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States ask U.S. top court to block Obama carbon emissions plan
2016-01-26 23:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A group of U.S. states led by coal producer West Virginia and oil producer Texas on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to put a hold on President Barack Obama's plan to curb carbon dioxide emissions from power plants to combat climate change. The 26 states filed a stay application with U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts after an appeals court in Washington declined last week to block Obama's Clean Power Plan while litigation over its lawfulness goes ahead. "If this court does not enter a stay, the...
EU and Switzerland to link carbon markets after talks conclude
2016-01-26 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Carbon Pulse: The EU is to link its carbon market to the much smaller Swiss ETS after the conclusion of five years of talks, Switzerland's environment ministry said on Monday, though the parties did not set a start date for the connection. The EU is to link its carbon market to the much smaller Swiss ETS after the conclusion of five years of talks, Switzerland`s environment ministry said on Monday, though the parties did not set a start date for the connection as that depends on when the parties resolve an...
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ExxonMobil's Energy Outlook Projects Energy Demand Increase And Decline In Carbon Intensity
2016-01-26 04:16:19| oilandgasonline Home Page
Global energy demand will increase 25 percent between 2014 and 2040, driven by population growth and economic expansion, ExxonMobil said recently in the 2016 edition of The Outlook for Energy.
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ExxonMobil's Energy Outlook Projects Energy Demand Increase And Decline In Carbon Intensity
2016-01-26 04:16:19| chemicalonline Home Page
Global energy demand will increase 25 percent between 2014 and 2040, driven by population growth and economic expansion, ExxonMobil said recently in the 2016 edition of The Outlook for Energy.
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Over-hunting threatens Amazonian forest carbon stocks
2016-01-26 04:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Over-hunting of large mammals in tropical forests could make climate change worse according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). Tropical forests worldwide store more than 460 billion tonnes of carbon. The Amazon is the largest and most species-rich tropical forest on Earth. Researchers studied the large-scale impact of wildlife extinctions induced by over-hunting on carbon storage right across the Amazon. The research shows that much of the above-ground carbon stock...
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