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BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Planes ‘threaten climate targets’
The UK may have to cut emissions of greenhouse gases by 90% by 2050 so the aviation sector can continue to grow.
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China unveils plans to build 42 new high-speed railway lines
China has announced plans to build 42 new high-speed railway lines over the next three years.
In a breakthrough, China has developed trains that can run on both high-speed and normal lines, said railway official Zhang Shuguang.
A 500km/h train will be tested by the end of next year, Mr Zhang said
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Largest Group Ever of World Investors Calls For Strong Global Climate Change Treaty | Reuters
The world’s largest global investors issued a joint call today for strong action this year from U.S. and international policy makers in the fight against global warming.
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Schwarzenegger boosts clean energy plan – 33% from renewables by 2020
California’s governor on Tuesday ordered that a third of the state’s electricity come from renewable resources by 2020, the same amount as a legislature plan but with promises to let power companies get more electricity from outside the state.
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Supplying 200,000 homes, world’s largest offshore wind farm opens in Denmark
The wind farm will supply 200,000 Danish households with electricity. It is the first of its kind to be equipped with a platform where personnel can spend the night.
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The highlight of the study from HEC Paris and EcoVadis is that around three quarters of respondents apply sustainable procurements as a measure for supplier performance. This is an acceptable high percentage, isn’t it? Sustainable procurement is at the top of the agenda and the study indicates that it is there to stay.
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Greentech Media: Tendril CEO: Three Years to Mass-Market Home Energy Management | Green Light
Everyone likes to talk about smart homes, but it’s going to take about three years to move them from pilot projects to mass markets.
That’s the view of Adrian Tuck, CEO of home energy management startup Tendril Networks, which makes software and devices to give homeowners a view into their moment-to-moment energy usage. That can help consumers save 10 percent or more on their energy use, according to utility trials that have put such devices in people’s homes.
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Offshore Wind Farms to Power 17% of Europe’s Electrical Needs in 2030
Offshore wind farms could meet up to 17 percent of Europe’s electricity needs in 2030, an industry group said.
“Offshore wind power is vital for Europe’s future,” the European Wind Energy Association said in a report published at an offshore wind industry conference in Stockholm.
Currently, 11 wind farms harness the stronger winds at sea, mostly in Britain and Scandinavia. Together, they account for only 0.2 percent of Europe’s electricity demand, but that figure could be boosted to 10 percent in 2020 and up to 17 percent in 2030, EWEA said.
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2 German cargo ships pass through ‘North East Passage’ – Yahoo! News
Two German merchant ships have traversed the fabled Northeast Passage after global warming and melting ice opened a route from South Korea along Russia’s Arctic coast to Siberia.
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Naviair – Efficient take-off saves the environment 32,000 tons of CO2
The Air Traffic Controllers at Copenhagen Airport have saved the environment several hundred thousand tons of CO2. Through a unique concept they ensure the aircrafts to be able to go directly to the designated flight level with-out levelling off. In this way the airlines save approximately 10,000 tons of fuel annually and at the same time it is cost efficient. On an annual basis it saves the environment more than 30,000 tons of CO2.
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Maldives too broke to attend climate summit: president – Yahoo! News
The Maldives, whose fight against rising sea levels has become a cause celebre for environmentalists, said Monday it would have to skip UN climate change talks in Copenhagen this year to save money.
Couldn’t someone sponsor them? The Maldives delegation, sponsored by Big Oil 😉
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Toyota Europe Accelerates Emissions Cuts While Achieving Zero Waste | GreenBiz.com
Lower vehicle production and sales volume helped cut greenhouse gas emissions in the operations of Toyota’s European arm by 17 percent in fiscal year 2008, the company said Tuesday.
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Thousands of Walruses congregate on Alaska shore as ice melts
Thousands of walruses are congregating on Alaska’s northwest coast, a sign that their Arctic sea ice environment has been altered by climate change.
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100 Jobs at Closed Auto Plant Look Good to Michigan – NYTimes.com
The announcement of a new plant employing just 100 workers might seem like a long shot to attract the chief executive of General Motors, two senators and a raft of state and local officeholders from across Michigan.
But in a state that has lost 800,000 jobs this decade, 18 percent of its work force, the Aug. 13 official opening of a G.M. factory to build electric-car batteries in Brownstown, about 20 miles southwest of Detroit, was a can’t-miss event.
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9 Reuses for Bubble Wrap : Planet Green
Say your latest online purchase arrived at your doorstep and was packaged in bubble wrap. Or you just moved, unpacked, and have a mountain of bubble wrap in the middle of your living room. There are 9 reasons to resist the incredible temptation to jump into that pile to hear the satisfying popping noises. That bubble wrap is still really useful!
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18 professional medical organisations warn on climate failure
Failure to agree a new UN climate deal in December will bring a “global health catastrophe”, say 18 of the world’s professional medical organisations.
Writing in The Lancet and the British Medical Journal, they urge doctors to “take a lead” on the climate issue.
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EU plans 30 cities to lead world on smart energy | Green Business | Reuters
Europe will select 30 cities to pioneer “smart” electricity grids and space-proven insulation as it seeks to lead the global race for green technology, a draft European Union document shows.
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IHS CERA: World oil demand set to rise next year – Oil & Gas Journal
World oil demand is set to grow next year for the first time since 2007 and is expected to reach pre-recession levels by 2012, IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates said in its quarterly World Oil Watch report.
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