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Australia: Plants soaking up carbon pollution: report
2013-02-20 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AAP: PLANTS and soils absorbed one third of the carbon pollution released from burning fossil fuels in Australia over the past two decades, a CSIRO study has found. But the report's main author said this didn't mean the environment was finding new ways of dealing with man-made climate change, warning the biosphere wouldn't be able to store excess carbon forever. The three-year study saw scientists put a value on the amount of carbon cycled through the atmosphere from plants and soil "breathing"....
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European Parliament Approves Plan to Bolster Carbon Trading
2013-02-20 05:38:03| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Lawmakers in Brussels moved on Tuesday to shore up the sagging market for carbon emissions permits, a central component of the European Unions efforts to reduce air pollution. Prices of carbon allowances, which let companies emit greenhouse gases, fell last month to as low as 2.80 euros, or about $3.75, a metric ton, compared with 9 euros a ton a year ago and 30 euros a ton in 2008. To reduce the supply of permits and drive up the price, the environmental committee of the European Parliament voted...
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Calgon Carbon wins power-plant contract
2013-02-19 20:01:41| Chemicals - Topix.net
Calgon Carbon Corp. has received a $16 million to $22 million contract to supply activated carbon for mercury removal at coal-fired power plants.
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Carbon Market Fate in Europe Hangs on EU Vote to Fix Surplus
2013-02-19 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: European Union lawmakers may determine the fate of the worlds biggest carbon market when they vote today on a proposal to cut a record surplus of emission permits that has pushed prices to an all-time low. The European Parliaments environment committee is considering an amendment to EU emissions trading law that will enable sales of some carbon allowances to be delayed until the end of the decade, a process known as backloading. The panels non-binding opinion, due after 9 a.m. in Brussels,...
Nordic Power Price Rises After German Contract, Carbon Advance
2013-02-18 18:48:02| Appliances - Topix.net
Nordic electricity for April through June rose as German prices and costs for carbon permits advanced before a European Parliament committee vote tomorrow on measures to support prices in the emissions market.
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