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The Carbon Disclosure Project’s emissions reduction claims for cloud computing are flawed http://bit.ly/qSCGqe
The #Carbon Disclosure Project’s #emissions reduction claims for #cloud computing are flawed http://bit.ly/qSCGqe
@swardley Dunno if you saw the Carbon Disclosure Project's claims yest that Cloud = Green. I debunk them here http://bit.ly/qSCGqe
@KevinIMoss Sorry, that CDP report is deeply flawed see http://bit.ly/qSCGqe

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To reduce emissions of greenhouse gases 10 percent below 1990 levels, Oregon’s PGE (Portland General Electric) plans to replace coal plants with 2,362 MW of wind energy and 557 MW of simple-cycle combustion turbines burning natural gas

To pay for the new investment in building renewable energy, utility rates will likely rise 13% in 2019, and 25% in 2020, the utility calculates.
But the other utilities in the state that utilize the regions plentiful hydro can make a gentler transition, as they currently have surplus generation from clean sources in the spring and winter.

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Two years after setting a goal to reduce emissions by 25 percent over a 2007 baseline, the company has reduced its emissions from air travel by 45 percent absolute -- two years earlier than the 2012 deadline. At the same time, it has also cut its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 12 percent.

Cisco achieved these numbers by putting virtual meetings and virtual offices front and center in its business strategy, cutting travel costs, meeting costs and office costs.

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Aviation emissions contribute to this health problem, according to a new study that suggests that airplanes flying at a cruise altitude of around 35,000 feet emit pollutants that contribute to about 8,000 deaths per year globally.

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Calera Corp., a startup working to capture emissions from industrial flues and recycle it into pavement and building materials, has made it to the second phase of a competitive government program for carbon capture projects. The Department of Energy announced on Thursday that it will invest nearly $19.9 million in stimulus funds to help Calera design, build and deploy a system for churning out carbon-fed cement and aggregates at pilot scale.

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Europe's current focus on recovery from recession must not distract us from the question of what kind of economy we want to build. Unless we set our countries on a path to a sustainable low-carbon future, we will face continued uncertainty and significant costs from energy price volatility and a destabilising climate.\nThis is why we today set out our belief that the European Union should raise its emissions target. A reduction of 30 per cent from 1990 levels by 2020 would represent a real incentive for innovation and action in the international context. It would be a genuine attempt to restrict the rise in global temperatures to 2°C - the key climate danger threshold - stiffening the resolve of those already proposing ambitious action and encouraging those waiting in the wings. It would also make good business sense.

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Few people are fooled by Nissan’s claim that the LEAF is a zero emissions vehicle.  Zero tailpipe emissions does not mean zero emissions.  “Electric vehicles just shift emissions from the tailpipe to the smokestack,” many critics claim.  Both of these claims oversimplify the issue and do not accurately reflect the potential impact of electric vehicles on greenhouse gas emissions.

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In 2007, the Sierra Club brought the state of Wisconsin to court over emissions from some state-run coal plants used to provide heat and power to some university buildings and a hospital (UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse, UW-Oshkosh, UW-River Falls and Mendota Mental Health Institute). The Department of Natural Resources sided with the Sierra Club, and the state now has a choice between installing pollution-control equipment to greatly reduce emissions, reducing the use of coal by displacing part of it with other fuels, or simply eliminating the use of coal completely

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With cement production accounting for as much as 5 percent of global emissions of carbon dioxide — and the potential for expanded carbon caps looming — Cemex, one of the world’s largest producers of building materials, is angling to bring down its carbon dioxide emissions and perhaps wind up with some credits it can sell.

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"Reducing emissions through carbon market schemes let developing countries continue more or less business as usual. No agreement is better than an agreement based on that system, says James Hansen, who heads the Nasa Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, in an interview with The Guardian.

"I would rather it not happen if people accept that as being the right track because it's a disaster track," says Hansen"

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"A US demand that developing countries should set their entire emissions reducing actions under international scrutiny has been rejected as “non-negotiable” by the developing countries in Bangkok. "

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Lower vehicle production and sales volume helped cut greenhouse gas emissions in the operations of Toyota’s European arm by 17 percent in fiscal year 2008, the company said Tuesday.

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Australia's top climate advisor is laying out the cost and timeframe of his proposed emissions trading scheme.

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The survey of over 500 North American supply chain executives shows that the vast majority of respondents, 90 percent, think that over the next three years green issues will remain or become more important to their transport and logistics processes

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A site which rates cars by their CO2 emissions

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