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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.
Chemistry World May 24, 2011 Andrew Turley	Chemical industry fears over UK emissions plans Government plans to cut UK greenhouse gas emissions risk crippling the chemical sector and thereby harming chances of moving to a low emissions future
Chemistry World May 23, 2008 James Mitchell Crow	Carbon Trust cuts are 'small beer' The government-funded body charged with reducing the carbon footprint of UK businesses 'can surely do a lot better', according to a government report.
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.
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Chemistry World September 16, 2013 Ned Stafford	Battle over carbon tax looms As newly elected Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott prepares to be sworn into office this week, opponents of his plan to abolish the so-called carbon tax on greenhouse gas emissions are preparing for political battle.
Chemistry World November 17, 2014 Hepeng Jia	Hopes Sino -- US climate deal will spur global action in 2015 A historic announcement by Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama has injected new momentum into the global fight against climate change.
Geotimes April 2006 Naomi Lubick	Faith-Based Carbon Credit Systems Market-based approaches to help stem carbon releases, and in turn climate change, could prove difficult to marshal and enforce. Carbon credits and trade incentives are a small piece in a larger issue.
Chemistry World July 23, 2013 Ned Stafford	Australia plans to scrap carbon tax early With national elections looming later this year, Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has announced plans to end the highly controversial carbon tax a year ahead of schedule.
Chemistry World December 2009 Chris Reynolds	Regulatory Burden A new carbon emissions scheme will unwittingly hit the chemical industry. The UK risks being at a disadvantage if industry is overburdened with regulation.
The Motley Fool July 9, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel	Turn Smog Into Money This new exchange-traded investment lets you profit from carbon credits.
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Chemistry World November 19, 2014 Rebecca Trager	Watching carbon dioxide's globetrotting New high-resolution simulations depicting how local geography affects the transport of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere have been created by NASA.
Chemistry World November 13, 2013 Andy Extance	Europe's manufacturing edge not leaking away There is no evidence that Europe's emissions trading scheme has driven production of goods reliant on fossil fuels, like chemicals, elsewhere.
Fast Company December 1, 2007 David Roberts	Carbon Copy Disclose your greenhouse-gas emissions? Sounds crazy. Why Wal-Mart and P&G are doing it - and you should too.
Chemistry World October 6, 2015 Angeli Mehta	China launches nationwide emissions trading scheme China has announced that it will implement a national emissions trading scheme in 2017, and encourage more power generation from renewables.
IEEE Spectrum April 2007 Susan Arterian Chang	Carbon Commerce The Europeans have demonstrated beyond doubt that the right to emit CO2 is destined to be a major internationally traded asset -- but their experience to date also exemplifies some of the pitfalls the rest of the world faces in establishing such trading systems.
Chemistry World December 12, 2012 Yan Yan	China's emissions may peak as soon as 2025 New research suggests that China's carbon emissions could peak as soon as 2025. But not everyone is convinced by these projections.
CFO February 1, 2007 Janet Kersnar	View from Europe: Global Warming's Cost Corporate Europe is showing why combating global warming may be less costly than ignoring it.
Chemistry World March 31, 2010 Hepeng Jia	Uncertainties for UN clean energy programme in China After enjoying its position as the world's largest beneficiary of the United Nations Clean Development Mechanism program - through which industrialised countries invest in clean energy projects in developing countries in return for carbon credits - China now faces serious challenges in the sector.
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.
BusinessWeek May 28, 2009 Mark Scott	Banks: Gearing Up for Carbon Trading While the federal plan to trade carbon emission credits are a ways off, banks already are preparing for what they see as a new profit.
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Chemistry World July 22, 2014 Angeli Mehta	Australia scraps its carbon tax Climate campaigners say some form of carbon pricing is inevitable if the country is to meet its climate change targets.
Geotimes October 2005 Megan Sever	Carbon's Complicated River Ride Researchers recently found that carbon moves from the atmosphere, through trees, soil and water, and back into the atmosphere in fewer than five years, indicating that the landscape is not providing as much long-term storage of carbon dioxide as hoped.
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Chemistry World May 4, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Cutting the Cost of Climate Change Scientists have welcomed a UN climate change report released on Friday that sets out a range of affordable options for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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BusinessWeek December 30, 2009	The Greenhouse Gas Gap Companies and countries report their emissions but the disclosed amounts often don't add up to what's actually in the air.
Chemistry World July 21, 2009 Anna Lewcock	Degrees of freedom The global nature of the climate change offers both opportunities and challenges. The US, for example, is keen to establish international cooperation and collaboration in climate change research
Chemistry World March 11, 2008 Jia & Chen	Report Outlines Low Carbon Future for China and EU China and the European Union (EU) could lead the world in low-carbon technologies by combining their efforts on climate change, according to a new report.
Chemistry World May 27, 2014 Jennifer Newton	Flue gas reclaimed as polymer feedstock The first systematic environmental assessment of an industrial plant that produces polyols from carbon dioxide has revealed that they significantly reduce both carbon dioxide emissions and the demand on fossil fuel reserves.
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.
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.
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.
Chemistry World September 5, 2007 Hepeng Jia	China Sets Renewable Energy Targets in 100 Billion Dollar Plan China's powerful energy watchdog has said that the country will aim to get 15% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020 in an effort to curb its carbon dioxide emissions.
National Defense August 2009 Frodl & Manoyan	Cap-and-Trade: The Triumph of Politics Over Economics, Science The cap-and-trade bill currently in Congress has not been designed to address the challenge of climate change or even put a good economic model in place to solve emissions reductions, but rather to overcome political resistance.
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IndustryWeek July 1, 2008 David Blanchard	How IBM Limits Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions Computer giant IBM Corp. outlines five steps manufacturers can take to master their carbon management.
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Geotimes March 2003 S. Julio Friedmann	Storing Carbon in Earth Carbon sequestration is capturing carbon dioxide, either from the atmosphere or emission streams, and storing it in reservoirs, such as plants or soils. Carbon dioxide could be converted to solid chemicals or injected into the deep ocean. Though there are risks, the potential pay-off is enormous.
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.
Popular Mechanics December 12, 2008 Melinda Wenner	U.N. Puts Greenhouse-Free Clean Coal on the Back Burner U.N. plans to sign a new international climate treaty next year, and in negotiating recommendations delegates found common ground in many areas.
IEEE Spectrum March 2008 Prachi Patel-Predd	Carbon Capture Starts From Coal-Plant Advances in Lab Two research groups come up with super carbon-capturing materials.
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.