Topic: Climatology
Climate change cited as Mont. leases suspended
AP News
Oil and gas leases on 38,000 acres in Montana suspended over climate changeA federal judge has approved a first-of-its-kind settlement requiring the government to suspend 38,000 acres of oil and gas leases in Montana so it can gauge how oil field activities contribute to climate change. At issue ...
Polar bear, bluefin tuna trade bans rejected
Reuters Environmental Online Report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Proposed international trade bans on polar bears and Atlantic bluefin tuna failed to pass on Thursday at a 175-nation meeting aimed at protecting endangered species. The United States favored both bans and was disappointed in the vote, but held out hope for passage of a resolution that would ...
EU understates emissions from oil: biodiesel lobby
Reuters Environmental Online Report
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is not taking full account of the environmental impact of oil-based road transport fuels, which could undermine the bloc's renewable energy goals, European biodiesel producers said on Thursday. The EU uses greenhouse gas emissions from fossil-based road fuels as a basis for calculating the ...
Taiwan eyes carbon credits
AFP Global Edition
Taiwan aims to engage in international carbon trading despite its diplomatic isolation by helping its allies in Africa and the Asia Pacific develop clean energy projects, an official said Thursday. "It is an international trend, and Taiwan wants to help reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases to ease the effects ...
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