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Air pollution by ozone across Europe during summer 2009

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Ozone levels during summer 2009 were as low as during summer 2008 and according to several indicators were among the lowest since reporting of Europe-wide data commenced in 1997. In contrast to previous summers, in 2009 there were no pan-European multi-day episodes. Summer 2009 was characterised by ozone episodes of two to five days followed by spells with few exceedances. A typical episode usually contained approximately 713 % of the total number of exceedances of the information threshold more...

Added by Zunia on March 09, 2010

Air Pollution: Action in a Changing Climate

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defra.gov.uk -

This publication highlights the additional health benefits that can be achieved through closer integration of air quality and climate change policies in future.

Added by Zunia on March 09, 2010

Microfinance in China

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51give.com -

51Give has developed a platform that provides opportunities for people to connect with and invest in individual small-to-medium carbon friendly enterprises in the rural China through soft loans. 51Give aims to alleviate poverty and improve standards of living in rural China while working toward environmentally friendly development by financially supporting entrepreneurs. 51Give utilizes partners within existing microfinance institutions (MFIs) to identify viable green entrepreneurial projects more...

Added by Jamie Spitzer on March 04, 2010

Clean Air for Smaller Cities in the ASEAN Region : Indonesia

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cleanairinitiative.org -

Country Profiles focusing on smaller cities are being prepared for several ASEAN countries. These providebackground information and findings on:• State of the Air : What is the air quality in smaller cities? Which of the smaller cities inthe country are experiencing air pollution challenges or will soon enter into this situation?• Legal framework for air quality management : What is the air quality managementsystem in place in smaller cities? What is the legal framework for air quality more...

Added by Zunia on February 27, 2010

Investing in Climate Change 2009: Necessity and Opportunity in Turbulent Times

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dbcca.com -

Climate change remains a large and growing investment opportunity. In the midst of the credit crisis, this whitepaper argues that governments should not be deflected by the global market downturn from making major investments in climate change mitigation and adaptation. New scientific evidence has established that "carbon in the atmosphere has reached an 800,000 year high," and without concerted action over the next decade by governments, investors, the business community and more...

Added by Zunia on February 27, 2010

Reducing Transport GHG Emissions: Opportunities and Costs

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internationaltransportforum.org -

This document says that climate change poses two fundamental challenges for the transport sector: transport will have to significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and it will require investment in order to adapt to impacts of climate change. The scale and scope of emission reductions sought by policy makers are daunting but there is much that can still be achieved within the transport sector at low cost – especially against a background of high energy prices. Governments will deploy more...

Added by Zunia on February 25, 2010

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Projections of global emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases in 2050

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umweltdaten.de -

This is the result of a German study which underlines once more the urgent need for measures to reduce F-gas emissions. Global emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) will increase to 4 gigatonnes of CO2 equivalents by 2050 if no political mitigation measures are taken. The contribution of F-gases to global warming is projected to grow from 1.3% (2004) to 7.9% of total direct CO2 emissions

Added by Zunia on February 18, 2010

Heavy Metals in a Tropical Eel Anguilla marmorata from The Central Part of Vietnam

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springerlink.com -

The aim of this study was to determine whether the residues of heavy metals in edible muscle tissue of eels is safe for human consumption and to explore the relationship between metal accumulation and body size of the tropical eel A. marmorata, in order to evaluate the potential risk of metal pollution in eel populations in the central part of Vietnam.

Added by Zunia on February 10, 2010

Emission Reductions Under Cap & Trade Proposals In The 111th Congress

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"To summarize, this analysis depicts reductions within the cap and the measures that will achieve emissions reductions through the passage and implementation of each proposal. Reductions that would require additional Congressional action to be realized are not included in the analysis."

Added by Zunia on February 08, 2010

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Dear President of IMF and World Bank,http://zunia.org/post/why-mtbe-should-be-ban-in-all-gasoline-or-petrol/The UN and all NGOs involving in clean fresh water conservations will be wasting time, if MTBE is not banned in the countries they are working on water projects.Water resources and aquifers are precious and should protected at all costs to feed10 billions people in the coming years,2050.Please refer to link.There should also be a condition from any financial assistance given by IMF or more...

Added by Ron Tan on February 03, 2010

Guidelines on biofuels and invasive species

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The issues of biofuels and invasive species have rarely been tackled together. These guidelines aim to fill this gap by highlighting the risks of biological invasion by species introduced for biofuels production and to provide constructive recommendations on how to prevent the introduction, establishment and spread of invasive species resulting from biofuel developments.

Added by Zunia on February 02, 2010

Why MTBE should be ban in all gasoline or petrol ?

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Dear Members,Please read this pdf ,on Why MTBE should be banned in gasoline or petrol urgently,before another crisis "AQUA SHOCK" stun the World ?""CLINTON-GORE ADMINISTRATION ACTS TO ELIMINATE MTBE, BOOST ETHANOL WASHINGTON, March 20, 2000 -- EPA Administrator Carol M. Browner and Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman today announced actions by the Clinton-Gore Administration to significantly reduce or eliminate use of the fuel additive MTBE and boost the use of safe alternatives like ethanol. more...

Added by Ron Tan on January 28, 2010

Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Facilities and Related Education in Faith-based Schools

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The holy city of Benares in India, or Varanasi, is known for its Ghats, the sites where the River Ganges purifies the bodies of the live bathers and the ashes of the cremated dead. Close to them is the huge square mouth of the city sewerage system, which disgorges its load of black water into the river, irrespective of its religious functions. This combination of spiritual purity and environmental reality is not unique to India: in many countries the same water sources used for religious more...

Added by Kasem Ali on January 26, 2010

Bottom Line on Cost Containment

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pdf.wri.org -

"Cap-and-trade programs are designed to increase the economic efficiency of emissions reductions and lower costs beyond command-and-control approaches alone. Cap-and-trade programs often incorporate features that add flexibility and/or increase price certainty to help address cost concerns. This fact sheet describes several common examples of cost containment mechanisms."

Added by Zunia on January 25, 2010

Improved regulations on persistent organic pollutants in the UNECE region

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The Parties to the Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) to the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution further stepped up their efforts to regulate or get rid of POPs in the region by broadening the Protocol’s scope to include seven new substances: hexachlorobutadiene, octabromodiphenyl ether, pentachlorobenzene, pentabromodiphenyl ether, perfluorooctane sulfonates, polychlorinated naphthalenes, short-chain chlorinated paraffins. They also updated and more...

Added by Zunia on January 17, 2010

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