Carbon emissions
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Ed Miliband has said the expansion of Heathrow and other airports “won’t go ahead” if they don’t meet the UK’s emissions targets – putting him on a potential collision course with Rachel Reeves. The chancellor has not commented directly on whether she would support a third runway at Heathrow, but she has indicated she would be prepared to…
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A credible corporate climate commitment begins with setting an emissions reduction target that covers both a company’s direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions: if a company does not already have an emissions baseline from which to set a target, creating one is a necessary first step. Aligning such a target’s ambition level with the latest…
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The New Zealand government has launched a new set of tools to support manufacturers to grow their business and reduce emissions. “Manufacturing is a sleeping giant for New Zealand’s economy. With the right tools and support, manufacturing has the potential to supercharge our economic growth,” Small Business and Manufacturing Minister Andrew Bayly said on Friday.…
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The voluntary carbon market is gaining momentum and plays an increasingly important role in limiting global warming. Here’s how. As business leaders set increasingly ambitious commitments to reduce global greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions, a market is developing that can help to achieve them by supplementing companies’ efforts to reduce their own emissions. This is the rapidly growing market…
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SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Co is offering 3.7 billion yuan ($537 million) in cash subsidies for car purchases in China, joining more than 40 brands in slashing prices ahead of a change in emissions rules in the world’s largest auto market. The joint venture between China’s SAIC Motor Corp Ltd (600104.SS) and Germany’s Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE)…
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