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UK and EU need massive renewables pushes to meet 2030 carbon targets
2014-03-02 07:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Back in 2008 the then French president Nicholas Sarkozy used his countrys presidency of the EU to secure agreement for 20% of Europes energy to come from renewables by 2020. It was a move that kickstarted the mass deployment of renewable technologies across our continent. So what should we make of the European commissions latest proposals for 2030? These proposals have a stated aim of increasing the share of renewables across the EU as a whole to 27%, but at the same time remove the central...
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UK LowCVP says road transport CO2 reductions require both improved vehicle efficiency and lower carbon fuels; need for advanced liquid fuels
2014-02-28 21:30:35| Green Car Congress
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Calgon Carbon to Provide Drinking Water Treatment in South Korea
2014-02-27 23:51:00| Chemical Processing
Company will install granular activated carbon in newly constructed carbon filters to remove unpleasant taste and odor from the plants source water.
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Indonesian Government May Buy Carbon Offsets from Domestic Forest Conservation
2014-02-27 10:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecosystem Marketplace: Southeast Asia has more than 27 million hectares of forested peatland, and peat releases devastating amounts of methane and carbon when drained or burned. Approximately 80% of the world's peatland is in Indonesia, and much of it is slated to be converted to palm oil plantations, thanks to land-use concessions granted well before the decidedly green President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono took office a decade ago. At the same time, the Indonesian government is implementing a detailed strategy to harness...
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Global climate laws now cover nearly 90% of carbon pollution
2014-02-27 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: Over 60 countries responsible for 88% of global greenhouse gas emissions now have legislation aimed at cutting carbon pollution and promoting green growth. The finding is part of a new study by the London-based NGO Globe International, which the UN says is the most comprehensive analysis to date of the reach and depth of national climate change laws around the world. It comes 18 months before a new UN emission reduction treaty is set to be signed in Paris, and amid growing fears that leading...
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