The draft agreement, drawn up by [John Holdren] and [Bill Chandler] late last year, has three main points: the U.S. and China will use existing technologies to cut carbon emissions by 20 per cent by 2010; they will co-operate on new technologies including carbon capture and storage and better fuel efficiency in vehicles; and they will both join the global agreement in Copenhagen in December. This U.S.-Chinese draft has not been signed, but [Xie Zhenhua] has agreed to it. The target first set by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in California, an average of 35.5 miles per gallon (15 km/litre, 6.62 litres/100 km) for all cars and light trucks by 2016, has now been adopted by President [Barack Obama] for the whole country. That will eventually cut U.S. vehicle emissions by 40 per cent (current av...
Doer said although U.S. President George W. Bush has been sluggish on climate change, both the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates have said they plan to move to some sort of a cap and trade system. The premiers did agree to a national energy efficiency program that will increase energy efficiency nationwide by 20 per cent by 2020 through a series of energy efficiency retrofitting programs and upgrades to building standards codes.
The (EPA) decision is a game changer," said Representative Ed Markey (D-Mass.), whose energy subcommittee is crafting broad limits on greenhouse emissions. "It's now no longer doing a bill or doing nothing. It is now a choice between regulation and legislation. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chairwoman of the committee responsible for climate legislation, said EPA's action is "a wake-up call for Congress" -- deal with it through legislation or let the EPA regulate. The Bush administration opposed using the Clean Air Act to address climate change.
The province's continued failure to make improvements to a short stretch of highway in the heart of Virden's oil country flies in the face of the NDP's pledge to take action against climate change, says the area's Tory MLA. [...] Herb Mahood, acting director of regional operations with Manitoba Highways, told the Brandon Sun recently that upgrades to that particular stretch of Highway 256 are not part of the province's five-year highway renewal plan.
A study by Frederic Forge of the library's science and technology division says the regulations will have "relatively minor impact" on reducing greenhouse emissions in Canada. I'm very big on Iogen's technology. Because it doesn't just use the corn, it uses the entire stock, and it's a world leader," Environment Minister John Baird said Friday.
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Inefficient wood stoves also contribute greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide and methane, fuelling climate change. [...] women and children spend a large part of their days gathering firewood and other materials to burn for cooking.
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