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

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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% ” [ 1 ].

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Maersk parterning with 6 companies to source at least 730,000 tpy of green methanol by end of 2025

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Maersk intends to offtake the full volume produced on long-term contracts to help its customers realize their own ambitious emission targets. The company is the only energy company in the world with a science-based net-zero emissions target as validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Green Technology Bank (China).

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UPS to invest $100M more in compressed natural gas, CNG vehicles and related infrastructure

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The use of natural gas reduces greenhouse gas emissions six to 11 percent, according to the US Department of Energy. Trinidad, Colo., UPS was one of the initial 13 leading companies to take the Obama Administration’s American Business Act on Climate Pledge, committing to reduce greenhouse gas emission intensity 20% by 2020.

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