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European Commission Provides Framework for Strategic Approach to Climate Change Adaptation

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The European Commission has published a white paper—“ Adapting to climate change: Towards a European framework for action ”—outlining the framework of a two-phase strategic approach to help the EU cope with the impacts of climate change. European Commissioner for the Environment Stavros Dimas.

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Worldwatch: Fossil fuel subsidies continue to outweigh those for renewable energy; international pledges on reform unfulfilled

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Although independent reporting on these subsidies has increased, global efforts to move forward with subsidy reform have been hindered by a variety of causes, leaving international pledges unfulfilled. of the GDP for 2011–12, according to the International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Global Subsidies Initiative ( GSI ).

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Smith School report recommends individual governments take more national and bi-lateral actions to curb greenhouse gas emissions

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International climate negotiations can only go so far. Just over 90 per cent of the increase in the energy demand from 2007 to 2030 is projected to come from non-OECD countries. The Green Climate Fund set up in Cancun marked one way in achieving this.

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SAE begins 4th cooperative research program on R-1234yf refrigerant after Daimler raises safety questions and balks at use

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In October 2012, a fourth SAE International Cooperative Research Program (CRP) was launched by the automotive industry to further analyze the safety of the new low global warming potential (GWP) mobile air conditioner refrigerant, R1234yf. Earlier post.). R-1234yf has a GWP of four.

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UK Government approves Statoil’s US$7B development of North Sea Mariner heavy oil field

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The UK government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) approved the field development plan put forward by Statoil and its co-venturers for the Mariner heavy oil field. —UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey. Statoil acquired 44.44% and operatorship for Mariner from Chevron in 2007.

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Requiring Lower Sulfur Marine Fuels Could Reduce Emissions-Related Deaths by Up to 50% Annually By 2012

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Sulfur (1,000 ppm) content within 200 nautical miles of coastal areas could reduce annual premature deaths resulting from emissions-related affects by around 43,500 by 2012—approximately 50% of the 87,000 deaths estimated to occur in a no control scenario (assuming 2.7% S (35,000 ppm) in 2012 and 0.5% and (c) Global 0.5. Credit: ACS.

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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses entering service in London; planned fleet of 8

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This is set to expand to 300 and, from 2012, will be joined by the Mayor’s New Bus for London, which will be 40% less polluting than a traditional diesel bus. London initially pioneered hydrogen buses in the UK when it took part in the Cleaner Urban Transport for Europe (CUTE) trial from December 2003 to January 2007.

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