Stefano valentino's Blog Posts Tagged 'carbon' (23)

In a new proposal by the European Commission, has been announced a structural reform of the ETS with a twin-track approach to fixing Europe’s depressed carbon market.

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According to a new report, global carbon dioxide emissions rose 3 percent to a new record of 34 billion tonnes in 2011, undermining a U.N. goal to limit the rise in global average temperatures to 2C above industrial levels by…

European Commission put forward proposals to reduce CO2 emissions from new cars and light commercial vehicles. This Approach will lead to a Win-win result for consumer and the environment.

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MEPs, civil society organizations, international networks and citizens from 23 countries, submitted a letter to the Commission to urge an end to the purchase of carbon credits from landfill gas systems and incinerators in developing countries.

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A new initiative that will promote buses, trains and cycling as a means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector, was announced during Rio +20 Earth Summit.

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Europe’s emissions trading scheme (EUETS) has failed to create sufficient incentives for industry to switch to cleaner energy fuels since its’ launch in 2005.

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According to a new study by scientists at the University of California, the modern climate responds more readily to changing carbon dioxide levels than it has during the past 12 million years.

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The EU was urged by global airlines to review its tax proposal as a group of nations led by China, the United States and India kept up their opposition to EU plans to force carriers to join a carbon trading scheme.

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According to a new study by a group of European public health experts,climate change could alter patterns of physical activity and food availability, and in some cases bring direct physical hurt.

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According to a new report by ANEC, European consumers are being flooded with confusing, misleading and corporate-friendly product information about carbon footprints.

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According to a report by GAIA, the EU’s clean development mechanism is supporting waste projects in developing countries that threaten livelihoods and cause toxic emissions.

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A new report shows that HFCs can realistically be banned in most new cooling equipment in the European Union by 2020, and substituted with energy-efficient and more climate-friendly alternatives.

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According to the greenhouse gas inventory published by the EEA, EU greenhouse gas emissions increased in 2010, as a result of both economic recovery after the 2009 recession and a colder winter.

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The latest international climate change talks in Bonn finished in discord and disappointment, with some participants concerned that important progress made last year was being unpicked.

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Divisions between the EU and groups of developing countries over the future of the Kyoto protocol have again emerged during the latest round of international climate change talks in Bonn.

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The Global Fuel Economy Initiative has launched a new three-year campaign that aims to overcome the remaining challenges associated with improving the fuel economy of vehicles around the world.

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 The fourth Africa Carbon Forum concluded its discussions at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where participants convened over three days to discuss the latest developments in the carbon market.

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An extraordinary ‘orientation meeting’ between the EU’s 27 commissioners has instructed the EU executive’s energy and climate departments to sit down and jointly draft a proposal addressing indirect land use changes caused by biofuels.

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The report by the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change proposing policy responses to the challenges of feeding a world confronted with strong climate change.

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Tropical countries that seek a share of billions of dollars of climate finance in return for protecting their forests risk creating strategies that fail to bring social and environmental benefits.

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