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India, China, Brazil, Japan, other non-Arctic countries want a voice on Arctic Council; interest in climate change impact and access to resources

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Another six non-Arctic nations sit in as observers today: the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Poland and the Netherlands. Many non-Arctic countries are interested in the Arctic as the “canary in the coal mine” that can teach them about how climate change will impact their own states.

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Volkswagen striving to make production of the electric ID. carbon-neutral

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Currently unavoidable CO 2 emissions are offset by investments in certified climate protection projects elsewhere. and is setting up a production facility in Poland for this purpose. Unavoidable emissions in the manufacturing process are offset by investments in certified climate projects. As a result, the ID.

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UK MPs greenlight shale gas in new report

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The British Geological Survey (BGS) estimates that the UK’s onshore shale gas resources could be as large as 150 billion cubic meters—equivalent to roughly 1.5 We conclude that shale gas resources in the UK could be considerable.

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CLEPA study: EV-only approach would lead to the loss of half a million supplier jobs in the EU

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All three scenarios assume accelerated electrification to meet climate goals, with a high market share for electrified vehicles (Battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and full hybrid electric vehicles) by 2030 of more than 50%, almost 80%, and close to 100%, respectively.

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

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With the conclusion of the 14 th Congress in Poznań, Poland a year later and little progress made, member delegates, some of who had been showing signs of pessimism and fatigue in their statements to the press, were left with just four second-level meetings at which to resolve major outstanding differences. by Jack Rosebro.

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QUANTIFY Study Finds GHG Emissions from Global Transport Could Double Their Net Contribution to Warming by 2100

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Transport emissions could double their current relative net contribution to global warming by 2100, according to a new study by researchers at the Oslo-based Centre for International Climate and Environment Research (CICERO) in Norway. Tags: Climate Change Climate models Emissions. million (US$12.6 Skeie et al. 2009.05.025.

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JRC: Increased use of renewables results in growing GHG emission savings in the EU; transport contribution only 5%

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from 2009 to 2012, confirming renewables’ potential in climate change mitigation, according to a new report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission’s in-house science service. Mt CO 2 eq, Poland with 3.08 In the transport sector France was the main GHG emissions saver (6.16 Mt CO 2 eq, Germany with 5.60 Mt CO 2 eq.

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