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Australia to repeal carbon tax
2013-10-05 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Living on Earth: Climate desk producer James West tells host Steve Curwood that much of the coal China burns comes from Australia. The new Prime Minister down under intends to repeal Australia's carbon tax, leaving many worried about the country's contribution to climate change. Transcript CURWOOD: The human impact on the climate is a global problem, yet the global solution will require many local actions. Consider the Asian Pacific. China is now the world's biggest emitter of carbon dioxide, thanks to the...
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IPCC report contains 'grave' carbon budget message
2013-10-05 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Within the voluminous report from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published on Sept. 27 is a conclusion as sobering as any climate change warning to date. The world is currently on track to emit enough greenhouse gases by about 2040 to exceed the globally agreed upon temperature target of 3.6°F (commonly referred to in international negotiations as the 2°C target), beyond which the risks of "dangerous' consequences of global warming escalate. In laying out a global...
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Abandoned Russian farmland soaks up 50 million tons of carbon every year
2013-10-04 23:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: When the USSR collapsed, the communal farming systems that helped feed the union`s citizens collapsed with it. Farmers abandoned 1 million acres of farmland and headed into the cities in search of work. New research by European scientists has revealed the staggering climate benefits of that sweeping change in land use. According to the study, published in the journal Global Change Biology, wild vegetation growing on former USSR farming lands has sucked up approximately 50 million tons of carbon...
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Ben Weiss's Eye on Asia: Carbon fiber is sparkling again
2013-10-04 18:28:57| Chemicals - Topix.net
In a Feb. 12 column, "Can carbon make returns sparkle?" Eye on Asia hinted that carbon-fiber manufacturers could become the subject of further merger and acquisition interest.
Carbon Cuts Loom for Airlines as Aviation Group Eyes Global Market
2013-10-04 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The United Nations aviation agency approved the first steps toward a market-based approach to reduce emissions in the $708 billion airline industry. The International Civil Aviation Organizations assembly of nations from the U.S. to Russia and the European Union today agreed to complete a plan in the next three years for a market to start in 2020. The accord for airlines, responsible for 2 percent of pollution worldwide, is unprecedented for a single global industry. In a blow to the European...
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