Green Blog

AUGUST 1, 2011

We all know that we have to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution and eventually reach zero emissions. Unfortunately Australia (through disproportionately huge annual fossil fuel burning and exports) and Belize (through disproportionately huge annual deforestation) have already used up their “share” of this terminal greenhouse gas (GHG) budget. Australia is fundamentally committed to coal and gas use and exports.

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Eco Chic

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Think about it: Fashion weeks the world over consume an incredible amount of resources, racking up the greenhouse gas emissions as fashion insiders convene to check out new collections in cities around the world. . “If Photo credit: Johannes Berg/Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce.

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Green Traveler Guides

JULY 14, 2011

In other words, growing the plants used to make biofuel must “significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, must not compromise food production or lead to biodiversity degradation or deforestation.&#. | Green Travel News |.

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Green Blog

JUNE 23, 2010

Sweden, not so green anymore? The right-wing government in Sweden unfortunately won, with a two votes margin, the pro-nuclear vote in the parliament this past week and is now in full climate-wrecking gear. Photo by: Per Ola Wiberg.

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Environmental News Network

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Latvia reduces greenhouse gas emissions through a process called CO2 sequestration – the country’s 35,000 square kilometers of forest and peat bogs naturally convert CO2 into biomass. Sweden. Sweden boasts heavily regulated carbon emissions and fossil fuel output.

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Green Prophet

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Will it hobble along on a skeleton crew of signatories or will be be reborn in Qatar as the inclusive greenhouse gas reduction agreement first envisioned in Kyoto 15 years ago? Others committed to a reduction in the increase of greenhouse gasses from a baseline year.

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Greentumble

AUGUST 2, 2018

The bad news is that when organic matter (the combustible part of garbage) is burned, it still emits significant quantities of carbon dioxide, the most common greenhouse gas produced by human activity. According to the latest calculations, the world is currently producing about 1.3

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Greentumble

JANUARY 9, 2020

The world has a crippling dependence on fossil fuels and this dependence on coal, oil and natural gas is one of the largest causes to arguably the biggest problem facing earth today: climate change.

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Greentumble

JANUARY 11, 2020

About 27,000 units are installed in Sweden every year and geothermal heat pumps were the heating system of choice for new houses in Finland, their market share exceeding 40 percent between 2006 and 2011 [2]. 6 Low greenhouse gas emissions.

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Conservancy Talk

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Counted together, European countries make up the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world [3] , and recognizing the risks of inaction, the EU has set itself a long-term goal of reducing these emissions 80-95 percent by 2050 [4].

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Greentumble

JANUARY 21, 2020

The ARPA has greatly contributed to the great drop in the greenhouse gas emissions of Brazil as well as falling rates of deforestation. What does Jackie Chan, Paul McCartney and Prince William have in common?

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Nature Conservancy - Science

MARCH 29, 2014

One of the main reasons consumers choose local foods is to reduce the food miles of their purchases — that is, the distance that their food travels from farm to plate — in an effort to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions created by its production. Edwards, G.A.S.

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Green Traveler Guides

AUGUST 26, 2010

Example: most bedding is organic or made from recyclable fiber; Pittsburgh focus: to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation and support the local economy, the hotel selected products from the city and its surrounding area. Is Marriott the least greenhouse gassy of them all?

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Eco Friendly Daily

JUNE 19, 2013

The traditional way of determining a country’s greenhouse gas emissions involves taking into account all of their industries, car pollutants and various other means of generating emissions.

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Sightline Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Today, there are 39 (1) different programs that collectively put a price on 12 percent of all the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the world. The price outlier at $168 per ton is Sweden , where a high and persistent price has helped reduce pollution 13 percent in a decade.

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Eco Friendly Daily

MAY 4, 2013

Overall, permanent waste locations are supposed to be in existence in Finland by 2020, Sweden by 2023 and France by 2025. The United States is expected to increase their nuclear facilities in the future as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Traveler Guides

JULY 28, 2010

Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program to reduce both utilities consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2011

This target alone would cut Denmark’s greenhouse gas emissions with 35% based on 1990 levels. And since neighboring country Sweden has lost the will to lead , Europe badly needs a new climate leader. The new red and green government in Denmark wants to end the country’s reliance on fossil fuels. In a proposal presented to the parliament last week the Danish government laid out their new and bold energy plan.

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Green (Living) Review

JANUARY 9, 2010

The stoves from those countries, especially the makers from Norway and Sweden, are highly fuel efficient with dry softwood that they can do all day with a few fillings. The process of decay sets free the carbon stored in the wood – though that would also happen during burning – and in addition to that the forty times more dangerous greenhouse gas methane.

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Green Blog

JUNE 18, 2012

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) the world could cut global greenhouse gas emissions in half (PDF) by just ending these subsidies. The Twitterstorm has been going on for a few hours now and already it’s trending worldwide and placing itself among the top trending Twitter topics in the UK, USA, Sweden, Australia, and other countries.

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The Green Changemakers

AUGUST 25, 2010

USA 10 - Environmental Management - Ottawa, Canada 9 - Waste Water Management - Stockholm, Sweden 8 - Transportation Management - São Paulo, Brazil 7 - Species Conservation - Johnstone Shire, Australia 6 - Environmental Auditing - Lancashire County, UK 5 - Housing Construction - Austin, USA 4 - Energy Conservation-Finance - Saarbrücken, Germany 3 - Solid Waste Management - Bandung, Indonesia 2 - Land Use-Transport - Curitiba, Brazil 1 - Hazardous Waste - Ventura County, USA.

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Green (Living) Review

JUNE 18, 2009

FSM co-hosted the side event on “Targeting Non-CO2 Climate Forcers for Fast Mitigation to Complement CO2 Cuts” along with Sweden , and has also submitted a proposal to the UNFCCC for a Programme of Work for rapid climate mitigation.

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Green Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Two years later in 1997 at the COP3 conference in Kyoto, Japan, the US president Bill Clinton actually signed the famous Kyoto Protocol, which called for binding reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Photo credit: america.gov.

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The Green Changemakers

APRIL 4, 2008

Examples: Sweden taxes CO2 emissions, carbon-based fuels, and domestic flights, and cut taxes for labor and green fuels. taxpayers subsidize the oil and gas industry to the tune of $39 billion and the coal industry by $8 billion.

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Green Blog

JANUARY 25, 2012

Fossil fuel burning yielding the greenhouse gas (GHG) carbon dioxide (CO2) is a major component of man-made global warming. Most of this greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution has occurred in the last half century. of CO2-e; see “ List of countries by greenhouse gas emissions per capita ”) to calculate years left to zero emissions for every country in the world (see “ Shocking analysis by country of years left to zero emissions ”).

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The Green Changemakers

MAY 7, 2011

The GSSL was jointly developed by UNEP and the Task Force on Sustainable Lifestyles, which was led by Sweden from 2005-2009, in the framework of the Marrakech Process on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP).

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Green Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The World is increasingly threatened by man-made global warming due to pollution of the atmosphere with greenhouse gases (GHGs), principally carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), with this GHG pollution deriving mostly from fossil fuel burning and from land use (agriculture and deforestation). Climate Creditor countries should likewise insist on repayment of Climate Debt and a rapid global move to cessation of greenhouse gas pollution.

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Green Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2012

According to Greenpeace, the security problems at the aging nuclear reactors in Sweden are so urgent that they need to be shut down immediately. 2012, what a year! And in just a couple of hours it will have ran its course and we will rush into a new and exciting 2013. What will happen?

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Eco Chic

MAY 25, 2009

For years — at least a decade — I refused to buy gas at Exxon and would ask my friends to indulge my boycott, especially when Exxon dragged it’s feet cleaning up. The oil companies had us addicted and it didn’t matter who we bought our crack-gas from!

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The Green Changemakers

MARCH 16, 2010

No one benefits from the release of greenhouse gas emissions, but developed and developing nations alike will benefit in numerous ways from the transition to an energy-efficient and renewable world. Author: Janet L. Sawin And William R.

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The Green Changemakers

MARCH 28, 2010

Case Studies Climate Change Action Plan (New England Climate Change Coalition) The New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers have teamed together to produce a regional climate change action plan in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs).

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The Green Changemakers

OCTOBER 20, 2008

While I'd imagine it would be risky for John McCain to refer to anything achieved in Europe as an example to emulate for fear of alienating his base, I suspect Barack Obama is unaware of what has already happened in Övertornea, Sweden, Gussing, Austria, and Samso Island Denmark among many others. In 2001, Overturnea was declared the first Swedish municipality to earn "eco-municipality" status, achieving Sweden's national goal to be free from oil.

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The Green Changemakers

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Empowering Cities: An Array of Tools Moderator: Abha Joshi Ghani, Sector Manager, Urban Development, World Bank Development of a city-based greenhouse gas emissions index Dan Hoornweg, Lead Urban Specialist, World Bank A city-based carbon finance methodology Monali Ranade, Carbon Finance Specialist, World Bank The Global City Indicators Program Perinaz Bhada, Junior Professional Associate, World Bank Vulnerability reduction of coastal communities.

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The Green Changemakers

JANUARY 28, 2011

All of the cities prominently feature activities and future plans to achieve drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The town aims to reduce greenhouse emissions through a combination of local resource utilization and low-carbon housing projects, aided by the active involvement of its citizens.

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