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JULY 8, 2012

for year 2007. A new black carbon (BC) emissions inventory from China found BC emissions levels in 2007 of 1,957 Gg BC—higher than reported in earlier studies. 1970); national data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) (1971? 2007); and predicted national data from the National Long-term Development Plan (NLDP) (2008?2050).

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AUGUST 22, 2012

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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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2012 as a group, partly thanks to large emission reductions from economies in transition in the early nineties and more recent reductions due to the 2008-2009 recession, according to the report. billion tonnes in 2007). billion tonnes in 2010 as compared to 4.2 Source: JRC.

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JANUARY 10, 2010

In September 2009, Airbus welcomed the latest steps towards the approval by ASTM International for the use of a 50% synthetic jet fuel in commercial aviation. Synthetic liquid jet fuels can be made from biomass, natural gas or coal. —Tom Enders, Airbus President and Chief Executive Officer. All of these are known as xTL fuels.

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Qatar Renewable Fuel Alternative Fuels 210

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

This study finds that fuel consumption for new tractor-trailers could be lowered by 20 percent starting in 2012 and as much as 50 percent beginning in 2017, while providing net savings for the owner based on lifetime fuel savings paying for the incremental vehicle, operation, and maintenance costs.

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JULY 10, 2011

In the fixed price stage, starting on 1 July 2012, the carbon price will start at A$23 (US$24.75) a tonne, rising at 2.5% The price ceiling will be set at A$20 above the expected international price and will rise by 5% in real terms each year. a year in real terms. From 1 July 2015, the carbon price will be set by the market.

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Tax Credit Fuel Tax Carbon Australia 199

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2% Climate Change And The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.

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