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EEA says industrial air pollution cost Europe up to €169 billion in 2009; some 37% attributed to CO2

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Air pollution from the 10,000 largest polluting facilities in Europe cost citizens between €102–169 billion (US$135–224 billion) in 2009, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which analyzed the costs of harm to health and the environment caused by air pollution. Log scale) Source: EEA.

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The Volvo Group enters partnership with WWF to reduce CO2 emissions from trucks

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The Volvo Group is joining the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) Climate Savers Program —the first vehicle manufacturer to do so. As a WWF partner, the Volvo Group’s truck companies will undertake to reduce the CO 2 -emissions from vehicles manufactured between 2009 and 2014 by 13 million tons. —Volvo CEO Leif Johansson.

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

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The last official UNFCCC meeting prior to the 15 th Congress ended 6 November in Barcelona, and environment ministers have been shuttling in and out of Copenhagen since then to conduct ad hoc negotiations prior to the summit. by Jack Rosebro. as compared to 1990 emissions, to be achieved between 2008 and 2012. ” [ 1 ].

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Study Highlights the Importance of Considering Climate Effects of Non-CO2 Emissions from Transport in Mitigation Strategies and Policies

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The study by Nadine Unger, Drew Shindell and James Wang will appear in an upcoming issue of the journal Atmospheric Environment. 2009) Click to enlarge. The study applied the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) model for Physical Understanding of Composition-Climate INteractions and Impacts (G-PUCCINI). Unger et al.

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GWU team develops cost-effective solar process to produce lime for cement without CO2 emission

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The Solar Thermal Electrochemical Production of CaO without CO 2 (STEP Cement) process is based on the STEP theory of an efficient solar chemical process, based on a synergy of solar thermal and endothermic electrolyses, introduced by Licht and his colleagues in 2009. Earlier post , earlier post.). —Licht et al.

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CO2 and Methane Emissions Continued Rise in 2008 Despite Economic Slump

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Emissions of two of the most important climate change gases increased last year, according to a preliminary analysis for NOAA’s annual greenhouse gas index, which tracks data from 60 sites around the world. When related climate affects are taken into account, methane’s overall climate impact is nearly half that of carbon dioxide.

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Researchers Say Mix of Policies and Current or Near-Term Technologies Could Phase Out US CO2 Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2030

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Lead author Kharecha and colleagues note that current climate science indicates that atmospheric CO 2 concentrations, already at 387 ppm in 2009 and rising, need to be reduced to no more than 350 ppm. Tags: Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Climate Change Coal Emissions Nuclear Policy. Architecture 2030. Kutscher, James E.

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