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A Model For Reducing Emissions
2013-03-20 00:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Who would have thought the United States would one day be a leader in cutting greenhouse gas emissions? This is the nation, after all, where a former chairman of the Senate committee on the environment, James Inhofe, wrote a book about global warming called The Greatest Hoax. This is where a presidential election took place not six months ago in which climate change barely merited a mention, buried under an avalanche of promises to dig for coal and drill for oil. Fuel economy performance for...
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Corn Residue Collection Impacts Erosion, Greenhouse Gas Emissions
2013-03-19 21:05:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: Purdue University Removing corn stover from agricultural fields to produce cellulosic ethanol requires careful management to avoid adding greenhouse gas emissions and soil erosion to the environment. read more
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Alternative Fuels Could Cut 80 Percent Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 2050
2013-03-19 18:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: The United States could cut petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050 for light-duty vehicles through the use of alternative fuels and strong government policies aimed at overcoming high costs and influencing consumer choices, according to a National Research Council report released on Monday. "To reach the 2050 goals for reducing petroleum use and greenhouse gases, vehicles must become dramatically more efficient, regardless of how they are powered," said Douglas...
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Major fuel, emissions savings unlikely in autos - report
2013-03-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Climate: Efforts to drastically slash automobile emissions and fuel use within 40 years don't stand a chance without subsidies, technology improvements and more stringent government standards, according to a report by a panel of experts released Monday. Congress in 2010 directed the National Research Council to assess the feasibility of reducing both gasoline use and greenhouse gas emissions in cars and light trucks by 80 percent by 2050. The council concluded that goal would be "extremely challenging."...
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China focuses on emissions plan
2013-03-19 08:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Brisbane Times: The Chinese government has unveiled a detailed roadmap for a national emissions trading scheme in a significant sign the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter will introduce a country-wide carbon price. Speaking in Washington, the deputy director of China's powerful National Development and Reform Commission, Wang Shu, backed a national scheme, saying it could provide ''an efficient and lower-cost approach for addressing climate change and realising low carbon development''. The speech to...
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