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EPA Approves New Climate-Friendly Refrigerants/Rule Supports President's Climate Action Plan By Curbing Emissions Of Potent Greenhouse Gases
2015-03-09 03:33:36| pollutiononline Home Page
As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is increasing the options for refrigerants used in various kinds of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment in the United States that offer better climate protection without harming the ozone layer
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Brazil climate change plan backfires, doubling steel emissions
2015-02-10 16:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A plan to reduce climate-changing emissions from Brazil's steel industry has failed, causing the amount of carbon pollution produced by the sector to double in less than a decade, researchers said. Brazilian steel producers switched their energy source from coal to charcoal from forests, causing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to rise to 182 million tonnes in 2007 from 91 million tonnes in 2000, according to a study published in the journal Nature Climate Change. "Increased global demand for steel,...
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EPA Seeks Input On Federal Plan For Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Power Plants
2015-02-02 05:48:39| pollutiononline Home Page
Reaching out and engaging with the public and stakeholders has been the agency’s top priority throughout the development of this rule, and EPA is committed to continuing this engagement moving forward
Emissions plan is all politics
2014-06-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Twin Cities: The Obama administration has proposed new rules intended to limit carbon emissions from electrical power plants. The rules are objectionable to virtually all Republicans as they extend federal environmental regulation, at least incrementally. They also are so bland and cautious that they will satisfy few who think climate change is a vital problem. Most economists find them a third- or fourth-best approach in terms of economic efficiency. But they probably are the best one could do in the current...
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The US plan to cut emissions: What you need to know
2014-06-04 19:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: PINCH yourself. The US has taken its first big step towards cutting its greenhouse gas emissions. It has set targets for existing power plants. The move could be a breakthrough in the fight against climate change. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented the draft plan on Monday. By 2030, emissions from existing power plants should fall to 30 per cent below 2005 levels. Power plants account for 40 per cent of US emissions. "This is very clearly the most significant action on climate...