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EU carbon market to cancel out 700m tonnes of CO2 cuts

2013-06-28 10:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

RTCC: The EU carbon market could cancel out 700m tonnes of greenhouse gas reductions if ambitious reforms are not made, the campaign group Sandbag has claimed. A new report published by Sandbag claims CO2 cuts from other EU policies after 2020 as roll-over surpluses further weaken the effectiveness of the EUs flagship climate tool. The recession reduced demand for carbon credits while the absence of stricter EU climate targets meant supply remained too high. MEPs will vote on a plan to reduce...

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Xbox Ones $700M data center should help combat the PS4s onslaught

2013-06-24 20:59:44| Extremetech

In the wake of Microsoft backtracking on some of the draconian online requirements for the Xbox One, the company has been hard at work preparing the world for its next console. It has only been a few days since the announcement, and already so much has happened. There are more interesting tidbits than we know what to do with, so we're going to save you some time and bring you up to speed right here.

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