Archive for ‘co2 emissions’
20 key emitters to begin G-8 process with focus on post-Kyoto method
March 1st, 2008
The world’s 20 biggest greenhouse gas emitters will gather near Tokyo later this month for the first meeting related to July’s Group of Eight summit, with host Japan eager to promote its ”bottom-up” sectoral approach to fighting climate change.
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Olympics-Six China provinces ordered to cut pollution
February 22nd, 2008
China has ordered Beijing and five surrounding provinces to cut industrial pollution for two months from late July to ensure clean air for the Olympics and Paralympics, an official said on Friday.
Popularity: 3%
Greenhouse report makes Australia sweat
February 22nd, 2008
The Australian government’s top climate change adviser said the “awful arithmetic” of rising greenhouse gas emissions meant the 21 million people living on the world’s driest continent would be among the biggest losers from global warming.
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Canadian province plans comprehensive carbon tax
February 19th, 2008
Canada’s westernmost province said on Tuesday it plans to impose a comprehensive carbon tax, dismissing fears voiced by the federal government as well as some business and labor leaders that the fees to fight climate change will hurt the economy.
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Japan business lobby rejects carbon cap pressure
February 15th, 2008
Compulsory caps on carbon emissions by big firms are not a proven tool to fight climate change, despite their mounting popularity among other rich nations, an official at Japan’s top business lobby said on Friday.
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Investors discuss climate risks at UN
February 14th, 2008
Hundreds of investors controlling $20 trillion in capital came searching for answers Thursday on how to put a price on carbon emissions blamed for global warming and create a new — and lucrative — economy based on cleaner sources of energy.
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Coal’s time is up in U.S., environmentalist warns
February 14th, 2008
The United States should leave its estimated 200 years’ supply of coal in the ground and invest in wind farms and solar technology for its power-generating needs, a leading environmental analyst said Thursday.
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UN debate keys on rich nation emissions
February 13th, 2008
Envoys from India, China and other developing nations offered Wednesday to hold the line on their greenhouse gas emissions, but only as measured against the per-capita pollution produced by the United States and other richer nations.
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Gas Field Unlocked After Decades
February 11th, 2008
Exxon has developed a technology that will enable drillers to tap into one of the largest natural gas fields in the country
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Oppose state greenhouse gas laws
February 10th, 2008
General Motors Corp. CEO Rick Wagoner urged a group of auto dealers Saturday to lobby against individual states trying to set their own limits on greenhouse gas emissions.
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Ethanol may add to global warming
February 8th, 2008
The widespread use of ethanol from corn could result in nearly twice the greenhouse gas emissions as the gasoline it would replace because of expected land-use changes, researchers concluded Thursday. The study challenges the rush to biofuels as a response to global warming.
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China asks for more leeway on greenhouse gas
February 5th, 2008
China said on Tuesday it should be given more leeway over its rising greenhouse gas emissions as it was a world manufacturer and exporter, benefiting people at home and internationally.
Popularity: 3%
No targets reached at climate conference
February 1st, 2008
A meeting of delegates from the nations that emit the most pollutants ended without concrete targets for slashing greenhouse gas emissions, but participants praised what they saw as a new willingness by the United States to discuss possible solutions.
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Canadian provinces eye carbon-trading plan
January 30th, 2008
Many of Canada provinces are pursuing a carbon-trading plan to fight climate change, saying on Tuesday it was inevitable the country would adopt a such system, even if the current federal government is cool to the idea.
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US climate talks must focus on emissions curbs-UN
January 29th, 2008
U.S.-hosted climate talks in Hawaii this week need to focus more on agreeing curbs to greenhouse gas emissions by major polluters, the U.N.’s top climate change official said on Tuesday.
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