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Chemistry World May 11, 2010 Hepeng Jia	Chinese chemical sector an energy saving powerhouse China's chemical sector is leading the nation's energy saving efforts, and could help other fields reduce their carbon emissions, according to a new report.
American Journal of Nursing February 2008 O'Connor & Roy	Electric Power Plant Emissions and Public Health Potentially harmful pollutants to be aware of and how they may affect the public's health.
Chemistry World January 17, 2012 Rebecca Trager	EPA Publicises Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data The US Environmental Protection Agency has for the first time released comprehensive greenhouse gas emissions data on large facilities and made them available online. But the American Chemistry Council says the new EPA data misrepresents the chemical industry's total GHG emissions.
Chemistry World June 8, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	National Survey Finds Fewer Toxic Chemicals in Soil Concentrations of dioxins in the UK's soil and plants have fallen by about 70% since the late 1980s, according to major survey. The results suggest that industrial emissions are no longer a significant source of persistent organic pollutants in the country.
Chemistry World April 20, 2011 Simon Hadlington	Putting the cement industry in the calcium loop Scientists in the UK have shown that two major industrial processes that generate large amounts of carbon dioxide could usefully be linked together to deliver significant savings in energy and CO 2 emissions.
Chemistry World March 28, 2014 Mark Peplow	A war on smog Growing public concern over the state of the environment has forced Chinese officials to take action. And where chemistry has often been seen as the villain of the piece, it is now set to play a vital role in cleaning the country's air.
Chemistry World November 14, 2011 Maria Burke	Australian carbon tax passes into law Australia's carbon tax has finally received approval from the country's Senate after years of bitter political wrangling.
Chemistry World October 2007 Stuart Haszeldine	How to Bury the Problem Carbon capture and storage could allow us to burn fossil fuels without climate consequences - but only with more investment in R&D.
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Chemistry World February 6, 2009 Sean Milmo	EU clash over pollution permits The European Parliament and the Council of Ministers - the two arms of the European Union's legislature - appear to be heading towards a confrontation over a proposed law to further cut emissions from chemical and other plants.
Chemistry World February 8, 2010 Rebecca Renner	Coming clean on emissions outsourcing Industrialized countries 'outsource' a large proportion of the carbon dioxide emissions associated with manufacturing the items they consume, according to a new study that, for the first time, details this outsourcing on a global basis.
Chemistry World February 2011	Rehabilitating captured CO2 Rather than burying it underground, companies are developing processes that use carbon dioxide emissions as chemical starting materials. Andy Extance investigates
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Chemistry World October 13, 2009 Sean Milmo	Emissions trading clouds chemical future The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) claims that continued uncertainty about the financial impact of the next phase of the European Union's Emission Trading System (ETS) will hamper investment by the industry in Europe.
Chemistry World August 6, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Obama's clean power plan stirs controversy The American Chemistry Council has expressed concern that the plan might harm growth and job creation in the US chemical sector by raising costs for businesses and consumers.
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BusinessWeek February 28, 2005 Laura Cohn	What Price Pollution? In Europe, the Kyoto Protocol is spurring a brisk market in emission credits. Under the program, banks and exchanges are preparing to service some 12,000 industrial installations across the EU.
Chemistry World February 24, 2015 Phillip Broadwith	Catalytic carbon dioxide convertors The world's demand for energy, and the resultant carbon dioxide emissions, are drastically changing our climate. UK startup Econic Technologies is developing catalysts that could take some of that CO 2 and lock it up in high-performance polymer materials.
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Popular Mechanics December 17, 2009 Adam Hadhazy	How the Manufacturing Sector Can Curtail Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increasing efficiency, which reduces emissions, also improves the bottom line, and so the manufacturing industry has already begun to think creatively about its sizable carbon footprint.
Chemistry World April 4, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	Dutch Power Ahead with Carbon Capture The first Dutch trial to capture carbon dioxide from a power plant's waste gas emissions has been launched in Rotterdam, Europe's largest port.
Chemistry World October 26, 2009 Rebecca Trager	US energy use carries hidden costs of $120 billion The hidden health and environmental costs of energy production and consumption in the US could exceed $120 billion per year, according to a new report from the US National Research Council.
Chemistry World February 2010	Solar surge The sun is the only non-polluting energy source available to humankind on a huge scale and there is an urgent need to drive forward the science to exploit this fact and put into place clever technological solutions for reducing CO 2 emissions.
Chemistry World April 4, 2006 Arthur Rogers	EU-Wide Carbon Capture Project A four-year carbon sequestration project backed by 30 European universities and energy companies will test the viability of CO 2 capture as a means of curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
Chemistry World February 9, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Calls for UK Investment in Carbon Capture The UK government must invest immediately in carbon capture and storage technologies to meet carbon emissions targets, a parliamentary committee has urged.
Chemistry World October 23, 2015 Patrick Walter	Exhausting revelations A scandal that started with Volkswagen has grown and now more than 10 car firms have now been accused of manufacturing engines that emit far more nitrogen oxides on the road than lab tests suggests they should.
Chemistry World January 24, 2008 Arthur Rogers	EU Extends Emissions Trading Scheme to Petrochemicals Proposals for reform of the EU emissions trading system (ETS) will impact the chemicals sector by extending the system to nitrous oxide (N 2O) emissions.
Chemistry World July 24, 2012 Andrew Turley	UK urged to clean up London air Nitrogen dioxide levels are as bad in London as they are in Beijing, the last city to host the Summer Olympic Games and one with an at best dubious air quality record, according to a report from UK think tank Policy Exchange.
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Chemistry World July 10, 2006 Arthur Rogers	Outdoor Chores Outlawed Under restrictions triggered when ground levels of ozone -- an indicator of photochemical smog -- exceed set thresholds, French officials are empowered to ban certain activities in order to reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds.
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Chemistry World October 5, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Air, Can we Have Our Carbon Back? Sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is outlandishly expensive. But a US scientist who has just worked out how to improve its efficiency predicts it will be necessary before the end of the century.
Chemistry World May 10, 2013 Ned Stafford	EU struggles to fix faltering carbon trading scheme A plan to bolster the flagging price of permits to emit carbon dioxide that are traded in the EU's Emissions Trading System appeared dead last month after being voted down by the European parliament.
Popular Mechanics March 28, 2008 Joanna Borns	Spongelike Air-Capture Gadget Scrubs Away Carbon Emissions Researchers have invented a phone-booth-size device that can take back the carbon dioxide emissions that have already reached the atmosphere.
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