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China says will cap greenhouse gas output soon, but no date set
2014-06-05 18:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China plans to cap its soaring emissions of greenhouse gases as soon as possible but has not yet decided when, Beijing's top negotiator at U.N. climate talks said on Thursday. Xie Zhenhua, vice chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission, also welcomed U.S. measures to combat global warming, saying both nations were "working very hard to address climate change". "We will try our utmost to peak as early as possible," Xie told reporters on the sidelines of U.N. talks on global...
Québec and California announce joint practice auction of greenhouse gas emission allowances
2014-06-03 19:30:49| Green Car Congress
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Could EPA's New Greenhouse Gas Rules Open The Door To A State-based Carbon Tax?
2014-06-02 23:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Forbes: EPAs proposed tough new standards for power-plant emissions of greenhouse gasses opens the door to new state or regional cap-and-trade systems to limit carbon discharges. It is less clear whether it would go the next step and permit states to impose their own carbon tax. The proposed EPA rules, which Brookings senior fellow Barry Rabe describes as climate federalism, seem to acknowledge the demiseat least for nowof a single federal solution to the climate problem. Instead, it grants states...
EPA Chief Claims Greenhouse Gas Rules Will Save Country Billions
2014-06-02 21:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: New federal regulations that aim to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants will have a large economic upside, largely through health savings, says Gina McCarthy, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. "We are talking by 2030 having $90 billion in benefits," McCarthy told NPR's Robert Siegel in an interview airing on All Things Considered. The rules, which were published on Monday, set a countrywide target for reducing greenhouse gases by 30 percent by 2030, from where...
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EPA Reaches Legal Settlement With Operators Of Arecibo Landfill To Reduce Waste And Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Agreement Creates Recycling Program In Arecibo
2014-06-02 12:03:27| pollutiononline Home Page
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a legal settlement with Landfill Technologies of Arecibo, the municipality of Arecibo and the Puerto Rico Land Authority to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act.
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