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New climate, energy policies may create 2.5 mln jobs: report

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 26, 2010

New greenhouse gas emissions and energy policies at the Federal level could add about 2.5 million new jobs and $134 billion in economic activity in the US, while keeping energy costs down, according to a report.

The report, released from the Center for Climate...

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New climate, energy policies may create 2.5 mln jobs: report

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 26, 2010

New greenhouse gas emissions and energy policies at the Federal level could add about 2.5 million new jobs and $134 billion in economic activity in the US, while keeping energy costs down, according to a report.

The report, released from the Center for Climate...

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British-Liberia 'Forest-Saving' Scheme Exposes Perils of Carbon Credit Plans

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 26, 2010

A British company's proposal to rent out one-fifth of Liberia's forests for carbon offsetting could have bankrupted the impoverished West African state, according to a former government adviser. The claim came as the Liberian government yesterday announced an interim...

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Subject Tags: Environment , Technology

British-Liberia 'Forest-Saving' Scheme Exposes Perils of Carbon Credit Plans

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 26, 2010

A British company's proposal to rent out one-fifth of Liberia's forests for carbon offsetting could have bankrupted the impoverished West African state, according to a former government adviser. The claim came as the Liberian government yesterday announced an interim...

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Subject Tags: Environment , Technology

Ministers of BASIC countries to meet in Brazil ahead of COP16 meeting

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 23, 2010

Ministers of the BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) countries will meet next week in Brazil to discuss international climate change efforts and point out areas where there is a scope for progress, in the run-up to the United Nations COP16 climate change meeting in...

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Subject Tags: Environment

Emission reduction targets to hit India, China worse than EU

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 23, 2010

India and China will be hit harder by emission reduction targets than the European Union (EU) or Japan, but it’s other developing countries that should be compensated for their greenhouse commitments, says a new Germanreport on the economic and environmental effects of the...

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Subject Tags: China , Environment , India

Scientists sound warning on forest carbon payment scheme

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 22, 2010

Scientists convening in Bali expressed a range of concerns over a proposed mechanism for mitigating climate change through forest conservation, but some remained hopeful the idea could deliver long-term protection to forests, ease the transition to a low-carbon economy, and...

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Dropping the ball on global warming

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 22, 2010

Environmentalists are upset at Obama for putting more effort and political capital into health care and bank reform than climate change. Their frustration is understandable. As the hottest year on record marches forward, with extraordinarily high temperatures registered all...

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Honda plans electric vehicle, plug-in in 2012

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 21, 2010

Honda will start selling an electric vehicle as well as a plug-in hybrid in 2012 in the U.S. and Japan, joining the race to manufacture green cars in which rivals have already taken slight leads.
The plans were disclosed by Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito at the...

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Countries pledge global support for clean energy

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 21, 2010

The United States and dozens of other countries have pledged hundreds of millions of dollars toward clean-energy initiatives to help battle climate change, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said on Tuesday.
Meeting in Washington, D.C., for a two-day conference,...

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Subject Tags: Environment