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Obama to unveil tougher greenhouse gas plan

2015-08-03 00:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Globe and Mail: U.S. President Barack Obama will unveil on Monday the final version of his plan to tackle greenhouse gases from coal-fired power plants, kicking off what is expected to be a tumultuous legal battle against federal environmental regulators by the coal industry and its political allies. The revised Clean Power Plan will seek to slash carbon emissions from the power sector by 32 per cent by 2030 from 2005 levels, a 9-per-cent increase over a previous proposal, a senior White House official said,...

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MEPs vote for tougher air pollution limits

2015-07-16 15:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Governments across the EU could soon face a new round of tough new air pollution targets, after MEPs on the European parliaments environment committee narrowly voted in favour of fresh round of air quality standards. The committee on Wednesday voted 38 in favour and 28 against, backing a new package of measures that would require member states to meet limits on six pollutants by 2030. The MEPs also voted for interim binding targets for 2025 for all of the designated pollutants except methane...

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TransCanada: Alberta's tougher CO2 rules bolster case for Keystone XL

2015-06-30 23:25:24| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

TransCanada wants the U.S. State Department to include recent Canadian climate change announcements in its review of the Keystone XL pipeline, arguing those developments bolster the case for the long-delayed project. The Calgary-based pipeline builder outlined its rationale in a letter sent Monday to Secretary of State John Kerry and other U.S. officials as the U.S. regulatory process nears its seventh anniversary.

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TransCanada: Alberta's tougher CO2 rules bolster case for Keystone XL

2015-06-30 23:21:54| Energy - Topix.net

TransCanada says recent Canadian climate change announcements should bolster the case in Washington for building its long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline. The Calgary-based company makes that argument in a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry and other American officials as the U.S. regulatory process nears its seventh anniversary.

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