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China tops EU in per-capita greenhouse-gas pollution
2014-09-27 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Leader Post: China surpassed the European Union in pollution levels per capita for the first time last year, propelling to a record the worldwide greenhouse-gas emissions that are blamed for climate change. The findings led by scientists at two British universities show the scale of the challenge of reining in emissions damaging the climate. They estimate that humans already have spewed into the atmosphere two-thirds of the fossil-fuel emissions allowable under scenarios that avoid irreversible changes to...
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China's war on pollution could leave Australia dirty coal out in cold
2014-09-25 16:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecologist: To tackle its serious air pollution, China is imposing stringent restrictions on dirty coal high in ash or sulphur, writes Shabbir Ahmad. One result: half of Australia's coal exports to China face exclusion, or extra 'washing' costs. But Australia's response is not to raise environmental quality. Instead, it's increasing production. if Australia wants to remain an energy exporter far into the future, it should focus on developing renewable energy products. China's recent move to limit imports...
China tops Europe for first time per-capita pollution
2014-09-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: China surpassed the European Union in pollution levels per capita for the first time last year, propelling the greenhouse gases that cause global warming to a record. Each person in China produced 7.2 tons of carbon dioxide on average compared with 6.8 tons in Europe and 1.9 tons in India in 2013, according a study by the Global Carbon Project. Those countries along with the U.S. accounted for almost two-thirds of emissions and 80 percent of the growth in pollution. The findings show the scale...
Montana begins crafting a strategy for reducing climate pollution
2014-09-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Beacon: As the debate rages over the federal government imposing sweeping regulations over states, Montana is developing a strategy that could reduce climate pollution without closing coal plants while improving energy efficiency and increasing other forms of cleaner renewable resources. In a letter to Montanans last week, Gov. Steve Bullock outlined a list of options that could diversify and clean the states energy landscape. The potential changes, detailed in a preliminary report from the Montana...
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CHINA: Dye-maker to be shut down for desert pollution
2014-09-19 13:39:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A textile dye maker in northwest China has been ordered to demolish its factory on the edge of the Tengger Desert after discharging waste water into one of the country's largest deserts for more than a decade.
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