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Ding Li’s Blog: New Opportunity for Biodiesel under CDM?

November 4, 2009

The CDM EB adopted a ground breaking methodology (ACM0017) in 2010 which allows for biodiesel production (not consumption) to be registered as a CDM project (generating CER) under the UNFCCC framework. This is a break from previous regulations and big step forward in recognizing the potential role of biodiesel in combating climate change. Not surprisingly, [...]

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10 Global Cities & Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions

September 25, 2009

A new report ranks ten leading world cities on their greenhouse gas emissions. It also examines how and why the emissions differ.

As the report says, over 50% of the world’s population lives in urban areas. Leading cities of the world, global cities, are the places where greenhouse gas emissions really need to be cut. The greenest city from the study is Barcelona and the worst is Denver.

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StatoilHydro in trouble for CO2 emissions

August 13, 2009

| Sourced From Icenews.is |
StatoilHydro, the gas and oil giant, has found itself in trouble with the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority over excessive CO2 emissions from its Molkoya gas plant along the coast of the Barents Sea. The Authority has ordered StatoilHydro to take care of this violation or face consequences.
The oil and gas company [...]

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Carbon pollution will rise without action: Government

August 10, 2009

| Sourced From LiveNews.com.au |
Carbon pollution in Australia will rise by 20 per cent if an emissions trading scheme is not introduced, a government report says.
Greenhouse gases rose by an average of 1.6 per cent annually between September 1998 and March 2009, the Department of Climate Change report, released on Sunday, said.
Without an emissions trading [...]

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IDC Plans ICT Sustainability Index to Guide Nations Towards Their CO2 Emissions Targets

August 8, 2009

| Sourced From Businesswire.com |
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IDC today announced plans to create an index that scores a country’s ability to use information and communications technologies (ICT) to effectively reduce its CO2 emissions. Results of the first IDC ICT Sustainability Index™ will be released prior to the United Nations Climate Change Conference to be held December [...]

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Scientists use satellites to reduce CO2 emissions emitted by trucks

August 8, 2009

| Sourced From Dailyindia.com |
Paris, August 5: Two German inventors have come up with an idea on how to use satellites to reduce the overall carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted by the
trucks, and improve the allocation of truck capacity.
Dr Mario Neugebauer and Dr Jurgen Anke from German company ‘ubigrate GmbH’ came up with an intelligent solution [...]

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Reports: US’ best source of carbon-free energy is efficiency

August 4, 2009

| Sourced From Arstechnica.com |
Back in 2001, a prominent politician derided energy efficiency efforts, saying, “Conservation may be a sign of personal virtue, but it is not a sufficient basis for a sound, comprehensive energy policy.” This week saw a pair of reports that can be viewed as a giant “au contraire.” The National Academies [...]

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Bike commuting = less CO2 + cost savings + good mood

August 4, 2009

I wish I could report that “environmental reasons” were behind my decision to start commuting by bike. But the real motivation was much simpler: I’m a cheapskate and biking saves money.
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Taoiseach in High Court challenge to release Cabinet CO2 document

July 31, 2009

| Sourced From Irishtimes.com |
THE TAOISEACH has brought a High Court challenge to the Commissioner for Environmental Information’s decision ordering the release to a Dublin man of a document containing information of a 2003 Cabinet discussion of greenhouse gas emissions.
Commissioner Emily O’Reilly directed release of the document to Gary Fitzgerald after deciding a 2003 EU [...]

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Study: Global warming speeds CO2 release

July 31, 2009

| Sourced From Themoneytimes.com |
Amsterdam, Netherlands — Global warming is speeding the release of carbon dioxide, a chief greenhouse gas, from underground peat forms in subarctic wetlands, Dutch research indicates.
The research suggests rising temperatures are adding to the magnitude and velocity of global warming, Free University plant ecologist Ellen Dorrepaal and colleagues write in the [...]

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