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OECD: We must eliminate fossil fuel emissions
2013-10-09 23:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ITN: The OECD Secretary General said the world must banish fossil fuel emissions "towards the second half of the century". "That means we need to start now," Angel Gurria added. Mr Gurria said it was an "intergenerational responsibility" that meant a "big, fat price" needed to be put on carbon. He said measures needed to be applied both to the developed and the developing world, adding that the "exemplary" work the UK had done in legislating for emissions targets needed to continue.
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7 states sue EPA, seek wood boiler emissions rules
2013-10-09 20:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Seven states filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Environmental Protection Agency over health-damaging air pollution from outdoor wood-fired boilers that have become popular for residential heating. The lawsuit asks a federal court to order EPA to review and adopt updated emissions limits for the boilers, which have been banned in some states and are strictly regulated in others. The coalition includes New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont. New...
International airlines face emissions caps from 2020
2013-10-09 19:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: AIR travel isn't yet guilt-free, but it might be getting a bit greener. A UN agreement announced on 4 October means that airlines will have to curb their greenhouse gas emissions for international flights from 2020. The deal, brokered by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), seems like a big step forwards for efforts to tackle climate change. The agreement is a historic milestone for air transport, says ICAO council president Roberto Kobeh González. "We have ultimately determined...
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Ricardo and Doosan DL06 diesel with TVCS achieves Tier 4f emissions without need for DPF
2013-10-09 18:30:23| Green Car Congress
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World must eliminate fossil fuel emissions, OECD chief says
2013-10-09 08:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The world must eliminate emissions from burning fossil fuels in the second half of this century to lower the economic cost of climate change, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said on Wednesday. Leading economist and climate change expert Nicholas Stern has said that investment equivalent to 2 percent of global gross domestic product a year is needed to limit and adapt to climate change. OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria acknowledged that climate change had...
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