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Ford CFO Responsible for Reducing Emissions at Assembly Plants
2013-06-17 22:23:45| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
While it may sound like a lofty goal reducing carbon dioxide emissions per vehicle from its assembly plants 30% by 2025, Ford Motor Co. already accomplished a larger pushback on emissions 37% was cut from 2000 to 2010. Fords Chief Financial Officer Bob Shanks just discussed the automakers 14th annual sustainability report with analysts and reporters. His comments emphasized the companys commitment to hitting the target The role Shanks plays in the process also illustrates how sustainability initiatives are being handed to executives who manage the purse strings for some of the worlds largest companies. Its not all about cost, he said. "These are the right things to do and they will have a business case around them over the longer term," Shanks said. According to a Deloitte study, the authority is shifting over from CEOs to CFOs empowered with operating authority and huge budgets. Read all about Fords sustainability campaign , which includes reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills. The Article Ford CFO Responsible for Reducing Emissions at Assembly Plants appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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Reducing Cattle Methane Emissions
2013-06-17 11:26:59| Livestock - Topix.net
Cattle ruminating on a hillside create a peaceful scene. But their effect on climate change is as grim as their ultimate role in the multi-billion-dollar livestock industry.
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US Maritime Administration to fund projects on reducing emissions from marine vessels, study on LNG bunkering
2013-06-15 15:30:20| Green Car Congress
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Thoughts on Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD)
2013-05-29 03:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Field Museum: Friday before last, Camila Duarte and I spent the day down at the University of Chicago. Camila is a visiting Brazilian student who has worked with colleague Camila Ribas in Manaus, Brazil. She will be gathering molecular data on several species of birds that inhabit white sand forests in the Amazon Basin over the next five months. Camila and I were attending a all-day symposium entitled Conserving more than carbon: valuing biodiversity in a changing world at the Gordon Center for Integrative Science...
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Capturing the Fugitives: Reducing Methane Emissions from Natural Gas
2013-04-04 14:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
World Resources Institute: The rapid expansion of natural gas development in the United States has been a double-edged sword. While natural gas supporters are quick to point out its economic benefits and green attributes--natural gas produces roughly half the carbon dioxide emissions of coal during combustion--this isnt the whole story. Natural gas comes with environmental consequences, including risks to air and water quality. One risk is fugitive methane emissions, potent greenhouse gases that escape into the atmosphere...
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