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Zero carbon emissions target to be enshrined in UK law
2016-03-14 20:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The UK will enshrine in law a long-term goal of reducing its carbon emissions to zero, as called for in last years historic Paris climate deal. Responding to former Labour leader Ed Milibands call to put the target into law, energy minister Andrea Leadsom told parliament on Monday: The government believes that we will need to take the step of enshrining the Paris goal for net zero emissions in UK law. The question is not whether but how we do it. The UK is already legally bound by the Climate...
How a Voluntary Carbon Fee is Helping Microsoft and the Planet
2016-03-14 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
TJ DiCaprio: At the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21) this past December, 196 nations reached a global climate deal that sent a strong signal to the world--now is the time to prepare for the low-carbon economy of the future. That was a hard-won agreement, but now the harder work begins. How will governments and the private sector take action to decrease emissions? And perhaps more critically, how will they do so at a pace sufficient to meet the goal of keeping global temperature rise well below 2...
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Developing nations to get assistance for carbon emissions cut
2016-03-14 04:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNBC: Developed countries will provide financial support to developing nations for technology development and transfer to reduce carbon emissions under the new agreement reached at the Paris Climate Change summit, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. "Under the Paris Agreement adopted in December 2015, it has been agreed that developed countries will provide financial support to developing countries for strengthening cooperative action on technology development and transfer," Environment Minister Prakash...
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Xcel Energy Recognized For Reducing Carbon Emissions
2016-03-14 02:52:39| pollutiononline News Articles
Xcel Energy’s leadership in reducing carbon dioxide emissions received national recognition from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, March 9, 2016
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Carbondale eyes bold move with carbon tax
2016-03-12 23:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Aspen Times: Carbondale is looking at the first comprehensive carbon tax in the Roaring Fork Valley and what's believed to be only the second one of its kind in the country. The town will ask voters in the April 5 election to approve a "climate action excise tax" on electricity and natural gas used by residences and businesses. The tax is being proposed at a rate where the average homeowners would pay $5 to $7 more per month. The average business would pay between $10 and $30 more per month, according to...
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