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EC proposes modernizing EU legislation on batteries to enhance sustainability and safety

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Batteries that are more sustainable throughout their life cycle are key for the goals of the European Green Deal and contribute to the zero pollution ambition set in it. It will enable manufacturers to develop innovative products and services as part of the twin green and digital transition. Background.

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Coalition of 11 states sues US EPA over soot rules

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A coalition of 11 states filed a lawsuit to compel the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promptly to revise national air quality standards for air pollution involving soot. EPA last revised the standards in 2006. The EPA had failed to meet an October 2011 deadline for revising the existing standards.

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TfL To Begin Testing of Intelligent Speed Adaptation Technology

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As part of the trial, which will start this summer, a London bus will be fitted with ISA. The unit can be disabled at the touch of a button, at which point it reverts to an advisory status where the current, legal speed limit is simply displayed as a driver aid. Earlier post.)

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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

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This approach is part of the European Union’s (EU) Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), which EU members use to help meet their Kyoto Protocol commitments. Erosion control may reduce water pollution from non-point sources, a leading source of water pollution in US waterbodies. Planting trees on previously non-forested land (i.e.,

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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These issues highlight the challenges of turning carbon into a commodity, with the undertaking’s simultaneous goals of imposing financial penalties on polluters, luring more investors into the market, and channeling money toward renewable energy technologies that would reduce emissions. CONCLUSION. Mr. Donovan is CEO of Renergie, Inc.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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The report concluded that “ damage from climate change, perhaps immense damage, is likely to be part of the Australian reality of the 21 st century and beyond.” Slated for a July 2011 start, it would regulate 1000 of the country's biggest polluters and 75 percent of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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Canada seeking to strengthen oil tanker safety system

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It occurred in 2006, when the B.C. As part of its plan, the government said it will, in the weeks and months ahead, work and engage with Aboriginal communities. A federal moratorium off the coast of BC applies strictly to oil and natural gas exploration and development, not to tanker storage or movement.

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