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Food Waste Worsens Greenhouse Gas Emissions: FAO
2013-09-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates the direct cost to producers of food that goes to waste is currently $750 billion annually, a figure that excludes wasted fish and seafood. But the FAO says the waste not only causes huge economic losses but is also doing very significant damage to natural resources -- climate, water, land and biodiversity. Without accounting for greenhouse gas emissions from land use change, the carbon footprint of food produced and not eaten is estimated...
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EPA proposes cap on power plant carbon emissions
2013-09-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Summit County: Dovetailing with the upcoming new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, the EPA this week issues sweeping new rules that could help cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions significantly. Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA proposed setting standards that would cap carbon pollution from new gas and coal-fired plants. At the same time, the agency is seeking stakeholder input to set carbon pollution standards for existing plants. The new rules would mark a significant step toward achieving...
US sets limits for power plants' carbon emissions
2013-09-22 08:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of India: The US government has announced a system to limit carbon emissions from new US power plants, marking the first time Washington attempting to control the proliferation of greenhouse gases. "The science tells us that climate change is real, human activities are fuelling that change, and we must take action to avoid the most devastating consequences," environmental protection agency administrator Gina McCarthy said during a speech. President Barack Obama's Climate Action Plan "calls on federal agencies...
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Challenges Await Plan to Reduce Emissions
2013-09-21 04:36:23| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Obama administration's potentially pathbreaking proposal for carbon emission limits on new power plants will face political and legal challenges from opponents who argue that the technology needed has not been close to being proven as the law requires. The draft rule was announced on Friday at the National Press Club by Gina McCarthy, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. But to protect industries from pie-in-the-sky requirements, current law limits what rules the agency...
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ORNL study finds aluminum-intensive vehicles can deliver up to 29% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to typical steel-bodied vehicle
2013-09-20 20:30:24| Green Car Congress
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