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 Stories About: China AND climate AND greenhouse-gas emissions AND news
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The Price of Emissions in China
China bank offers draft plan to reduce nation's emissions |
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09 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 12:43 PM on 09 Jun 2008 China's central bank has taken a first stab at a national emissions-reduction plan that could apply to various pollutants. A draft emissions-trading proposal unveiled to top officials on Friday suggests that China determine a national goal for reducing pollution, have regional authorities determine quotas for businesses, and put in place a system with controls at the nation ... |
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| Topics: carbon trading, China, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, news (all these topics) |
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Tons of Work to Do
China, with emissions rising, urges developed countries to carbon diet |
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17 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 1:08 PM on 17 Mar 2008 China's greenhouse-gas emissions are rising far faster than expected, according to a new analysis to be published in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. Researchers estimate that by 2010, China may spew 600 million more metric tons of greenhouse gases than it did in 2000; to put that in perspective, the total emissions reductions pledged by signatories to ... |
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| Topics: China, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, news (all these topics) |
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