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New report ranks Duke Energy first in carbon emissions among U.S. power companies
2015-07-15 03:27:45| Energy - Topix.net
The purchases of Cinergy Corp. and Progress Energy Inc. nearly tripled Duke Energy Corp.'s carbon emissions from 2000 to 2013 in absolute terms, according to a new report prepared by a national consulting firm. The Benchmarking Air Emissions 2015 report compares power production and emissions of several pollutants for the nation's 100 largest power producers.
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Carbon price, social push needed to curb emissions: economists
2015-07-09 16:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China's climate-changing emissions from producing the energy it needs will be as large as the rest of the world's emissions put together over the next 25 years, the incoming director of the International Energy Agency predicted on Thursday. But new commitments to cut emissions by China, the United States, Europe and other countries, as part of a new global deal due in December to tackle climate change, will play a big role in pushing energy investment toward cleaner alternatives, economist Fatih...
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Carbon tax repeal sparks jump Australia electricity emissions
2015-07-05 08:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Electricity emissions have jumped since the repeal of the carbon tax, the Climate Council says. The council cites new data by consultants Pitt & Sherry, showing carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity grid went up 6.4m tonnes in the last financial year since the tax was axed. The increase of 4.3% has undone part of an 11% fall in emissions during the two years the tax was in place. The federal government will soon outline Australias post-2020 targets, before the Paris conference in...
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China pledges to halt growth of carbon emissions in climate plan
2015-07-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: China, the worlds biggest greenhouse gas polluter, pledged on Tuesday to wean its economy away from reliance on fossil fuels as it grows, and to try to bring the rise in its carbon emissions to an earlier end. The Chinese government offered the goals as building blocks for a new international agreement on countering global warming, which governments hope to reach at a conference in Paris late this year. How quickly and how much Chinas emissions will grow is crucial to the arithmetic of global...
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Unchecked maritime carbon emissions may increase to 250% by 2050, says IMO
2015-06-19 01:00:00| Ship Technology
The carbon emissions from international maritime shipping could increase by 250% in the period to 2050 if it left unchecked, an assessment by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has revealed.
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