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S. America Takes Most Urgent View of Copenhagen Talks
People in South America view a global climate deal as having more urgency than people in other parts of the world. About 99 percent of South Americans surveyed ...
Fossil Fuel Emissions Rose 29% since 2000
A report (PDF) by scientists shows that emissions are outpacing the ability of ocean and land carbon sinks to soak up carbon dioxide from the ...
Canada Delays GHG Emissions Regs, Russia Ups Emissions Cuts
Add Canada to a growing list of countries that want to wait until a global climate deal is struck and the United States decides how it ...
E-Waste Rising, Electronics Makers Boost Recycling
Transboundary movement of hazardous waste shows a disastrous accumulation of e-waste, roughly about 6 billion tons, according to an upcoming report from the Basel Convention, reports ...
Consensus: No Climate Deal at Copenhagen
The decision by some world leaders to not seek a binding climate change agreement in Copenhagen has dealt a significant setback to efforts leading up to ...
U.S. Must Pursue Low Carbon Development
Todd Stern, State Department Special Envoy for Climate Change, testifies at the House ...
Nations Argue Over CO2 Emissions Cuts, Audits
The measurement, reporting and auditing of greenhouse gas emissions by each country is a key focus of U.N. climate negotiations leading up to climate talks in ...
Study Finds More Value in Peat CO2 Credits
Carbon-rich peatlands may trap more greenhouse gases than first thought, driving up their potential value on the carbon market, according to a new study, reports ...
Emissions Intensity Falling Globally
Emissions intensity, the amount of carbon generated from fossil fuel use per unit of gross domestic product (GDP), fell globally in all but two years between ...
Carbon Trading Could Trigger a ‘Sub-prime Style’ Economic Crash
Plans to expand carbon markets at UN climate talks this December could trigger a second 'sub-prime' style financial collapse and fail to protect the world ...
Peabody, Exxon Accused of Undermining Climate Talks
Negotiations for a new climate treaty in Copenhagen this December are being blocked by a multi-national backlash led by fossil fuel industries and other heavy ...
China Pushes for CO2 Storage, Not Emissions Reductions
The head of the U.S. delegation at U.N. climate talks in Barcelona this week says China should cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050, ...
Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries Presents Financing Challenges
A new global deal on climate finance will significantly redistribute power, responsibility and accountability between traditional donor and recipient countries, according to a new study released ...
Forests Carbon Offsets Endangered by New UN CO2 Credit Plan
Some forest carbon-dioxide credits under a new UN forestry climate agreement may be worth less after text that protected forests was removed last month, according to ...
U.S. Airlines Lobby Feds to Oppose Global Aviation Emissions Tax
The Air Transport Association fired off a letter to Todd Stern, the U.S. Climate Change Envoy, requesting that the U.S. stand against a ...
Global Smart-Meter Installations to Reach 250 Million Units
As electricity metering undergoes a significant transformation since the first meter was installed more than 120 year ago, smart-meter shipments are forecast to reach 39.5 million ...
Carbon Registry Bolstered by Credit Transfer System
The Voluntary Carbon Standard registry system is now able to transfer carbon emission offsets across different registries, after several months of delays due to technical ...
Kraft Foods to Purchase 30,000 tons of Sustainable Cocoa by 2012
Bolstering its commitment to sustainable cocoa farming, Kraft Foods has launched the first mainstream chocolate products in Europe to carry the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal. ...
Certified Sustainable Palm Oil Trade Exceeds 250,000 MT
More than 250,000 tons (metric tons) of certified sustainable palm oil have been purchased (PDF) since its availability late last year, marking the first stages ...
Global Climate Talks Set Carbon Offsets in Motion, Market May Quadruple by 2015
The success of the emerging global carbon market rests on the outcome of the Copenhagen Climate Conference in December, according to a report from market researcher ...
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