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China, U.S. Back Global Climate Deal, Vow Slash Emissions
2014-11-12 07:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: The leaders of the world`s two biggest greenhouse gas emitting nations -- China and the United States -- today jointly pledged ambitious actions to limit climate change "for the common good." Emerging from their bilateral meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Beijing, President Barack Obama and President Xi Jinping said in a joint statement that their countries "have a critical role to play in combating global climate change, one of the greatest threats facing humanity."...
Copa-Cogeca Urges EU to Reject Plans to Slash Agriculture Spending in 2015
2014-10-16 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - Copa-Cogeca attacks EU Commission plans to slash agriculture spending in 2015 when farmers and agri-cooperatives hit by unprecedented Russian crisis
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White House tackles HFC emissions to slash global warming
2014-09-16 18:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The Obama administration said on Tuesday (Sep 16) it will slash emissions of hydroflourocarbons (HFCs), a potent greenhouse gas used to fuel refrigerators and air conditioners that contributes to global warming. The White House joined twenty companies, including Coca Cola, PepsiCo, Target, Dupont and Honeywell, to scale down or eliminate HFCs in production chains. Subcontractors in federal offices will also phase down the use of HFCs. The new commitments will reduce the equivalent of 700 million...
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Malaysia Airline System to slash 6,000 staff
2014-09-01 01:00:00| Airport Technology
Malaysia's state investment fund Khazanah Nasional Berhad has announced a 12-point enabling plan to put the struggling Malaysian Airline System (MAS) to sustained profitability.
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Exporting Coal to Korea Could Slash Emissions by 21 Percent, Analysis Finds
2014-08-20 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Exporting U.S. coal to South Korean power plants could cut greenhouse gas emissions by 21 percent compared to burning it at less efficient U.S. plants, according to researchers at Duke University. The strategy could also generate more than $25 billion in economic activity in the U.S. and cut emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and particulate matter, the researchers say. For those benefits to occur, however, U.S. plants would need to replace the exported coal with natural gas, and South...
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