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Clean air agency proposes new rules to cut and track oil-refinery emissions
2015-03-14 08:25:16| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The Bay Area's clean air agency has proposed two new rules to measure, track and reduce oil refinery air pollution as part of a new approach toward curbing oil-industry emissions. Political pressure for the tougher rules mounted after a 2012 fire at Chevron's Richmond oil refinery sent thousands to hospitals with eye, throat and lung irritation.
Chinas carbon emissions drop for the first time since 2001
2015-03-14 02:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: CHINAS emissions of climate-warming carbon dioxide fell last year for the first time in more than a decade, offering fresh evidence that efforts to control pollution in the nation of 1.4 billion people are gaining traction. Total carbon emissions in the worlds second-biggest economy dropped 2 percent in 2014 compared with the previous year, the first drop since 2001, according to a Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) estimate based on preliminary energy demand data from Chinas National Bureau...
Global CO2 emissions stall despite growth
2015-03-13 23:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence-France Presse: Global carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector stalled in 2014, the first time in 40 years during a period of economic growth, the International Energy Agency says. By far the main culprit in global warming, carbon dioxide emissions stood at 32.3 billion tonnes in 2014, unchanged from the previous year, the IEA said. "This is both a very welcome surprise and a significant one," IEA chief economist Fatih Birol said. "It provides much-needed momentum to negotiators preparing to forge...
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For the first time world economy grows while carbon emissions don't
2015-03-13 22:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Verge: For the last 40 years, whenever the world economy grew, so did the Earth's carbon dioxide levels -- until 2014, The Washington Post reports. The International Energy Agency (IEA) announced that in 2014, the economy grew and CO2 levels didn't. In the past, a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions was due to an economic downturn. That's because economic growth is often linked to increased energy use, which in turn increases emissions. The "decoupling" of the economy and carbon emissions was likely...
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Global energy emissions stalled last year
2015-03-13 17:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Figures have been released that suggest global emissions of carbon dioxide from the energy sector stalled for the first time in 40 years without an economic downturn in 2014, giving hope that emission targets to avoid dangerous levels of climate change can be achieved. The International Energy Agency (IEA) states that global carbon emissions stood at 32.3 billion tonnes in 2014, unchanged from the preceding year. The organisation argues that figures suggest that efforts to mitigate climate change...
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