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Plastics Projected to Outpace Coals Greenhouse-gas Emissions by 2030
2021-10-22 22:40:00| OGI
The report projected that the plastic industry releases at least 232 million tons of greenhouse gases each year throughout its lifecycle from the drilling for oil and gas to fuel its facilities to incineration of plastic waste.
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US calls for rapid progress on greenhouse-gas pact
2016-07-22 09:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: US Secretary of State John Kerry urged UN nations on Friday to reach a deal to cut the use of a family of powerful greenhouse gases and take a big step towards keeping global warming in check. Officials from nearly 200 countries are meeting this week to hammer out an agreement to cut the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are used in refrigeration, aerosols and air conditioning, by amending the landmark Montreal Protocol. The Montreal Protocol succeeded in slashing the use of chlorofluorocarbons...
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UN agency proposes greenhouse-gas standard for aircraft
2016-02-09 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature: A United Nations panel has proposed the first global greenhouse-gas emissions standard for aircraft. The draft rule, released by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on 8 February, applies to most commercial and business aircraft, including designs already in production. It would require minimal changes to aviation design over the next 12 years, and many environmentalists say that the proposal is inadequate to combat climate change. The plan -- which would take full effect in...
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China tops EU in per-capita greenhouse-gas pollution
2014-09-27 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Leader Post: China surpassed the European Union in pollution levels per capita for the first time last year, propelling to a record the worldwide greenhouse-gas emissions that are blamed for climate change. The findings led by scientists at two British universities show the scale of the challenge of reining in emissions damaging the climate. They estimate that humans already have spewed into the atmosphere two-thirds of the fossil-fuel emissions allowable under scenarios that avoid irreversible changes to...
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The Supreme Courts latest greenhouse-gas ruling is a 97% victory for the environment
2014-06-24 04:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: One doesnt typically associate Justice Antonin Scalia with environmental victories, but Mondays Supreme Court decision in Utility Air Regulatory Group v. Environmental Protection Agency (UARG) is just that, albeit with caveats well address below. Lets start with the good news. In a 7-2 opinion written by Scalia and joined by Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Anthony Kennedy, and the courts four progressives the court held that the Environmental Protection Agency may regulate the greenhouse...
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