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Airlines For America Supports Ongoing Work On International Aircraft Emissions Standard
2015-06-15 03:28:27| pollutiononline News Articles
Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, recently issued the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announced finding, as required under the Clean Air Act and Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on aircraft greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
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Cutting carbon emissions could have indirect effects on hunger
2015-06-13 07:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: As many of the world's nations prepare and implement plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions, researchers say another critical factor needs to be considered. A new study has found for the first time that efforts to keep global temperatures in check will likely lead to more people going hungry. That risk doesn't negate the need for mitigation but highlights the importance of comprehensive policies.
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In twist, Obama emissions plan satisfies industry, worries greens
2015-06-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: For two years, President Barack Obama has used his executive power to impose new rules to cut carbon emissions, targeting cars and power plants, buoying environmentalists and infuriating industry. His latest foray - regulating commercial aviation - had the opposite effect. On Wednesday, the administration took a first step toward cutting greenhouse gas emissions from the nation's fleet of aircraft, releasing a scientific finding that said emissions from plane engines pose a risk to human health...
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Ethiopia to cut carbon emissions by two-thirds by 2030
2015-06-11 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Ethiopia has set targets to slash carbon emissions by two-thirds within the next 15 years, the most ambitious goal so far presented to an upcoming UN climate change conference in Paris. "Ethiopia intends to achieve its vision of becoming carbon-neutral, with the mid-term goal of attaining middle-income status," according to a statement published on the website of the UN convention on climate change. Addis Ababa has set a target to reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases by 64 percent by 2030,...
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EPA moves toward limits on emissions from US airlines
2015-06-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moved Wednesday to start the process of regulating greenhouse gas emissions from the nations fleet of commercial aircraft, a long-desired objective of environmental groups. But some fear the ultimate approach may prove too weak. The agency released a proposed endangerment finding, meaning that it is suggesting that aircraft engines may contribute to the air pollution that causes climate change and endangers public health and welfare. Thats what the...
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