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World shipping industry agrees to halve carbon emissions by 2050

MembersoftheUNInternationalMaritimeOrganization(IMO)onFridaystruckadealtohalvecarbondioxideemissionsfromshippingby2050inadealthatwillforcetheindustrytoredesignf

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China is innovating to limit emissions at sea

Topdelegatesfrommorethan190countriesandregionsaremeetinginLondontoformulateaframeworktoreduceemissionscausedbytheshippingindustry.Greenhousegasemissionsfromthes

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BMW faces US lawsuit claiming emissions cheating

GermancarmakerBMW(BMWG.DE)facesaUSlawsuitfiledonTuesdaythatallegesemissionscheatingondieselvehiclesincludingitsX5and330dmodels.“BMW’srepresentationsweremisleadi

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Off the lamb: how to eat with a low carbon footprint

Hellhathnofurylikeasheepfarmertoldthathisfavouritestewiskillingtheplanet.ThereisabacklashinWalesafteraWorldWideFundforNaturereportplacedlambcawltopofalistofBrit

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Premier Li highlights China’s success limiting smog

Initswaragainstairpollution,Chinahasachievedadropofover30percentintheaveragedensityoffineparticulatematter(PM2.5)inkeyareasinthepastfiveyears,ChinesePremierLiKe

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Future technology ‘cannot rescue’ mankind from climate change : experts

Technologywillnot“cometotherescue”andreversegreenhousegasemissions,expertshavewarned.Inanewreport,agroupofprominentEuropeanscientistshasemphasisedtheimportanceo

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Germany likely to miss EU 2020 emission goals

GermanyislikelytomisstheEuropeanUnion(EU)'sbindingclimatepolicygoalsfor2020,theGermanEnvironmentMinistrysaidWednesday.Theministrybaseditspessimisticforecastonwo

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Ford sued over alleged emissions cheating in diesel pickups

FirstitwasGermanautomakerVolkswagen'sDieselgatescandal.NowAmericanautogiantFordMotorhasbeenaccusedofemissionscheatinginabidtopromoteitsdieselenginetrucks.Aclass

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2018 is the year for protecting the planet – with or without the U.S.

ThiswillbeabigyearfortheParisclimateagreement.Thebroadoutlinesofthedealwerefiguredoutin2015,butthespecificrulesgoverningwhatitrequirescountriestodowillhavetobew

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The Belt and Road Initiative could become a vehicle for environmental

TheBeltandRoadInitiative(BRI)isanambitiousstrategyinitiatedbyChinaandwillbeimplementedinregionswiththegreatestdevelopmentpotential.BRIcountriesaccountfor30perce

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Former Volkswagen executive sentenced to 7 years for emissions cheating

AformerVolkswagenexecutivewassentencedonWednesdaytosevenyearsinprisonandfined400,000U.S.dollarsforhisroleinemissionsfraud.AU.S.DistrictCourtinDetroit,MichiganSt

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Survey backs China carbon trading to help cap emissions

WiththeeyesofenvironmentalistsworldwideonthecarbontradingschemethatChinaisexpectedtolaunchsoon,anewsurveyhasshowncautiousoptimismaboutitsprospectsforloweringemi

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Can China's carbon trading scheme save the world?

AsrevealedattheUnitedNationsClimateChangeConferenceinBonn,Germany,recently,greenhousegasemissions,amajorcauseofglobalwarming,arerisingafterremainingflatfornearl

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Global 2% rise in CO2 'giant leap backwards for humankind'

Thecarbondioxideemissionsthatdriveglobalwarming,flatsince2014,aresettorisetwopercentthisyear,dashinghopestheyhadpeaked,scientistsreportedatUNclimatetalksMonday.

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Top 250 firms emit third of CO2; few have strong goals to cut: study

Theworld’s250biggestlistedcompaniesaccountforathirdofallman-madegreenhousegasemissionsyetfewhavestronggoalstolimitrisingtemperatures,astudyshowedonTuesday.CoalI

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Beijing to cut emission in winter heating season

Beijingplanstocutover1,800tonnesofnitricoxideemissionsduringthisyear'swinterheatingseason,saidBeijingThermalGroupSunday.Boilerswereupgradedusinglownitrogencombu

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Study says better land use could slash carbon emissions

Plantingmoretrees,farmingmoresustainablyandconservingwetlandscouldsignificantlyslashtheamountofcarbonemissionsthathumanityspewsintotheatmospherethroughfossilfue