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Renault promises plan to bring down emissions from diesel vehicles
2016-01-18 11:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: French carmaker Renault on Monday promised to come up with a technical plan over coming weeks to bring down harmful emissions of its vehicles. On Thursday, a government-appointed commission said that Renaults diesel cars failed pollution tests and investigators raided its facilities, raising fears the French carmaker could be caught up in an emissions scandal similar to the one engulfing Volkswagen, which has admitted to using cheating software to fool tests. Frances environment minister,...
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Justin Trudeau Is Bringing Stephen Harpers Emissions Plan to the Paris Climate Talks
2015-11-04 14:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vice: On the eve of his swearing in, Canada's next prime minister already has climate critics on his doorstep. On Thursday, climate protesters are planning a "climate welcome" outside Canada's prime ministerial residence, 24 Sussex Drive, to remind Justin Trudeau of his commitment to the environment. During the election, Trudeau dazzled Canadians with big talk of bringing the provincial premiers to the Paris climate conference on November 30 and keeping global warming below two degrees Celsius, but...
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Environmental department to show plan for reducing emissions at Portsmouth meeting
2015-10-04 06:15:20| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality will present a plan to reduce carbon emissions from existing power plants Tuesday night. The event is scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m. at Tidewater Community College in Portsmouth, according to a news release from the Virginia League of Conservation Voters.
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Obama's climate plan seeks to slash emissions from power plants
2015-08-02 22:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The White House said it will launch the first ever rule on Monday to cut carbon emissions from power plants, a plan that opponents in the coal industry and their political allies will fight in the courts. In a fact sheet issued on Sunday, the White House said President Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan will cut emissions by 32 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. The plan cuts emissions about 9 percent deeper than a last year's draft, the White House said. But it gives states two years more to cut...
In twist, Obama emissions plan satisfies industry, worries greens
2015-06-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: For two years, President Barack Obama has used his executive power to impose new rules to cut carbon emissions, targeting cars and power plants, buoying environmentalists and infuriating industry. His latest foray - regulating commercial aviation - had the opposite effect. On Wednesday, the administration took a first step toward cutting greenhouse gas emissions from the nation's fleet of aircraft, releasing a scientific finding that said emissions from plane engines pose a risk to human health...
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