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Rising number of Qantas travellers paying premium for carbon offsets
2016-06-07 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: Carbon emissions remain a big issue for the aviation industry, says Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce. Photo: Bloomberg Individual travellers and corporate customers of Qantas Airways are increasingly choosing to pay a premium for voluntary carbon offsets amid growing awareness of the global environmental impact of the aviation industry. "I think [carbon emissions] is a big issue for the aviation industry, and if not the biggest, one of the biggest that we will be facing over the next decades,"...
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Lower Energy Bills And Reduce Carbon Footprint With Tips From Jacobs Heating & Air Conditioning
2016-06-06 05:38:10| pollutiononline News Articles
As the warmer summer months are approaching, many are dreading the upcoming bills associated with keeping homes cool. Not only are the cooling costs a concern, but the impact air conditioning has on the environment is something the eco-conscious worry about too
Airlines support carbon emissions deal despite costs: trade group
2016-06-03 17:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Airlines want one global deal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from air travel despite higher costs, in order to avoid a patchwork of regulation that would be harder to manage, an executive of the International Air Transport Association trade group said on Friday. The market-based plan must win the support of the United Nations aviation agency's 191 member countries at a fall assembly, or risk the European Union's imposing its own emissions trading scheme on international airlines. At its...
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Warming could boost carbon storage in Alaska forests
2016-06-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Climate change may dramatically increase carbon storage in Alaska's temperate forests, possibly offsetting the climate impacts of melting permafrost and wildfires, new research from the U.S. Geological Survey shows. But there's an asterisk: the study's authors said their projections could be skewed by a lack of data on methane emissions from lakes throughout northern Alaska, which could factor into how much carbon is ultimately stored by the forests. The Marie Creek Fire burns in Alaska in...
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EU Power-Price Boost on Hold as Traders Doubt Carbon Tax
2016-06-03 08:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: A jolt in power prices because of the introduction next year of a carbon floor price in France has so far failed to materialize as traders suspect the measure may be delayed or wont happen at all. French Environment and Energy Minister Segolene Royal said last month that the nation will introduce a floor price for carbon of about five times current permit levels. The tax would probably boost power prices because of higher running costs for price-setting coal-stations, potentially leading to closures...
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