MINISTERS yesterday gave the go-ahead for the second-biggest onshore wind farm to be built in Scotland.
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1451612007
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European Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas warned in a newspaper interview on Sunday that carmakers will face sanctions if they fail to meet new rules on reducing emissions.
(FREE but membership needed) http://www.reutersinteractive.com/Carbon/74237
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Editorial about the global carbon markets from Greenbiz…
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=35572&CFID=4859288&CFTOKEN=25238017
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Those who support carbon taxes are missing the obvious: This could be structured and sold as an income tax rebate, paid for by fees levied on extraction or imports of carbon. A clever and simple carbon tax system.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/05/AR2007080501323.html
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The government is set to begin discussions on a system that would allow domestic firms to buy and sell greenhouse gas-emission credits, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20070805TDY02009.htm
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The US House of Representatives has passed a radical new energy bill, which aims to expand the use of renewable fuels and cut tax breaks to oil firms. ButBush is expected to oppose it…
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6931767.stm
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The omission of future air travel emissions from the Government’s proposals to tackle climate change is “a serious weakness”, an all-party group of MPs and peers said in a report published today.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2007/08/03/eaccbill103.xml
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The government’s proposals to tackle climate change need to be tougher and legally enforceable, say MPs and peers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6928084.stm
Click here for report ->
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/02_08_07_draftclimatereport.pdf
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Senators are lining up behind a carbon trading plan to slow global warming, with the aim of cutting 70 percent of U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by 2050.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/02/america/NA-GEN-US-Congress-Global-Warming.php
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