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Airbus ‘Sharklet’ Wingtip Design Reduces Fuel Use 3.5%

Posted by Environmental Leader on 16/11/2009

Airbus is developing new “Sharklet” wingtip devices for its A320 aircraft that are expected to cut fuel burn by 3.5 percent and reduce 730 metric tons of CO2 emissions per plane annually, reports AIN. This also translates into a fuel savings of $220,000 annually per aircraft, accordin ...

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Nations Argue Over CO2 Emissions Cuts, Audits

Posted by Environmental Leader on 10/11/2009

The measurement, reporting and auditing of greenhouse gas emissions by each country is a key focus of U.N. climate negotiations leading up to climate talks in Copenhagen in December, reports Reuters.Rich nations are under pressure to cut their emissions 25-40 percent below 1990 levels by 2020 and ...

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First All-Hybrid FedEx Facility Established

Posted by Environmental Leader on 09/11/2009

The Bronx, New York, operation of FedEx will become the company’s first to exclusively use hybrid delivery vans. The addition of 51 new delivery vehicles brings the facility’s total to about 100 hybrid trucks.After the new vehicles from Azure Dynamics Corp. are added, FedEx’s hy ...

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Peabody, Exxon Accused of Undermining Climate Talks

Posted by Environmental Leader on 06/11/2009

Negotiations for a new climate treaty in Copenhagen this December are being blocked by a multi-national backlash led by fossil fuel industries and other heavy carbon emitters, according to a report by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), an arm of the nonprofit Center ...

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U.S. Cap-and-Trade Creates Winners and Losers among Largest Emitters

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/11/2009

Under the Kerry-Boxer cap-and-trade bill, ExxonMobil would face an annual charge of $5.9 billion to purchase carbon allowances, while electricity giants like Exelon and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) would emerge as financial winners, because they rely heavily on diversified, low-emission fl ...

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