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U.S. wants poor and rich countries alike to cut emissions under next climate treaty
2014-02-13 17:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: If the U.S. gets its way, developing countries will need to roll up their sleeves and do more to slow down global warming. The Obama administration is taking the position that poor and rich countries alike should be legally obligated to reduce the amount of climate-changing pollution that they produce after 2020, when a new climate treaty is expected to take effect. The Kytoto Protocol approach, which saw rich countries but not poor ones compelled to rein in greenhouse gas pollution, is "clearly...
Car Emissions Hurt You More Than Electricity Generating: Here's Why
2014-02-13 10:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNet: As an electric car owner, you're probably used to the accusatory look people give you when they inquire as to where your electricity comes from. The answer they're looking for is power stations, of course--before launching into a tirade about plug-in vehicles being just as dirty as regular combustion vehicles. Only they aren't. Even ignoring the fact that EV efficiency means their carbon emission output is lower, new research suggests that power stations themselves are responsible for fewer...
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China treads cautiously in setting up carbon emissions trading
2014-02-13 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
South China Morning Herald: China launched five regional carbon emissions exchanges last year, and two more are expected soon, but it is years away from having a mature trading platform. The mainland, which is taking a cautious approach in building a market-based mechanism for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, could shorten its learning curve by drawing lessons from the worlds largest carbon market in Europe. China has the advantage of being a late-comer in establishing a market to trade carbon dioxide emission...
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Reduced impact logging failing cut emissions in Indonesia
2014-02-10 14:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Advocates for reduced impact logging in tropical forests often make a case that better forest management cuts carbon emissions relative to traditional forms of timber harvesting. While the argument for altering logging approaches to limit forest damage makes intuitive sense, a new study suggests that the carbon benefits may not bear out in practice. Bronson Griscom and Peter Ellis of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Jack Putz of the University of Florida evaluated nine sites in logging concessions...
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Fires create a hazy future for Indonesia's carbon emissions targets
2014-02-10 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Forest fires that ravaged parts of Indonesia in mid-2013 and caused regional tensions have made it harder for the government to meet its goals for reducing carbon emissions, according to a report by climate scientists -- and experts and activists are warning that further fires are likely without better government regulation of land clearance in forest and peatland areas. Indonesia made international headlines last year after massive fires in forest and peatland areas in Riau province on Sumatra...
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