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Rise of carbon emissions almost stalled in 2014: study
2015-11-25 18:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A rise in world carbon dioxide emissions almost stalled last year for the first time in almost two decades without a recession, in a promising step towards cleaner economic growth, a study showed on Wednesday. World carbon emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production rose 0.5 percent last year, the report by the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the European Commission's Joint Research Center said. At the same time, the world economy grew by three percent in 2014,...
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Carbon emissions make Earth greener but are also drying it out
2015-10-19 17:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: The carbon dioxide we`ve been pumping into the atmosphere is fertilising plants and making them grow faster - but now those plants are sucking our streams dry. Australia is already a parched country and will only become drier as the planet warms and rainfall decreases. But now it turns out that Australia has lost about a quarter of its streamflow over the past 30 years as plants given an extra boost by our carbon emissions grow faster and use more water. Global greening is happening for...
MIT study finds carbon prices more cost-effective than fuel economy regs at reducing CO2 emissions; fuel economy regs more efficient at reducing fuel use
2015-10-12 16:55:32| Green Car Congress
India vows to cut carbon emissions. Can developing nation do it?
2015-10-02 10:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: As the last major economy to submit a target for a global climate pact, India is pledging to reduce the intensity of its carbon emissions and boost the share of electricity produced from sources other than fossil fuels to 40 percent by 2030. The world's third-largest carbon polluter filed its climate action plan to the Germany-based U.N. climate secretariat late Thursday, the deadline for pledges before a December conference in Paris where governments are supposed to adopt a landmark deal to fight...
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China become worlds leading carbon emissions trader
2015-09-26 09:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RT: China and the US are ready to strike a global carbon emissions trade deal to form a market for industries producing greenhouse gas emissions. The deal was confirmed at a meeting between the Chinese and American presidents. Beijing will launch the world's largest emissions trading program in 2017. The market will serve the interests of top CO2 greenhouse gas emitting industries, including fossil fuel burning electric power generation, cement and steel production. A joint announcement from Chinese...
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