Livestock producers are under increasing pressure to reduce their carbon footprint, but farm statistics collected by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) show reduced greenhouse gas emissions are a by-product of increased efficiency. …
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… so-called carbon offsets, or credits, which are created by funding clean- technology projects in developing countries. Greenhouse-gas emissions are blamed for climate change. Offset projects generate carbon credits when they reduce pollution versus …
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Businesses should ensure they do their best to use IT to help reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, according to IT systems provider Fujitsu.
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Michael Kinsley, writing in Time magazine in an article entitled “Credit for bad behaviour” in July 2007, suggested that the purchase of carbon credits to offset greenhouse gas emissions could be compared with the Middle Ages practice of buying indulgences for the forgiveness of sins.
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Its widely assumed that if Congress fails to pass a clean energy bill, the EPA will step in with regulations on CO2 under the Clean Air Act. The Supreme Court ruled in 2007s Mass. v EPA that it must do so if it finds CO2 to be a dangerous air pollutantand sure enough, the agency sent the White House its final endangerment finding Monday. EPA regulations now appear inevitable and unstoppable. But dont be so sure.
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Taipei, Nov. 11 (CNA) Taiwan’s environmental chief is currently lobbying support in Europe for the country’s bid to attend an upcoming United Nations climate conference in a meaningful and dignified manner, an official said Wednesday.
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Crunch time for an international agreement to tackle global warming is only weeks away. In December, the world will meet in Copenhagen to negotiate a new agreement on cutting global emissions of greenhouse gases, with prospects for a meeting of minds still far from certain. Developed countries fears that the competitiveness of their industries will be undermined by weak emission-reduction pledges from developing countries are clouding hopes for progress. These fears have led to calls in some advanced countries, such as France and the US, for taxes on imports from countries that do not adopt stringent greenhouse gas targets.
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2009-10-25 20:01:05 – UN leads by example, purchasing carbon credit offsets for September convention.
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In response to complaints about aggressive panhandling around bank ATMs, restaurants and businesses, Arcata may soon have an ordinance that targets panhandling in specific areas and situations.
The latest Environmental Audit Committee report, published 29th June 2009, has concluded that failure to halt deforestation will lead to greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere exceeding safe levels, even if industrial emissions are reduced to zero.
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Did you fill up your tank before July 1? Thats when the provincial carbon tax increased by 50 per cent, from 2.4 cents per litre to 3.6 cents per litre. Get used to it, the tax will increase next year, and the year after.
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Greenhouse emissions from the burning of Asian tropical forests are set to spiral over the next couple of years if a predicted El Nino weather pattern sets in, carbon scientists warn.
OSLO (Reuters) – Major nations should set clear and ambitious goals for 2050 cuts in greenhouse gas emissions this week as a step toward a new U.N. climate pact, the U.N.’s top climate change official said on Monday.
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After a five-year legal battle, the Environmental Protection Agency yesterday granted California permission to set the nations first greenhouse-gas emissions standards for cars. This paves the way for as many as 15 other states that have endorsed Californias proposal to follow suit.
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TOKYO, July 1 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Corporation is continuously working to increase energy efficiency in order to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As part of this effort, Sony is actively promoting the use of renewable energy. By implementing initiatives such as the Green Power Certification System and the introduction of solar power generation systems, Sony reduced its global CO2 emissions by approximately 100,000 tons in fiscal year 2008.
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(NEW YORK) July 2, 2009 — The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Inc. (RGGI, Inc.) will host a free webinar to review bidding procedures for the fifth auction for RGGI CO2 allowances to be held on September 9, 2009. The webinar will be open to all.
GENEVA, June 26 (Reuters) – A new global free trade accord could help fight climate change by making clean-energy products more widely available, the World Trade Organisation and United Nations Environment Programme said on Friday.
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CHAMPAIGN, ILL. The exit of American Electric Power Co. and Southern Co. leaves the nine power and coal companies that are still part of whats known as the FutureGen Alliance searching for new partners to help cover building and startup costs they expect to reach roughly $2.4 billion.
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SACRAMENTO, CALIF. California regulators on Thursday delayed a decision on whether to implement the nation’s first statewide carbon fee on utilities, oil refineries and other polluting industries.
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Three-quarters of Americans believe that the government should regulate greenhouse gas emissions, with a majority supporting restrictions on carbon even if they raise the price of goods and lead to higher utility bills, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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The state Legislature on Wednesday approved a bill that calls for reducing the carbon content of transportation fuels sold in Oregon by 10 percent by 2020.
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WASHINGTON, June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/Robert H. Frank, author of The Economic Naturalist and professor of economics and management at Cornell University, will provide a practical economic view on carbon offsets, how they can facilitate cap-and-trade of greenhouse gas emissions and their role in solving climate change at a National Press Club Newsmakers press conference at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 30, in the Zenger Room, 13th floor, National Press Building, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, DC.
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Canadian businesses need to assess their greenhouse gas emissions and consider options for reducing such emissions in light of the recently released NRTEE report.
On April 16, 2009, the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) issued its Achieving 2050 http://www.nrtee-trnee.com/eng/publications/carbon-pricing/carbon-pricing-eng.php proposal for a Canadian carbon pricing policy, which includes a comprehensive and in-depth assessment of how to most efficiently reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Canada.
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Federal regulation doesn’t inspire confidence.
The new world of carbon offsets trading looks a lot like the old world of the gun registry and another federal horror farther back, wage and price controls.
The goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. I support it, so please hold the environmental tirades.
The larger question is whether this system will truly help the environment, or simply provide employment and status for another generation of bureaucrats.
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