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Mercury emissions threaten ocean, lake food webs
2013-01-18 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental Health News: As United Nations delegates end their mercury treaty talks today, scientists warn that ongoing emissions are more of a threat to food webs than the mercury already in the environment. At the same time, climate change is likely to alter food webs and patterns of mercury transport in places such as the Arctic, which will further complicate efforts to keep the contaminant out of people and their food. The discovery that new mercury seems to be more of a threat than old mercury could add impetus for...
EU carbon capture needs emissions limit
2013-01-18 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The European Union will have to introduce mandatory standards to limit power plant emissions, given a failure to introduce carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology plus rising coal consumption and the construction of new coal power plants. A market-based approach to limit coal emissions through CCS has failed. The Commission had hoped to motivate the building of CCS pilot plants mostly through its emissions trading scheme. But the carbon price hit a record low on Thursday, and the savings...
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US-Europe fight over airline emissions could help talks on climate change
2013-01-15 19:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: With a limited outlook for international climate negotiations, some hope can be found in a battle currently underway between the United States and Europe over the regulation of airline emissions. This is the first major international conflict over a specific climate policy and it may be the catalyst necessary to get the European Union, the US, and China engaged in serious bargaining at an industry level. The fight is between the EU and several other countries, including the US and China, regarding...
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How green was my valley? Climate advisers praise Wales 'good progress' on emissions reduction
2013-01-15 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Wales is making "good progress" towards its goal of delivering three per cent year-on-year greenhouse gas emission reductions, according to a new report from the UK's independent Committee on Climate Change (CCC). The report, which was commissioned by the Welsh Assembly government, praised the country's emission reduction efforts and its climate adaptation plans, despite concluding that emissions rose in 2010 due to a unseasonably cold winter. FURTHER READING Plan to link offshore windfarms...
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Beijing authorities act to curb emissions as air pollution hits record level
2013-01-14 12:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: After Beijing experienced record levels of air pollution on Saturday, the Chinese government implements a 2012 emergency response plan with the powers to shut down polluting manufacturers and curb government car use. Fifty-four high-emission manufacturers were ordered to reduce 30% of their pollutant discharges
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