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EPA Approves New Climate-Friendly Refrigerants/Rule Supports President's Climate Action Plan By Curbing Emissions Of Potent Greenhouse Gases
2015-03-09 03:33:36| pollutiononline Home Page
As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is increasing the options for refrigerants used in various kinds of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment in the United States that offer better climate protection without harming the ozone layer
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Local carbon emissions down 35 percent per person. City and County release draft 2015 Climate Action Plan proposing next steps.
2015-03-04 20:47:20| PortlandOnline
Community comments welcome on draft plan for City of Portland and Multnomah County to cut carbon 80 percent by 2050. Public comment period open through April 10, 2015.
Brazil climate change plan backfires, doubling steel emissions
2015-02-10 16:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A plan to reduce climate-changing emissions from Brazil's steel industry has failed, causing the amount of carbon pollution produced by the sector to double in less than a decade, researchers said. Brazilian steel producers switched their energy source from coal to charcoal from forests, causing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to rise to 182 million tonnes in 2007 from 91 million tonnes in 2000, according to a study published in the journal Nature Climate Change. "Increased global demand for steel,...
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Australia: Climate Change Authority questions efficiency & effectiveness of Emissions Reduction Fund
2014-12-22 22:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: The government's Climate Change Authority has questioned the efficiency and effectiveness of the Emissions Reduction Fund, the centre piece of the Coalition's controversial "Direct Action" climate policy, and says the scheme is unlikely to deliver on long-standing emissions reduction targets. The authority, charged with providing independent advice on climate-change policy, warned the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) risked paying large amounts to polluters for emission reductions that would have...
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Australia: Direct Action unlikely meet emissions target, says Climate Change Authority
2014-12-22 05:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The governments climate advisory body has delivered a stark assessment of the Coalitions policies, stating it was unlikely that its Direct Action policy would meet Australias 5% emissions reduction target and calling for the renewable energy target (RET) to remain intact. The Climate Change Authority, which the Coalition unsuccessfully attempted to abolish, has conducted two statutory reviews for the government: one on the RET and one on the carbon farming initiative (CFI). The existing...
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