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Carbon Footprint Reporting at the Portland Water Bureau
2013-07-31 19:16:08| PortlandOnline
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Jatropha Carbon Farming Could Lower Atmospheric CO2 Levels
2013-07-31 19:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: The large-scale planting of jatropha trees in the worlds arid regions could help reduce atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide, a new study says. Using computer models and data from plantations in Egypt, India, and Madagascar, a team of German scientists calculated that plantations of the durable, scrubby jatropha which can also be used as a biofuel could capture 17 to 25 tons of carbon dioxide per hectare annually. Jatropha is particularly suited for so-called carbon farming because it can...
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Will California and Australia trade carbon credits?
2013-07-31 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Kcet: California's greenhouse gas cap and trade program will basically merge with a similar program in Quebec in January. If a Tuesday announcement by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is any indication, Australia may be next. The announcement comes in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between CARB, which manages the state's greenhouse gas emissions credit auction and trading program, and the Australian Government Clean Energy Regulator. The MOU doesn't come right out and say that...
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UK unveils new planning guidance for renewable and low carbon energy
2013-07-31 01:00:00| Power Technology
The UK Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has unveiled a new planning guidance for renewable and low carbon energy.
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UK introduces new energy measures to cut carbon emissions
2013-07-31 01:00:00| Power Technology
The UK government has unveiled new changes for building energy efficiency standards as part of its plans to cut carbon emissions, tackle climate change and make all new homes zero carbon from 2016.
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