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Carbon

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First Reported 21 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 5 Documents (in Environment)

Latest State of the Nation report released today

ICE President Paul Jowitt launched the latest State of the Nation: Low Carbon Infrastructure report today.The report explains why infrastructure, alongside behaviour change and political action is fundamental to creating a low carbon society. The report ... [Institution of Civil Engineers - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Carbon, Emission, Infrastructure, Landfill

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 18 hours ago - 10 Documents (in Environment)

Simon Crean

Australia govt not ruling out snap polls: minister

Australia's government on Friday refused to rule out snap elections if emissions trading laws are rejected for a second time, giving it the power to dissolve parliament.Trade Minister Simon Crean said "all options" were open as the government bids to ... [France24 - europe - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Simon Crean, Australia, Pollution, Carbon

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 20 hours ago - 8 Documents (in Environment)

Fossil fuel CO2 emissions up by 29 percent since 2000

] — Establishing a key link between the solar cycle and global climate, new research led by the National Centre for Atmospheric...New form of El Nino could mean more hurricanes make landfall — [2 Jul 2009] — El Nino years typically result in fewer hurricanes ... [Science Centric - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Carbon Dioxide, Emission, Fossil Fuel

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 13 hours ago - 5 Documents (in Environment)

Carbon Sinks: Oceans Absorbing Less Carbon Dioxide

Like the vast forests of the world, which continually suck carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen, the planet's oceans serve as vital carbon sinks. Last year the oceans absorbed as much as 2.3 billion tons of carbon, or about one-fourth ... [Time - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Carbon, Carbon Dioxide, Atmosphere, Carbon Emissions

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 5 Documents (in Environment)

New Energy Bill to protect the consumer

Department of Energy and Climate Change (National)New powers and clearer legislation will provide support for energy consumers, giving a greater amount of help to the poorest and most vulnerable, as well as introducing a new financial incentive for carbon ... [Government News Network - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Carbon Capture and Storage, Ofgem, Carbon, United Kingdom, Global Warming/Climate Change

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 15 hours ago - 7 Documents (in Environment)

Andrew Adonis

Govt announce new Â£30m fund for electric car charging points (Thu 19/11)

Thousands of plug-in points to appear across UK The UKâs streets and car parks could see thousands more charging points for electric and plug-in hybrid cars after the Government announced Â£30 million of funding.Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis has ... [Click Green - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Electric Car, Carbon, Andrew Adonis, United Kingdom

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 4 Documents (in Environment)

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Oceans Struggle to Absorb More Carbon Dioxide

The oceans play a key role in regulating climate, absorbing more than a quarter of the carbon dioxide that humans put into the air. Now, the first year-by-year accounting of this mechanism during the industrial era suggests the oceans are struggling to ... [US News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Carbon, Carbon Dioxide, Emission, Climate, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 7 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Chemistry)

New Approach Developed To Assist Scientists, Farmers

Sustainable farming, initially adopted to preserve soil quality for future generations, may also play a role in maintaining a healthy climate, according to researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge and Los Alamos national laboratories.ORNL and ... [Red Orbit - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Carbon, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Laser, Decomposition

First Reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Environment)

Split Carbon Costs of Deforestation Between Producers & Consumers to Slow Felling Forests

It's probably no great secret to TreeHugger readers at this point that part of the reason are rapidly rising is partially because manufacturing of goods for export to the developed world. In fact in China at least and about 50% of emissions growth in ... [Treehugger - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Deforestation, Emission, Carbon, Allotment, Carbon Emissions

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 18 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Environment)

Low carbon bus fund gets EU green light

Commission rules new £30m fund for low carbon bus technology does not breach state aid rulesThe government's plans for a new £30m fund to help promote the adoption of low carbon buses was given a green light from Brussels yesterday after the European ... [BusinessGreen - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Carbon, European Union, Department For Transport, Fuel Cell

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 13 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Environment)

Carbon Trust highlights need for Climate Innovation Centres

A global network of Climate Innovation Centres is required to meet the local clean tech requirements of developing countries more effectively and to address the failure of existing technology transfer arrangements from the developed world.These are the ... [Computing.co.uk - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Carbon, Climate, Invention, Indian Institute of Technology

First Reported 18 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Environment)

Australia points to major heatwave in carbon fight

Australia’s government demanded yesterday that conservative rivals stop opposing carbon trade laws, citing a heatwave searing the country’s biggest cities as evidence of Australia’s vulnerability to climate change.With Australia on bushfire alert, the ... [Taipei Times Online - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Australia, Carbon, Ian Macfarlane, Global Warming/Climate Change

Quotes

...appeared to be based on assumptions, rather than technical analyses available to the public,' Growth Energy CEO Tom Buis said in a statement. "Even more disturbing are the omitted comments from ARB consultants that contradict the conclusions reached by ARB staff regarding the carbon intensity of ethanol."

Growth Energy Asks CARB to Allow Comment on Undisclosed LCFS Documents [DTN Ethanol Center - 1 hour ago]

...Any government decision results in winners, losers and opportunities. "But I think on a net benefit basis for Australia, by acting early and unilaterally, it has more opportunity to make industry less competitive."

Why is green business decades away? Better ask the business people [Sydney Morning Herald - 1 hour ago]

ICE President Paul Jowitt said: "Delivering cuts in emissions on the scale needed and within the time restraints that exist will require radical changes in behaviour and society. However public behaviour is restricted by the choices available to them. We need to transform the infrastructure that makes up the fabric of society and underpins economic activity so that the only choices we make are low carbon ones." In the long-term delivering low carbon infrastructure needs a systems approach so that emissions can be managed across the entire inter-related network...

Latest State of the Nation report released today [Institution of Civil Engineers - 3 hours ago]

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'Carbon tax' is sensible, and perhaps inevitabl... [Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago]
Buenos Aires' secret restaurants [Guardian.co.uk - 2 hours ago]
Climate crunch [Guardian.co.uk - 2 hours ago]
Luxury brands find technology alters mission [Financial Chronicle - 2 hours ago]
Latest State of the Nation report released today [Institution of Civil Engineers - 3 hours ago]
Northern Ireland - State of the Nation: Low Car... [Institution of Civil Engineers - 3 hours ago]
West Midlands - West Midlands MP speaks at Stat... [Institution of Civil Engineers - 3 hours ago]
Researcher Reviews Challenges for Nanoscale Dev... [Research & Development - 3 hours ago]
Heineken UK unveils two biomass plants costing ... [New Energy Focus - 3 hours ago]
Saving Kyoto/The Art of Happiness [Kink.fm - 3 hours ago]
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Improving your 'green bottom line' [IT-Online - 4 hours ago]
Foundation for a Low Carbon Future: Essential E... [WRI - 4 hours ago]
Editor's Note No. 139 - Linkages Update No. 139... [IISD - 4 hours ago]
5 Dynamic Dividend Stocks [Motley Fool - 4 hours ago]
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Climate change hits women [Viet Nam News - 4 hours ago]
International collaboration key to mitigating c... [US Embassy Uruguay: Montevideo - 4 hours ago]
Extinction Rates Higher In Open-Ocean Settings ... [Red Orbit - 5 hours ago]
EU carbon drops below 13 eur/t to 7-week low [Reuters - 5 hours ago]
Sea changes: Carbon sinks and Arctic ice [USA Today - 5 hours ago]
Optare wins first bus contract after dual-fuel ... [Business Financial Newswire - 5 hours ago]
Note to New DWP Czar Freeman: Ratepayers are No... [City Watch - 5 hours ago]
Green Fundraising Is Growing Across The World A... [Prlog - 5 hours ago]
FPSO group falls to nine month loss [Offshore247.com - 6 hours ago]
Energy Bill outlines CCS support [Offshore247.com - 6 hours ago]

Blogs

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Oceans’ Ability to Absorb Carbon & Protect ... [EcoWorldly - 2 hours ago] Oceans regulate our climate. They play a key role in keeping the world’s “homeostasis” in tact. However, their ability to absorb carbon & keep the climate in balance ...
Andrew Winston: Why Going Green -- And The Clim... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 4 hours ago] For the past few years, the business world has been swept up in a green wave -- a rising tide of interest and concern about environmental issues. The Great ...
Global Climate Change Hoax: The Greatest Fraud ... [Atlas Shrugs - 4 hours ago] How hard will the corrupt activist media work to bury this explosive story? Many of us have exposed the hoax of climate change by legitimate, responsible scientists ...
Rolls Royce Could Launch an Electric Phantom In... [Treehugger - 5 hours ago] Photo: Rolls RoyceDoes It Matter? Depends How You Look at It... Autocar reports that a source inside the company told them that Rolls Royce could have an electric ...
Split Carbon Costs of Deforestation Between Pro... [Treehugger - 5 hours ago] It's probably no great secret to TreeHugger readers at this point that part of the reason are rapidly rising is partially because manufacturing of goods for export ...

Audio/Video

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Trucker Tom Podcast #1206 — Change That Scares ... [Mefeedia Video Tag : medici - 11/16/2009]
Dutch Town Fights Carbon Storage [Associated Press - YouTube - 11/10/2009]
Carbon trading may cause collapse [Reuters - YouTube - 11/09/2009]
Carbon trading may cause collapse [Reuters Video: Business - 11/09/2009]
G20 ministers fail to agree on carbon plan [News On ABC - YouTube - 11/08/2009]

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