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Modec, JGC quantify FPSO greenhouse gas emissions

Upstream Online 03 May 2024

Floater specialist Japan’s Modec and compatriot ...

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'We are not on track': To meet climate goals, RI buildings need cleaner heat. These bills would help.

The Providence Journal 03 May 2024

PROVIDENCE – More than a third of Rhode Island’s planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions come from heating homes, businesses and industrial buildings with fossil fuels, yet the state lacks regulations ...

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Public Service Commission Extends Comment Deadline for Climate Petition

Flathead Beacon 03 May 2024

At the recommendation of agency staff, commissioners will also take a closer look at the mechanics of implementing the social costs of greenhouse gas emissions, a framework used by the U.S.

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The UK government acted unlawfully in approving a climate plan, a High Court judge has ruled

Newsday 03 May 2024

It was the second time in two years that the government's main climate action plan was found to be unlawful and insufficient in meeting legally-binding targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

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What the Hell Are “Plastic Offsets”?

The New Republic 03 May 2024

... from coal, oil and gas ... So, as with greenhouse gas emissions, plastics polluters are now gravitating toward a scheme that would let them have it both ways.

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Effective climate policies in agriculture, forestry need integrated approach

The Jakarta Post 03 May 2024

The global and national race is on to steeply reduce emissions over the next six years ... Approximately 22 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions are generated by the land-use sector, which includes agriculture and forestry.

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Rich nations' hypocrisy accelerating global heating

The Manila Times 03 May 2024

Historically, the industrialized nations of the Global North have been the primary contributors to greenhouse gas emissions but continue to evade their fair share of responsibility ... (GHG) emissions.

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Seven ways ESA has cut its environmental footprint

European Space Agency 03 May 2024

ESA is committed to almost halve its greenhouse gas emissions linked to energy consumption by 2025 compared to 2019 levels. But how can ESA keep accelerating the use of space for the sustainable development of society while reducing its emissions? ...

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Swiss climate verdict: why carbon budgets mattered to the judges

Swissinfo 03 May 2024

... the Swiss government had failed to comply with its own targets for cutting emissions and had “failed to quantify, through a carbon budget or otherwise, national greenhouse gas emissions limitations”.

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IT Sustainability Think Tank: How CIOs can measure their carbon emissions and energy use

Computer Weekly 03 May 2024

As part of these efforts, measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has emerged as a crucial step toward effective carbon management ... Indirect emissions from the generation of purchased or acquired electricity, steam, heating or cooling consumed.

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North Dakota senators join effort to block rules that would force more electric vehicles onto roads

The Dickinson Press 03 May 2024

One rule would phase-in emissions standards for light and medium duty vehicles, and the second rule would reduce greenhouse gas emissions for heavy duty vehicles beginning in 2027 ... a net-zero emissions ...

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Inside Allbirds’ mission to make a shoe with no carbon footprint

GreenBiz 03 May 2024

... partner to consider emissions — from design to materials to packaging. Allbirds is also one of the few public companies that regularly highlights greenhouse gas emissions in its earnings report.

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Corn-for-jet fuel credit gets lukewarm reception

NWA Online 03 May 2024

To cut greenhouse gas emissions from airplanes, the Biden administration issued guidelines this week that could shape U.S. farming for decades by offering corn growers tax credits to turn their crop into jet fuel ... .

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Ontario's carbon emissions jump back to pre-pandemic levels

CBC 03 May 2024

New figures show Ontario's greenhouse gas emissions jumped for a second straight year, following a pandemic-induced plunge, and have risen back to the level they were before Premier Doug Ford's government came to power ... .

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Holland America’s Cruise Ship Rotterdam Begins Sustained Biofuel Pilot Test

The Maritime Executive 03 May 2024

During the initial phase of this test, the Rotterdam will operate one of her four engines during cruises this month using the biofuel which is expected to yield an estimated 86 percent reduction in life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions.