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Valero And Mission NewEnergy Execute 5-year, US$3.5B Biodiesel Supply Agreement

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Mission NewEnergy has operations in Australia, Malaysia, India and Mauritius. Currently operating a 100,000 tonne per annum biodiesel facility, Mission is building a second, 250,000 tpa (approx. Its biodiesel refineries are located at Kuantan Port in Malaysia. 75 million gallons p.a.)

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Study: Hydrofluorocarbons Will Contribute Significantly to Global Warming by 2050

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Partly based on this research, the eight nation-states and territories of Micronesia and the Republic of Mauritius have proposed to regulate these HFCs under the Montreal Protocol, although the treaty does not cover these gases. Velders et al. 2009) Click to enlarge. HFCs, in fact, do not deplete the ozone layer. Velders, David W.

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Cutting Non-CO2 Pollutants Can Delay Abrupt Climate Change; The Fast Action Climate Agenda

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The small island nations of Micronesia and Mauritius submitted a joint proposal in April to phase down production and consumption of HFCs under the Montreal Protocol. North American leaders followed suit with their own joint proposal, which builds on the islands’ submission. Stephen Andersen. Mario Molina, Durwood Zaelke, K.