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ArcelorMittal Tubarão, Brazil first ResponsibleSteel steelmaking site in Latin America

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The principles establish sustainability goals concerning the availability of water resources, health and safety, stakeholder demands, human and labor rights and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The Tubarão certification is the first one obtained by a company outside Europe. Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

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EEA: Water Use Unsustainable in Many Parts of Europe

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Europe must dramatically cut its water consumption and use water more efficiently if it is to avoid the worst impacts of water shortage, the European Environment Agency ( EEA ) warns in a new report, “Water resources across Europe—confronting water scarcity and drought”. “

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CRI awarded €1.8M EU grant to scale CO2-to-methanol technology

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The grant will allow CRI to accelerate efforts to commercialize large scale production plants, expanding the market for ETL technology and use of renewable methanol in Europe. CO 2 is available in abundance in high concentration in many industrial processes and thermal power plants (here CRI focusing on geothermal power and waste to energy).

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Climate change no longer the number one environmental concern

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According to the 2011 Global Online Environment and Sustainability Survey of more than 25,000 respondents in 51 countries, environmental issues such as air and water pollution, packaging waste [.].

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Marine Ecosystems Capture Carbon Emissions Equal to Near 50% of Emissions of Global Transport; UN Agencies Propose Blue Carbon Fund for Their Support

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A combination of reducing deforestation on land, allied to restoring the coverage and health of these marine ecosystems could deliver up to 25% of the emissions reductions needed to avoid dangerous climate change. Coastal waters account for just 7% of the total area of the ocean. Credit: Riccardo Pravettoni, UNEP/GRID-Arendal.

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Study finds GHG emissions associated with palm oil production have been significantly underestimated; implications for carbon intensity of biofuels as well as biofuel policies in Europe

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It should be noted that none of these values explicitly consider local factors promoting GHG emission other than water depth (e.g., Development of tropical peatland for agriculture and plantations requires radical changes in the vegetation cover. fertilization, land use history) or regional geographical variations.

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UN scientific panel ranks overhaul of global environmental governance to meet 21st century challenges as top emerging issue; GEO-5 summary issued

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Although food security is a longstanding issue, the world needs to confront a new set of challenges such as climate change, competition for land from bioenergy production, heightened water scarcity, and possible shortfalls of phosphorus for fertilizer. New Insights on Water-Land Interactions: Shift in the Management Paradigm?

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