Posted on December 11th, 2008 by Green Assembly
TOKYO ~ The United Nations has accepted a proposal to give serious consideration to new biochar technologies that have the potential to slow down carbon emissions and reverse global climate change.
The biochar proposal to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) was submitted by the International Biochar Initiative (IBI) at a sideline event at [...]
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Posted on December 2nd, 2008 by Green Assembly
YOKOHAMA ~ The UN’s International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) has announced funding of US$8.6 million to help reduce deforestation in the tropics in addition to the $3.1 million committed earlier this year bringing the total pledged in 2008 to a staggering $11.7 million.
The ITTC announced the news in a statement which also revealed that only [...]
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Posted on September 10th, 2008 by Green Assembly
Five times more carbon per capita than China
CANBERRA ~ Prominent climate scientists criticized the Australian government’s top climate adviser today, saying his recommended targets for carbon emissions were too weak and would not help avoid catastrophic climate change, according to Reuters.
Climate adviser Ross Garnaut has urged the government to cut Australian Greenhouse gas emissions by [...]
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Posted on September 4th, 2008 by Green Assembly
A COAL-FIRED power station that does not release any CO2 into the atmosphere is due to start operating in Germany next week.
According to a report by BBC World, it will be the first coal-fired plant in the world that captures and stores its own CO2 emissions.
The station is a 5Megawat pilot project for carbon capture [...]
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Posted on August 21st, 2008 by Green Assembly
SINGAPORE ~ More than 1,000 participants from 46 countries, 100 exhibitors from 26 countries, 100 international and regional experts, and 55 media organisations are expected to attend an all-important carbon-market trade fair and conference in Singapore in November.
Carbon Forum Asia 2008 is backed by the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), and will be held [...]
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Posted on August 20th, 2008 by Green Assembly
SINGAPORE ~ The island state’s National Environment Agency (NEA) has set up a grant to support local companies that need help filling out the forms that have to be submitted to the United Nations for carbon trading.
Under the scheme, companies can apply for a grant to take on carbon consultancy services to develop the [...]
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