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China's big polluters exceed emission limits - report
2014-01-16 11:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Online emissons figures reported by most coal-fired power plants and factories in China surpassed government limits, a group of NGOs and research institutes said, warning that the situation is likely to worsen in July, when targets get tougher. High pollution levels have sparked widespread public anger in China, and officials concerned about social unrest have responded by implementing tougher policies. Coal plants, iron and steel producers, and petrochemicals were the main culprits behind...
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Canada: Paying for climate change: Tax the polluters
2013-12-19 10:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vancouver Sun: In late November, most of Metro Vancouver's municipalities voted to accept the blue-box recycling system of something called Multi-Material B.C. MMBC is a non-profit, industryfunded group, and at the encouragement of the provincial government, it was formed, essentially, to turn the management of the civic blue-box recycling system on its head. Where once the cost of recycling was borne by consumers and taxpayers, the MMBC system was designed to reverse that, and have the cost of recycling paid...
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Australia's carbon fund a windfall for big polluters -analysts
2013-12-09 11:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Australia risks wasting up to A$2 billion ($1.8bn) of its planned Emissions Reduction Fund if it goes ahead with moves to give big polluters carbon credits based on historical efficiency levels, analysts Reputex said on Thursday. The A$2.55 billion fund, known as ERF, is the cornerstone of the conservative government's strategy to achieve its target of cutting Australia's greenhouse gas emissions to 5 percent below 2000 levels by 2020. Under the policy, set to be implemented next year, the...
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Missouris power plants among worst US greenhouse gas polluters
2013-09-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Missouri Public Radio: This report by the Environment America Research & Policy Center says coal-fired power plants are responsible for about 40 percent of U.S. carbon dioxide pollution. Missouri's coal-fired power plants are among the largest sources of carbon dioxide pollution in the country and a significant contributor to global warming. That's according to a new report released this week by the advocacy group Environment America. The report ranks Missouri tenth among U.S. states when it comes to carbon dioxide...
Australia: The Coalitions climate change policy: it's the public, not polluters, who pay
2013-08-20 03:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: You don't have to be a policy expert to realise that if the Coalition is serious about climate change, it will have to take its Direct Action Plan back to the drawing board. Having spent time analysing the parties' climate change policies for the University of Melbourne's Election Watch, I'm disappointed that yet another speech by Greg Hunt, the shadow minister for climate action, failed to answer key questions about the Coalition's climate policy. As it stands, the Direct Action Plan falls short...
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