The U.S. and China Just Announced Important New Actions to Reduce Carbon Pollution

Today in Beijing, President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping made history by jointly announcing the United States’ and China’s respective targets for reducing the greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change in the post-2020 period.

This announcement is a unique development in the U.S.-China relationship. The world’s two largest economies, energy consumers, and carbon emitters are reaching across traditional divides and working together to demonstrate leadership on an issue that...

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

IPPmedia

24 Apr

Immediate actions needed to reduce impact of disasters.

IPPmedia
Immediate actions needed to reduce impact of disasters.
IPPmedia
A group photo of some participants of members of IORA who recently attended a two day workshop in Dar es Salaam on how to mitigate disasters. (Photo: David Kisanga). Disaster risk management is nowadays receiving great attention from not only from ...

 

10 years ago

Dewji Blog

17 Jun

Climate change: bacteria play an important role in the long term storage of carbon in the ocean

A scenic view of the Indian Ocean [Image credit: IOO Images]

CONTRIBUTED BY  Helmholtz Centre For Environmental Research – UFZ

[Munich, Germany]. The ocean is a large reservoir of dissolved organic molecules, and many of these molecules are stable against microbial utilization for hundreds to thousands of years. They contain a similar amount of carbon as compared to carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere.

Researchers at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), the...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

09 Jul

China arms now itself for difficult ‘war on pollution’

Having declared “war on pollution”, China is arming itself with tougher weapons from new courts to daily fines and shutting down offenders altogether, in what analysts call promising steps but no guarantee of progress.

 

5 years ago

CleanTechnica

07 Mar

Coronavirus Partly Responsible For Dramatic Decrease In Nitrogen Dioxide Pollution Over China

Coronavirus Partly Responsible For Dramatic Decrease In Nitrogen Dioxide Pollution Over China  CleanTechnica

 

5 years ago

Associates 99

15 Mar

Global Graphite Crucible Market Analysis, Revenue, Price, Market Share, Growth Rate, Forecast to 2025: Rahul Graphites Limited , Zircar Crucibles , Ouzheng Carbon , Guangxi Qiangqiang Carbon

Global Graphite Crucible Market Analysis, Revenue, Price, Market Share, Growth Rate, Forecast to 2025: Rahul Graphites Limited , Zircar Crucibles , Ouzheng Carbon , Guangxi Qiangqiang Carbon  Associates 99

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

02 Dec

Magufuli's actions gain global interest

With only three weeks in office Dr Magufuli’s work is capturing headlines in major newspapers from East Africa to as far as Australia. This is in addition to hilarious twitter hashtag (#WhatWouldMagufuliDo) which has taken the social media by a storm.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

09 Dec

Magufuli actions give Uhuru new meaning

It is Tanzania’s 54th independence anniversary today. But unlike in the last 53 years ago there is no pomp and colour to mark the day.

 

10 years ago

Vijimambo

18 Feb

After Judge’s Ruling, Obama Delays Immigration Actions

Jeh C. Johnson, the Homeland Security secretary, on Feb. 2. Mr. Johnson vowed to appeal the court ruling, which said that the president had not followed proper legal procedures in instituting his program.CreditJabin Botsford/The New York TimesWASHINGTON — Just one day before undocumented immigrants were set to begin applying for work permits and legal protections, the administration announced on Tuesday that it would delay carrying out President Obama’s executive actions on immigration,...

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

10 Dec

VW: Carbon emission claims false

Allegations that Volkswagen lied about the carbon dioxide emissions of up to 800,000 cars appeared to evaporate into thin air yesterday as the embattled German car maker said they had been proven to be largely unfounded.

 

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