state pressure and significantly backtracked on earlier ambitions to introduce legally-binding CO2 cuts for new vans and minibuses.
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Commission waters down CO2 proposal for vans
EU can cut CO2 by 30 percent by 2020 at no cost: report
LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union can cut carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent from 1990 levels by 2020 at almost no cost, according to a report by climate consultancy firm Ecofys released on Wednesday.
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CO2 emission cuts doable
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On Sept. 7 shortly before taking over the premiership Yukio Hatoyama met strong resistance from
Maldives uses coconuts to reduce its CO2 emissions
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LONDON – The Maldives government has launched a project to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions using
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CO2-to-fuel company wins innovation award
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A COMPANY that has developed a device to slash carbon emissions from vehicles has been named the latest monthly winner of the Merseyside Innovation Awards.
Emission impossible
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Extracting CO2 emissions data from architects has been as hard as pulling teeth, writes Hattie Hartman. The AJ committed to publishing CO2 emissions data (kgCO2/m
Finland to buy CO2 emissions from Chinese biogas project
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Finland’s government has signed an agreement to buy 1.4 million tons of CO2 emissions from a Chinese environmental company for 14.5 million euros ($18.26 million) by 2018 under the clean development mechanism (CDM) project, Finland’s Embassy in China said on Tuesday.
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- Published: Feb 22nd, 2009
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Hixson firm among first to verify CO2 emissions
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Universities Worldwide Challenged to Power Down for the Planet to Reduce CO2 Emissions
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PORTLAND–Colleges and universities around the world will be challenged to make a dent in pollution by powering down campus computers in a new global challenge. Climate Savers Computing Initiative, in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Energy Star program, is organizing the challenge and inviting higher education institutions to take part.
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- Published: Feb 14th, 2009
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Australian bushfires pump out millions of tonnes of carbon
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The deadly bush fires in Australia have released millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, equivalent to more than a third of the country’s CO2 emissions for a whole year, according to scientists.
New guideline on CO2 emissions is ‘political gamesmanship,’ critics say
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A new interim state policy on carbon dioxide emissions issued by Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Rod Bremby Monday is simply
United Kingdom Co2 Emissions Figures Released
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Carbon dioxide equivalent emissions have dropped by almost two per cent between 2006 and 2007, according to figures released by the government and subsequently questioned by campaigners.
Dolce Hotels signs up to Google initiative to reduce CO2 emissions
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Dolce Hotels and Resorts, formerly Dolce International, has signed up to the Climate Savers Computing Initiative SM, a scheme launched by Google and Intel in 2007, which looks to reduce global CO2 emissions from the operation of computers by 54 million tons per year by 2010.
Nations pledge CO2 cuts
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TOKYO — Transport ministers wrapped up a three-day conference vowing to cut carbon dioxide emissions that cause global warming from aviation and shipping as well as road traffic.
UK scientists fear ocean’s ability to absorb CO2 could be ebbing away
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The UK’s climate is facing an uncertain future after fresh research revealed the full destructive impact of greenhouse gases has been shielded by rising sea levels.