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EU: The 20% target of reducing emissions would be insufficient to prevent global warming
The EU is presently committed to reduce emissions 20% by 2020, but the European Commission President Jose Manual Barroso, declared this would be not enough to prevent dangerous levels of global warming. Barroso added that green growth is a path out of the five-year-old Eurozone crisis, saying that 4.8 million new jobs could be created if the EU meets its 2020 energy efficiency targets. Meanwhile, the EU has started talking about setting climate and energy targets for 2030.
read more... 13/02/2013
U.S. carbon emissions plummet to the lowest level since 1994
A new report indicates that CO2 emissions dropped by 13% in the past five years, posting in 2012 the lowest level since 1994.
read more... 04/02/2013
Scotland sets a new target to decarbonise power sector by 2030
Scotland established a target to cut carbon emissions from electricity generation by 2030, while pointing out the huge market for offshore wind beyond 2020, with First Minister Alex Salmond criticizing the U.K. government for disregarding such a target.
read more... 30/01/2013
Déjà vu? CO2 prices briefly fell under 3 EUR/tonne
EU carbon prices briefly slid 40% to a record low after politicians opposed plans to support the market, raising concerns prices could hit zero and sending a warning to European governments to pull together in lowering carbon emissions.
read more... 29/01/2013
China to limit energy consumption at 8% by 2015
The Chinese government has announced, on Wednesday, that China will aim to limit total annual primary energy consumption to 8% a year from 2010 to 2015, as it seeks to improve efficiency and to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases and pollution. It intends also to limit installations of new-coal fired power plants while improving the share of renewables.
read more... 24/01/2013