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Greenhouse gases should be cut 80% by 2050, Climate Committee
Eighteen months after it began work, Parliament's Temporary Committee on Climate Change called for an 80% cut in greenhouse gases by 2050, binding interim targets to improve energy efficiency 20% by 2020 and incentives to encourage everyone to do their bit. Meeting Tuesday to adopt the final report, the 60-member committee said, 'climate change is both more rapid and more serious in terms of its ...
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La Plata County, CO receives $500k to reduce greenhouse gases, protect health and support local businesses
Armed with half a million dollar grant from EPA, La Plata County (Colo.) will reduce over 5,800 metric tons of greenhouse gases a year through a comprehensive community climate program. La Plata County’s Climate Wise Community Program aims to reduce about 340,000 vehicle miles travelled and to change local practices in food production, land management, residential and commercial energy use ...
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Lewis and Clark County receives $655K to help small businesses save money and reduce greenhouse gases
With a boost of over half a million dollars from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Lewis and Clark County (Mont.) will reduce approximately 800 metric tons per year of greenhouse gases (GHG) – the equivalent of emissions from almost 90,000 gallons of gasoline - by auditing and retrofitting 30 small businesses in the tri-county area. The small business efficiency program will be ...
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American forest & paper association announces continuing commitment to sustainability through better practices, better planet 2020
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) announced today Better Practices, Better Planet 2020, the most extensive and quantifiable set of sustainability goals for any major manufacturing industry in the U.S. Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 is a set of five specific, challenging sustainability goals for the forest products industry. These goals are designed to build on the ...
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New tool opens world of climate finance to dairy sector
The dairy sector will soon be able to participate in international carbon credit markets thanks to a new methodology that lets farmers and project designers reliably document how they are reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions - a step that will open up new sources of finance for the livestock industry and help promote investment in smallholder operations. FAO's new Smallholder dairy ...
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Bush Orders First Federal Regulation of Greenhouse Gases
WASHINGTON, DC - After resisting the regulation of greenhouse gases since he took office in 2001, President George W. Bush today signed an Executive Order directing four federal agencies to develop regulations limiting greenhouse gas emissions from new mobile sources. Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide emitted by the combustion of fossil fuels, contribute to global climate change. The ...
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