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UN resolves forest protection initiative at Bonn climate talks
2015-06-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: One of the key elements for a global climate deal was unexpectedly resolved in Bonn on Tuesday, with governments signing off on plans for a UN-backed forest protection scheme. Envoys told RTCC of their surprise at the agreement, which will see the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) programme form part of a Paris pact in December. It was successful we all got a little of what we wanted, said Ghana negotiator Yaw Osafo, who represented the Africa group at...
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Forest protection scheme sewn up at UN climate talks
2015-06-10 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Negotiators reached a surprise resolution to thorny issues relating to forest protection at U.N. climate talks on Tuesday, increasing the odds it will be included in a new global climate deal due to be agreed in Paris in December, experts said. Forest researchers said they had not expected progress in Bonn on tough questions surrounding the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) scheme. One of the issues was how projects to protect forests can show they are respecting...
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Up close and personal with Volkswagens e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest
2015-06-08 12:55:36| Green Car Congress
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Whole Foods Picks Vernon Hills Over Lake Forest
2015-06-06 03:42:50| Grocery - Topix.net
Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's upper North Shore, but will likely open in Vernon Hills rather than Lake Forest. The city of Lake Forest announced Friday they learned of the company's decision to pursue a location near several major retail centers in Vernon Hills earlier this week.
U.S., E.U. Fall Flat on Cutting Forest Emissions
2015-06-03 14:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: The United States and European Union are shirking chances to dent greenhouse gas emissions arising from forests and agriculture, a report charged on Tuesday. The major polluters have "considerable" potential to take steps like planting carbon-sucking trees and dialling down beef farming, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists. But in an analysis of CO2-cutting plans submitted by 34 countries in March ahead of a global climate pact, the US advocacy group says the emitting blocs are overlooking...
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