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Shipping and aviation to account for 40% of all CO2 emissions in 2050
2015-11-25 01:00:00| Ship Technology
A new scientific study published by the European Parliament has revealed that the shipping and aviation sectors will contribute 40% of all CO2 emissions in 2050 if left unchecked.
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VW cars 'also cheat EU emissions tests'
2015-11-23 13:38:41| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A lab test carried out for the BBC shows that VW diesel cars programmed with a "defeat device" can cheat the official EU pollution test, as well as the test in the US.
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Study finds substantial increase in nanoparticles in air as it crosses the Baltic Sea; shipping emissions responsible for about half
2015-11-23 11:55:30| Green Car Congress
Oil-rich Canadian province to impose tax carbon emissions
2015-11-22 19:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Alberta, home to Canadas controversial oil sands, said on Sunday it will implement an economywide tax on carbon emissions in 2017, addressing long-standing criticism that it is not doing enough to combat climate change. The provincial government estimated that the plan, including a pledge to phase out pollution from coal-fired electricity generation by 2030 and limit emissions from the oil-sands industry, would generate $2.25 billion in annual revenue. Backed by prominent representatives from...
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Ed Miliband urges UK to enshrine zero carbon emissions target in law
2015-11-22 18:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Ed Miliband has called on the UK to become the first country in the world to enshrine in law a target of reducing carbon emissions to zero. The former Labour leader and energy secretary said Britain should show leadership and send a clear signal to businesses by building on its existing target of cutting emissions by 80% by 2050 under the Climate Change Act. The intervention, in a comment article for the Guardian, comes a week before world leaders including David Cameron and Barack Obama meet for...
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