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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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Study Finds More Value in Peat CO2 Credits

Posted by Environmental Leader on 09/11/2009

Carbon-rich peatlands may trap more greenhouse gases than first thought, driving up their potential value on the carbon market, according to a new study, reports Reuters.Huge amounts of greenhouse gases are released when peatlands are logged or drained for agriculture, and even more when the drie ...

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ResponsibleTravel.com Scuttles Carbon Offsetting Option

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/11/2009

One of the first travel agencies to give fliers the option to offset the carbon emissions of their flights has ceased offering the program, calling it a “medieval pardon.”Responsibletravel.com, a UK travel agency, had been offering the offsetting option since 2002. Now it believes the ...

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Canadian Boreal Forests Emerge As Viable Carbon Sink

Posted by Environmental Leader on 30/10/2009

In northern Canada, an area twice the size of California stores the equivalent of 27 years worth of global greenhouse gas emissions. Now, Canadian provinces and other groups are taking steps to preserve the expansive boreal forest.Some groups are planning to sell carbon offsets in exchange for pr ...

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Greenpeace Calls Noel Kempff Climate Action Project a Carbon Scam

Posted by Environmental Leader on 16/10/2009

Greenpeace released a new report that calls into question the Noel Kempff Climate Action Project (NKCAP) aimed at saving Bolivia’s rainforests, stating the project did not deliver promised emissions reductions. However, other environmental groups like the Nature Conservancy and Union of Con ...

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