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EU to Push for International Climate Deal Through G20
Written by Mridul Chadha Published on January 9th Noting the failure of the Copenhagen Talks to produce an internationally agreeable climate change treaty, the European Union is looking to push for more concentrated negotiations at the G20 meetings. The EU reportedly feels that taking the G20 route would help iron out the major issues between the [...]
Jan. 1 Emissions Reporting Deadline Draws Pundits Out of Wordwork
With large emitters scheduled to begin collecting their emissions data Jan. 1, companies are gearing up to ensure their compliance. But that hasn’t stopped critics from ramping up their rhetoric. On Sept. 22, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it would require about 10,000 facilities that emit about 85 percent of the nation’s greenhouse gases to [...]
New “Cap & Rebate” Climate Bill Proposal Will Give You $1,100 a Year?
Written by Zachary Shahan Published on December 29th, 2009 in Climate Change, policy, politics A new climate bill proposal with bi-partisan and moderate-Democrat support changes a few critical features from previous proposals, but it still seems to keep to the aim. Supposedly, the (Cantwell-Collins) bill would achieve a 20% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2020 and an 83% reduction [...]