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News 2009

2009	Industry	UK	EU	World
July	Why Carbon Counting is a Key to Climate Change			Waxman-Markey Bill marches on
June	Carbon counting sign on bank building in New York	UK climate predictions	"Climate Change: Defining Issue" for EU	US House pass Climate Bill
May	A Green Revolution in US EIC Business Risks Conference June 24	Lancet "Climate Change biggest threat to health"	Climate Change and Jobs Forum	China "up for a deal" in Copenhagen
April	Conference to calculate (Scope 3) CO2	Ed Miiband backs "clean coal"	EU Emissions down in '08	EPA clears way to introduce GHG Rules
March	Creating Low Carbon Supermarkets Online Network	NHS 'Saving Carbon - Improving Health'
Jan	Does a Google = 1/2 Boiled Kettle, in Co2 terms?	Carbon footprinting Course (CPD) March Manchester Uni	New EU rules for a ban on double-counting of GHG reduction credits

2008

	Industry	UK	EU	World
				Obama names his Climate Change team
December	Trade Unions join world demands for strong climate agreement	Committee on Climate Change spells out the low carbon future (pdf)	EU 'v. close' to Climate Change deal in Poznan	COP-14 Poznan Poland
				Emissions up in Developed World 2000-06
November	Local Hemp for Car Parts saves carbon	UK scientist look at G8 proposals & carbon cycle	EU stick to 20% cut by 2020	Obama & Climate Change
October		Government commits to tough target		Climate Change & Human Health WHO
September	Mobilising employees to reduce carbon emissions	Committee on Climate Change says : reduce GHGs by 80% by 2050	UK Government wants to weaken EU carbon cuts	Global CO2 growth UP
August	Mobilising your company to reduce carbon emissions Workshop	DEFRA's One Stop site for 'adaptation' toClimate Change		Obama's New Energy Plan
	Tesco to run on straw	Environmental Audit Committee says carbon price won't drive CCS	EU launches public consultation on post 2012 Climate Cahnge Agreement	China's Green Journey
July	CREDIT scheme for businesses to offset carbon in local projects	UK scientists hit out at coal station plans		G8 + 5 Science Academies say we must adapt to low carbon living
June	BT to cut carbon "intensity" by 80%	Could UK do more for CCS? - WRI comments	'Carbon Scenarios' - none successful	US Climate Change Bill dies
May	Drax becomes biggest biomass user	Countdown to Carbon Reduction Commitment	EU CO2 Emissions rise by 1.1% in 2007	Can CO2 Extractor save the world?
	Join May Day Network and commit to reducing carbon	Carbon Card Scheme Scrapped Env Audit Committee disagree	Commission says Industry crucial to EU Climate Efforts	G8 pledges "Strong Will" for 50% emissions reduction
	Biopolymers Packaging - Good or bad? WRAP statement	Committee on Climate Change Consults		Carbon Dioxide at highest level (387ppm) ever
April	How companies use CSR reports to communicate climate change	DEFRA says GHG emissions down 2% as National Audit Office says these may be 12% higher than official stated	EU heads agree Action Plan to maintain global temperatures to 2o rise.	Stern outlines Global Deal on Climate Change
	Carbon Labels - a green mark too far?	Government departments wont reach CO2 targets	Proposed new ETS welcomed by Carbon Trust	UNEP Green Jobs: Towards Sustainable Work in a Low-Carbon World
March	Corporate Climate Response Conference May	Extending the Carbon Reduction Commitment	Clash on Car CO2 plans	UN launch Climate-L Org for international negotiations on climate change
	Cleaner Greener Cars	Google UK Carbon Footprint & Map	Technology not enough to cut transport emissions	Carbon Market Community
Feb	Corporate Climate Communications Report assesses the carbon figures for Global FT500 companies	UK Emissions down - 0.5%	Bans 'Environmentally Unfriendly' Biofuels	Big Investors (£1.75trillion) Commit to Climate Action Plan
		Zero Carbon Britain	Consultation on selloff of EU Allowances - till March	Shipping Emissions nearly double Aviation
	Carbon Disclosure Project asks 3,000 world’s largest corporations to disclose their GHGs	The Hot Topic Ex-UK Scientific Adviser's book	EU measures to cut GHGs by 20% and 20% of energy from renewables by 2020	How 'Cap & Share' works
Jan	Carbon Accounting for Land Managers (CALM)	Open University 'Climate Change' Course (Free signup)	EU Commission President trade threat on climate	Trade Fight at the OK WTO (you will need to sign up - free- to Reuters Carbon Market)
	Cadbury's calculate carbon footprint of one of their chocolate bars.	Fear of backlash over climate change	EU Environment Chief says should be "criteria for sustainability" for biofuels.	A Climate of Conflict

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