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A fossil hat trick for Canada at the UN climate talks: if only the ‘other’ Canucks had such luck.
First Place Fossil is awarded to Canada. Guess what sector is Canada’s fastest-growing source of greenhouse gas emissions? That would be the tar sands, where emissions from digging up dirty oil have close to tripled since 1990. Now guess which … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, Bonn, Canada, European Union, Greenhouse gas, Japan, Kyoto, oilsands
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Physical and economic consequences of climate change in Europe
Researchers across Europe have, for the first time, used an integrated approach to modelling the future economic consequences of climate change in Europe. The group, led by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Madrid, Spain, integrated climate data, physical impact … Continue reading
Qantas on brink of £200m biojet fuel joint venture
2011-01-02 Guardian UK • Australian airline hopes to slash carbon emissions • US partner Solena will also build plant in London for BA The Australian airline Qantas will this month announce a deal to build the world’s second commercial-scale plant … Continue reading
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Tagged Aer Lingus, Airline, Biofuel, EasyJet, Emissions trading, European Union, James D. Morgan, Qantas, Ryanair, Sustainability
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Will China Start Carbon Trade?
2011-01-10 Scientific American, Coco Liu and Climatewire China moves toward carbon emissions trading to improve energy efficiency and competitiveness SHANGHAI — When professor Chen Hongbo tried to promote carbon trading in China three years ago, he found himself under fire. … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Emissions trading, Environment, European Union, Greenhouse gas, Japan, Kyoto Protocol, United States
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Carbon swap bank to beat climate change
2011-01-06 Interdisciplinary Environmental Review Could swapping carbon emissions rather than trading them reduce climate change? Australian researchers have suggested that nations should abandon the concept of carbon emissions trading in favor of a carbon swap bank that might lead to … Continue reading
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