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4/14/2013 - Global warming not only environmental issue
Clean air and land conservation to achieve goals


4/1/2013 - Ease up on the accelerator, urge low-carbon experts
Ways to make a smaller carbon footprint


3/31/2013 - Frequent flyers have oversized footprint when it comes to GHG
Study looked at household incomes and GHG emissions


3/4/2013 - Obama to Nominate New Heads for Energy Department and E.P.A.
To tackle energy and climate issues


1/16/2013 - India Extremely Vulnerable To Global Warming
Reducing transport emissions is one of the essential steps


12/11/2012 - Kyoto extension unlikely to rescue carbon price
Doha


12/10/2012 - A Model for a Low-carbon Future?
UK Energy Plan


12/4/2012 - A low carbon economy is possible
Massive energy demand and its carbon emissions related


11/27/2012 - OECD releases report on low-carbon investment strategies
Change will require large-scale private sector engagement


11/20/2012 - 200 Investment Firms Issue A Warning On Climate Change
New dialogue and policies to encourage low-carbon


10/2/2012 - U.N. carbon price forecasts to 2020 cut further: Reuters poll
Low demand due to the global economic downturn


9/5/2012 - India creates green rating scheme for small buildings
Small Buildings could account for big quantity of emissions


9/4/2012 - Thailand steams for greenhouse law
Voluntary carbon market established by October 2013


8/20/2012 - Controversy And Consultation On Proposed Carbon Tax
South Africa


7/9/2012 - Cattle feed supplements will have a short term effect
Livestock emissions study


7/9/2012 - Global crisis, urban answers
Can cities succeed where national gov's have failed?


6/28/2012 - Carbon Errors Make Australia Wiser As Gillard Sets Price Record
Setting the world's highest price on carbon emissions


6/12/2012 - Poland fights carbon cuts in EU again
Route towards almost zero carbon power generation


6/4/2012 - Government giving firms mixed signals on carbon emissions
Encourage firms to develop environmentally friendly techs


6/3/2012 - Quebec pledges $2.7 billion to tackle climate change
Quebec would have to cut emissions by 11.7 megatonnes


5/29/2012 - Gas rebranded as green energy by EU
Victory for gas lobby as aims of ?80bn EU renewable energy programme


5/23/2012 - EU warns climate talks at risk of floundering
Parties have failed to appoint a chairperson


5/23/2012 - Carbon tax faces heat over aluminium smelter closure
In Australia, smelters are struggling due to China's exporting


5/23/2012 - UN climate talks 'stalled,' says Kyoto Protocol architect
'Political interests' are dominating the discussions


5/22/2012 - UK moves ahead to create low-carbon power market
Reform to limit power bill increases to 100 pounds by 2030


5/16/2012 - Writing a low carbon economic growth story
Better institutions, accurate knowledge and changed attitude


5/14/2012 - India to oppose EU's climate protocol move
Moving to a new regime with greater responsabilities


5/10/2012 - California and Quebec Near an Agreement for Trading Carbon
South Korea and Mexico have also created similar markets.


5/9/2012 - Ways to develop low-carbon economy in China
Promoting enterprises to develop low-carbon production


5/4/2012 - Korea to introduce emission-trading system in 2015
Critics wonder how effective they will be


5/4/2012 - Locking cities into low-carbon growth
Resolving China's key development challenges


4/24/2012 - Climate change is a human rights issue
Treating mining, deforestation and degradation as violations


4/23/2012 - Five Reasons Planet Earth Likes the Smart Grid
Guide offers practical steps to reduce carbon emissions


4/16/2012 - EPA says Ireland to breach greenhouse obligations
Failure to deliver will result in higher emissions


3/30/2012 - UK Government plan to slash emissions from heating
Cutting emissions from homes, businesses and industry


3/22/2012 - Vietnam, U.S. cooperate for development in low carbon emissions
Building a low carbon economy


3/22/2012 - Halt EU carbon tax plan
South African Minister warned it could lead to a confrontation


3/22/2012 - Europe turns its back on carbon emissions reduction
Ignoring the obvious way of keeping the cost down


3/19/2012 - Korea Set to Try Again on Carbon Trading
Korea will try to set up carbon emissions trading in 2015


3/19/2012 - Australia lagging in carbon cuts
Australia's economy had become dependent on pollution


3/19/2012 - Poland Vetoes EU Carbon-Reduction Roadmap
New plan recommend a 40%reduction in carbon emissions


3/19/2012 - European car-makers plan to bring in more diesel-engine models
Diesel cars produce lower carbon emissions


3/13/2012 - European airlines rally against EU carbon tax
They argue it could cost lost orders and the loss of jobs


3/10/2012 - Sustainable construction mitigates climate change
Lower carbon emissions commitments pushed incentives


3/4/2012 - Warming of two degrees inevitable over Canada
Northern hemisphere will suffer more with carbon emissions


2/28/2012 - Australia's carbon emitters face up to $7.3b bill
Top 50 carbon-polluting companies initial carbon tax liability


2/27/2012 - South Korea Delays Bill Challenging Top-Emitter Ranking: Energy
A long way until carbon emissions trading system is settled


2/14/2012 - Anaerobic digestion: a vital tool for a low-carbon future
Organic matter turned into energy with low carbon emission


2/10/2012 - To Boost The Bottom Line, Be Transparent About Emissions
That seems to make a company more valuable


2/6/2012 - China Orders Its Airlines Not to Pay EU Emissions Fee
Aviation represents about 3% of world's carbon emissions


2/6/2012 - London Mayor launches carbon emission cutting competition
"Innovative ideas" to cut carbon emissions from buildings


2/2/2012 - Mexico Finalizes Climate Bill to Cap Carbon
General Law on Climate Change will now be debated


2/2/2012 - Logistics carbon emissions falling despite economic pressures
2nd annual report of Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme


1/30/2012 - 'Cap-and-Trade' in China
Asian Development Bank announced help to stablish ETS


1/30/2012 - Importers, ecologists back emission caps on new cars
China will set limits to carbon emissions on imported cars


1/26/2012 - Global strategy dictates China's green stance
Carbon tax announcement for inefficient producers


1/18/2012 - China Sets New Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Goals
Pilot programs aim to promote a low-carbon economy


1/16/2012 - Wind power reduces CO2 emissions
Indisputable benefits of wind energy


12/30/2011 - California's low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) ruled unconstitutional
LCFS is in violation of US Constitution Commerce Clause


12/26/2011 - Consumers, business carry the ball on climate change
It will be up to the private sector to pick up the slack


12/14/2011 - Climate change is now in the hands of Asia
China and India will be key players to tackle climate change


12/5/2011 - 'Incentives are better than carbon taxes'
Companies should be transparent to encourage investors


12/5/2011 - India emerges as chief opponent of a new global-warming treaty
Country baulks at COP-17, concerned about its economy


10/27/2011 - Study suggests pricing carbon from ground to consumer
Consider the carbon supply chain to a consumer's shelf


10/21/2011 - Water Levels to Continue to Rise in the Next 500 Years
Global Warming's Disastrous Effect


10/20/2011 - India Committed to Low Carbon Growth Strategy in Power Sector
International Energy Agency (IEA) Ministerial Meeting in Paris


10/12/2011 - Today, Australia starts the heavy lifting on climate change
Australia will join Europe and New Zealand


10/11/2011 - Pakistan floods show Asia's vulnerability to climate change
5.5 million people have been affected


10/10/2011 - Chinese sceptics see global warming as US conspiracy
China will overtake the US by 2017 as highest per capita emitter


10/5/2011 - Top scientists applaud PM's carbon plan
Policy reforms will put Australia in the top of low carbon tech


10/4/2011 - Long-awaited report finds next-wave biofuels unlikely to meet energy targets
Energy and Environment Blog


9/9/2011 - Carbon price on ships pushed
Maritime transport price on emissions will help raise funds for climate protection


9/8/2011 - Beijing praises emissions plan
Australia's proposed emissions trading scheme has won praise from Beijing


9/5/2011 - Leading law firms make public pledge to slash CO2 emissions
Linklaters, DLA Piper and Allen & Overy signed up to a public commitment


8/25/2011 - California panel reaffirms carbon trading program
Air Resources Board approves a revised analysis ordered by a judge


8/16/2011 - Regions are embracing vital carbon pricing reform
Australia transition ahead of the challenge


8/14/2011 - Obama administration encounters opposition to international climate agenda
Negotiators are fighting with EU officials over their attempt to regulate U.S. airline carbon emissions


7/28/2011 - EU carbon plan for U.S. airlines violates accords, agencies say
The European Union's effort to force U.S. airlines into a cap-and-trade program on GHG is inconsistent with global accords


6/17/2011 - Black carbon: how reducing it could slow global warming and lift the Asian smog
Emissions of short-lived pollutants like black carbon can be reduced and provide quick reductions in climate change


6/15/2011 - Green Bank must focus on low-carbon manufacturing
Britain's new Green Investment Bank must focus its lending on projects to develop innovative low-carbon manufacturing and energy infrastructures and reducing carbon emissions from existing industries


6/14/2011 - Trading blows in America
The United States' first regional cap-and-trade programme is in peril, the latest victim of the country's divided climate politics


6/12/2011 - Cap and trade sparks renewed political debate
A central piece of the plan to reduce greenhouse gases is now under fire by an unlikely source: environmentalists in the state


6/10/2011 - Global CO2 Emissions Reach a New Record High
Although following the financial crisis emission levels in 2009 temporarily dipped, in 2010 they are calculated to have been 30.6 gigatonnes


6/8/2011 - Call for tax on financial deals to fight global warming
A tax on international financial transactions "would be a mechanism that can generate real funds to act immediately to address the protection of forests and fight climate change."


3/18/2011 - Not so green now when it comes to the low-carbon revolution
The world's biggest carmaker wants to install 17,000 solar panels in Britain


3/12/2011 - United Kingdom: Huhne Presents Carbon Action Plan
Action plan on climate change backed by the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister is launched setting strict actions and deadlines for Whitehall


3/8/2011 - UK action plan for low-carbon energy and climate change measures
The UK Government has published a Carbon Plan setting out action points and deadlines to reduce carbon emissions and increase the use of low-carbon and renewable energy sources


3/8/2011 - The carbon conundrum
With the recession behind it and a recovery (however halting) at hand, the world's attention would soon return to problems associated with modern growth. One is the fall-out of growth for green house gas (GHG) emissions that lead to global warming, which for various reasons is a problem that is not easily resolved


3/8/2011 - IEA pushes for low-carbon future
Finding a low-carbon solution to the power and transportation sector and improving energy efficiency are key steps to cutting emissions


2/27/2011 - Sustainable and low carbon economic growth in Thailand
Climate change is happening in South-East Asia and predicted economic losses are in the range of 6.7 per cent of combined GDP each year by 2010


2/27/2011 - Controlling Two Pollutants Could Cut Global Warming in Half
U.N. Report


2/16/2011 - Consulting firm warns South Africa about carbon regulation
Consulting firm warns against unintended consequences of SA carbon tax


2/7/2011 - EU emissions targets should be tougher
Scotland's environment minister Roseanna Cunningham says the EU's current 2020 carbon emissions reductions target is too low


2/6/2011 - Low carbon transition to aid civil engineering recruitment
Nearly ?3 trillion of investment is needed in Europe's transition to a low carbon economy


2/2/2011 - Banking Sector Will Be Pivotal to Financing Europe's ?2.9 trillion Low Carbon Transition
According to a report published by Accenture and Barclays


2/2/2011 - Agency Seeks Input for Common-sense Design of GHG Rules
EPA has slated five listening sessions related to updating the Clean Air Act's pollution standards for power plants and refineries


2/2/2011 - Banks pivotal in Europe's low-carbon transition
Study claims that banks will play an increasing role in the transition, primarily through intermediating institutional capital, as the development, procurement and implementation of low-carbon technologies requires ?2.9 trillion in funding, from 2011 to 2020


2/2/2011 - Long-Delayed Projects Get Exemption From EPA's New Air, Climate Rules
The Obama administration will spare a stalled power plant project in California from the newest federal limits on greenhouse gases and conventional air pollution


1/31/2011 - East Anglia at the heart of UK's low carbon drive
Minister Charles Hendry said that East Anglia will play a key role in the £200Billion project that will revolutionise the nation's energy supply


1/31/2011 - A climate tax corresponding to ?60/ton CO2eq on meat and milk could reduce GHG emissions
A climate tax corresponding to ?60/ton CO2eq on meat and milk could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from European agriculture by around seven per cent


1/26/2011 - New Mexico Court Upholds Greenhouse-Gas Emissions Rule
The regulation requires New Mexico's large greenhouse-gas emitters to cut their emissions by 3% a year from 2010 levels starting in 2013


1/25/2011 - Obama to call for huge increase in low-carbon power
President Obama's State of the Union speech is expected to call for a huge increase in the coming decades in the amount of U.S. electricity generated from low-carbon sources


1/23/2011 - Ethanol plants escape CO2 rules
EPA delays decision for three years so scientists can study the issue


1/20/2011 - China Huaneng, Peabody and Calera Agree to Pursue Development of Low-carbon Emissions Clean Coal Project in Inner Mongolia
The energy project would include a 1,200 megawatt supercritical power plant that would capture a portion of carbon dioxide (CO2) and convert it into green building materials, advancing carbon capture technology


1/19/2011 - London touts low-carbon economy
A key to advancing the development of a low-carbon economy is to team with countries already gaining ground


1/18/2011 - Business leaders demand coalition triggers mandatory carbon reporting rules
Leading firms and MPs lend support to Early Day Motion backing mandatory greenhouse gas reporting rules


1/13/2011 - EPA Grants Greenhouse-Gas Rule Exemption
The Agency is granting an exemption under its controversial greenhouse-gas requirements, saying that it will provide a three-year reprieve for facilities that burn wood chips and other biomass products to generate electricity


1/13/2011 - Landowners sound alarm over carbon sequestration
Calgary-based oil company denies link to problems


1/11/2011 - UK and Scotland sign up to low-carbon collaboration with China
UK Energy and Climate Secretary Chris Huhne yesterday pledged to work formally with China to promote low-carbon technologies


1/10/2011 - Jackson GS '86 to lead new EPA emission regulation efforts
The EPA has announced regulations over new power plants and refineries in the past week and will announce regulations for existing facilities within the next year


1/7/2011 - REDD taskforce is slow: Greenomics
Tardiness could affect Indonesia's promise to cut its GHG emissions


1/6/2011 - Government's carbon ambition outlined
Construction minister Mark Prisk wants UK contractors to export their skills in low-carbon construction


1/3/2011 - Smooth shift to low carbon use
The success of a low-carbon strategy depends on how strongly leadership facilitates the implementation of change management initiatives


1/3/2011 - Business chiefs back emissions initiative
THE Capital's business leaders have welcomed a new plan by the Scottish Government to cut greenhouse gas emissions


12/30/2010 - Are humans definitely causing global warming?
This question and answer is part of the Guardian's ultimate climate change FAQ


12/30/2010 - The EPA goes after carbon
The EPA announcement promised that it would consider costs and benefits of available emission-control technology


12/28/2010 - Taxing global climate change
It is official, scientists, politicians, and the collective wisdom of tens of millions of Californians have spoken


12/12/2010 - U.N. Agrees on a Process to Design the Global Taxing Scheme
Next year's meeting in Durban intends to get parties closer for a U.N. taxing scheme


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