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World's most distinct mammals and amphibians mapped
2013-05-16 03:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Scientists have developed the first map of the world's unique and most endangered mammals and amphibians. The map highlights the fact that only a fraction of the areas identified as critical for the conservation of these species are protected. Among the species highlighted by the map are the Mexican salamander, the Sunda pangolin and the black and white ruffed Lemur. The research is published in the journal Plos One. The Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) project has...
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Nampak develops worlds first milk bottle with 30% rHDPE
2013-05-16 01:00:00| Packaging Gateway
UK-based major plastic milk bottle manufacturer Nampak Plastics has achieved a new global first after it trialling, testing and now supplying a four-pint milk bottle with up to 30% recycled high density polyethylene (rHDPE).
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Intel loses ground as world's top semiconductor company, survey says
2013-05-14 14:55:44| InfoWorld: Top News
As Intel mulls a plan to expand its contract-manufacturing operations, the company has lost ground as the world's top semiconductor company to chip suppliers benefitting from the success of mobile devices, according to a study by IC Insights released on Monday. Based on revenue, Intel remained the top semiconductor company, but has lost market share to Samsung and Qualcomm, which design and supply chips for smartphones and tablets. A lot of Intel's chips are being used in PCs, whose sales are falling.
South Korea on course to have the world's highest carbon prices
2013-05-14 11:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: In a little over 18 months, South Korea will launch a scheme that will cap around 70% of its greenhouse gas emissions. A White Paper published today by research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance, in cooperation with Ernst & Young, concludes that the design is the most ambitious yet proposed anywhere, and could result in the Korean carbon price reaching the penalty level of $90/tCO2 exceeding that in any other emissions trading system (ETS) in the world. The predicted high prices in the Korean...
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Report: South Korea to launch world's most ambitious carbon trading scheme
2013-05-14 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: South Korea is preparing to introduce the world's most ambitious emissions trading scheme, potentially paving the way for carbon costs as high as $90 a tonne for many of the country's key industries. That is the stark conclusion of a major new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and Ernst & Young, which hails the proposed scheme as the world's most ambitious carbon-pricing policy but warns that changes to the proposals may be required before the scheme is introduced in 2015 to avoid...
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