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Carbon tax repeal sparks jump Australia electricity emissions
2015-07-05 08:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Electricity emissions have jumped since the repeal of the carbon tax, the Climate Council says. The council cites new data by consultants Pitt & Sherry, showing carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity grid went up 6.4m tonnes in the last financial year since the tax was axed. The increase of 4.3% has undone part of an 11% fall in emissions during the two years the tax was in place. The federal government will soon outline Australias post-2020 targets, before the Paris conference in...
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Enbridge Inc CEO Al Monaco's big pipeline plans clash with carbon emissions debate
2015-07-04 21:37:56| Energy - Topix.net
When Kelly McPhillamey decided to launch her new hair studio in the Roots on Whyte Community Building in 2012, she knew it wouldn't be easy. The $6.5-billion Northern Gateway will transport 525,000 barrels per day of Alberta crude to Asian markets via the West Coast.
Once hailed solution climate change, carbon capture & storage is not happening'
2015-07-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is backed by governments and the International Energy Agency (IEA) as one of the best methods of reducing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and saving the planet from overheating. The problem is that despite this enthusiasm and the fact that CCS (also called carbon sequestration) is technically possible, it is not happening. It is cheaper and easier to build wind and solar farms to produce electricity than it is to collect and store the carbon from coal-powered...
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EU carbon system needs more protection from market abuse: Auditor
2015-07-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The European Union's carbon market is still failing to be managed properly and more improvements are needed to protect it from abuse, the EU's auditor said on Thursday. The EU's Emissions Trading System (ETS) is central to the 28-member bloc's efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions but has endured a series of damaging scandals over its 10-year existence, including value-added tax fraud, the resale of used credits, phishing scams and cybertheft. The system, which is supposed to cap the carbon...
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Alaska Airlines, Boeing team up to reduce carbon emissions at Sea-Tac
2015-07-02 08:25:48| Airlines - Topix.net
Alaska Air Group and Boeing have a plan to reduce carbon emissions at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport , and other airports across the country. It's not biofuels, more efficient aircraft or a dramatic change in the planes.
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