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People power crucial for low-carbon future, new research shows
2016-05-24 20:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Policy makers must harness the power of ordinary people if society is to transition to a low-carbon energy future, argues a leading technology historian. New research by Johan Schot, Director of SPRU (Science Policy Research Unit) at the University of Sussex, shows that viewing people as mere energy consumers means we risk losing a vast amount of potential in altering society and bringing about the substantive change we need to our existing energy system. Published in the May edition of the journal...
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Low-Carbon Fuels And Vehicle Efficiency Will Cut Road Transport CO2 Emissions 29% In 2030
2016-05-02 04:19:55| pollutiononline Home Page
Global road transportation accounts for a sixth of all global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions -- and its share is rising, making it a key target for emission cuts to fight climate change
Switch to low-carbon transport could 'save UK billions'
2016-04-20 09:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Association: A switch to low-carbon transport such as electric cars would save countries including the UK billions of pounds a year, a report has suggested. Global policies to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector would reduce demand for oil, driving down prices and cutting global spending on the fossil fuel by 232bn a year worldwide between 2020 and 2030. Cheaper oil for importing countries could free up billions of pounds which could be spent in other parts of the economy, the analysis...
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China's small factories slowly joining low-carbon transition
2016-03-24 03:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: On a recent winter morning, Lu Shuhang, a senior executive of a textile mill here in this port city near Shanghai, went on the hunt for an invisible enemy. Lu, together with a group of five people, searched through the ZJG Addchance Dyeing & Finishing Co. Ltd. factory floor for hours. They looked into steam pipes, tested water temperatures and examined every production process they could enter. The bandit: unnecessary energy consumption. Lu's factory was not an early fan of energy conservation....
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United Kingdom: Ministers urge safeguards for Green Bank to retain low-carbon mandate
2016-03-07 01:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The head of a parliamentary committee is to demand ministers introduce tougher safeguards to ensure the Green Investment Bank continues with its low-carbon mandate following a controversial privatisation. Mary Creagh MP, who chairs the environmental audit committee (EAC), also expressed concern that the bank could in future put more effort into overseas projects than in supporting the domestic sector for which it was set up. The government has said it will retain a special share in the lending...
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