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Time To Seize Opportunity To Slash Carbon Emissions From Global Aviation
2013-05-24 04:27:13| pollutiononline News Articles
Governments charged with developing a global plan to reduce carbon pollution from the airline industry need to seize a historic opportunity to slash those emissions coming up in the next few weeks, according to a group of environmental organizations who rallied this morning in Montreal
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US: Manufacturing adds most to shoes' carbon footprint
2013-05-23 17:36:18| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A new assessment of the carbon footprint of a pair of running shoes has shown that most of the environmental impact comes from manufacturing processes - a result that surprised researchers.
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China to begin cutting carbon emissions one city at a time
2013-05-23 15:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: China has unveiled details of its first pilot carbon-trading program, which will begin next month in the southern city of Shenzhen. The trading scheme will cover 638 companies responsible for 38% of the city's total emissions, the Shenzhen branch of the powerful National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced on Wednesday. The scheme will eventually expand to include transportation, manufacturing and construction companies. Shenzhen is one of seven designated areas in which the...
U.S. carbon tax could boost revenue, curb climate change - report
2013-05-23 11:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A tax on carbon dioxide emissions could help the United States mitigate climate change while significantly increasing government revenue, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said this week. President Barack Obama supports plans to price carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, tailpipes and factories that have been blamed for worsening climate change. Levying a tax on such emissions would both curb carbon dioxide pollution and become a meaningful source of federal revenue, the report...
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CBO: Carbon Tax an Option to Avoid 'Catastrophic' Outcomes
2013-05-23 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Hill: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) noted Wednesday that a carbon tax could generate significant revenues for the United States and avert catastrophic effects of climate change. CBO said in a new report that there are many uncertainties about how to design and implement a carbon tax, but waiting too long to curb greenhouse gas emissions would have clear results. [D]elays would increase the expected damage from climate change by increasing the risk of very costly, potentially even catastrophic,...
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