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25 auguest 2010
EU Carbon Allowances Advance as Coal Drops to Lowest Price in Three Months Carbon allowances in the European Union emissions-trading system rose as coal dropped to the lowest price in almost three months.
25 auguest 2010
Average new car emissions fall 5.6% The UK’s average new car CO2 emissions fell 5.6% in the past year, according to a study by DrivenData.
20 auguest 2010
New Zealand: Emissions trading helping to drive forestry projects Farmers in New Zealand have started planting forests on land previously used to graze livestock in response to the nation's new emissions trading scheme, according to a minister.
20 auguest 2010
Global CO2 emissions off 1.3 percent in 2009 Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2009 fell 1.3 percent to 31.3 billion tonnes in the first year-on-year decline in this decade, German renewable energy institute IWR said.
16 auguest 2010
China province cuts power to 500 factories Authorities in eastern China have cut off electricity to more than 500 factories for a month after they failed to meet emission reduction targets, state media reported.
16 auguest 2010
Government accused of shelving greenhouse emissions standards The Government was last night accused of reneging on its promise to tighten rules on greenhouse gas emissions in a move which could see new coal-fired power stations built.
13 auguest 2010
US greenhouse gas emissions and capture, regionally A new report, Agriculture's Role in Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Capture, commissioned by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America, examines the evidence for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and sequestration in America's major agroecosystems.
12 auguest 2010
Don’t just rely on technology to cut emissions, green IT is about people too Since 2007 the IT sector has reduced annual CO2 emissions by more than 32 million metric tons worldwide, according to study at the end of July by the Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI). This means the industry is well on its way to meeting the CSCI's target of 54 million metric tons cut by June 2011.
12 auguest 2010
PNM Utility Warns New Mexico Emissions Rule Could Cost It $463 Million PNM Resources Inc.'s (PNM: 11.49 ,0.00 ,0.00%) largest utility subsidiary requested the New Mexico government give it more time to examine an emissions-regulation proposal, which it warned to cost the company as much as $463 million.
11 auguest 2010
Biochar could reduce CO2 emissions by 12 percent, research shows If every bit of biomass that could be collected sustainably were converted to biochar and the gas produced in the conversion process used for energy, human-caused (anthropogenic) greenhouse gas emissions could be reduced by 12 percent annually, according to new research.
10 auguest 2010
EPA gets tougher on cement plant emissions The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued new limits on cement plant emissions.
10 auguest 2010
Islands warn rich nations’ BONN—Rich nations’ emissions reductions pledges fall dramatically short of what is required to limit global warming to two degrees centigrade, a group of 43 small islands said at UN climate talks.
6 auguest 2010
Green energy struggles to grow Times when green energy was a matter of concern only for environmental enthusiasts and tree huggers are long gone.
6 auguest 2010
U.S. Changes Plan for Capturing Emissions From Coal WASHINGTON — The Energy Department abruptly shifted course on Thursday on a flagship federal effort to capture and sequester carbon dioxide from coal-fired power plants, saying it would not finance construction of a new plant in Mattoon, Ill.
5 auguest 2010
Port of L.A. recieves EPA grant to reduce diesel emissions from cranes The Port of Los Angeles has received a $731,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to purchase new technology aimed at reducing harmful diesel emissions from gantry cranes, officials announced Wednesday. total: 899 |
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