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UN agency proposes greenhouse-gas standard for aircraft

2016-02-09 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature: A United Nations panel has proposed the first global greenhouse-gas emissions standard for aircraft. The draft rule, released by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on 8 February, applies to most commercial and business aircraft, including designs already in production. It would require minimal changes to aviation design over the next 12 years, and many environmentalists say that the proposal is inadequate to combat climate change. The plan -- which would take full effect in...

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President Obama proposes 50% increase in spending on clean transportation, funded by $10/barrel tax on oil

2016-02-05 09:56:09| Green Car Congress

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EU proposes to move 700MHz UHF band to mobile services

2016-02-02 15:30:33| Digital TV News

The European Commission has presented a proposal to make more spectrum available for mobile services in the 700 MHz band (694-790 MHz) by 2020. Currently, this band is mainly used for TV broadcasting.

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EC proposes opening 700 MHz band to mobile by 2020

2016-02-02 14:51:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) The European Commission has proposed opening up the 700 MHz band to mobile services by mid-2020. The proposal to harmonise the schedule for release of the frequencies currently used for broadcasting is in line with the recommendations of an independent report commissioned by the EC and the resolutions adopted at the most recent World Radiocommunication Conference. The EC said this will ensure the spectrum is available under the same technical conditions across the EU in time for the launch of 5G services. Under its proposal member states would need to adopt and make public by 30 June 2017 their plans for allocating the frequencies 694-790 MHz to the mobile market, in order to ensure the spectrum is available by 30 June 2020.

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