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ANALYSIS: CCS has few powerful supporters, neglected by green groups and fossil fuel companies
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US proposed carbon cap nears EU climate ambition
ANALYSIS: Proposed EPA rule on power sector emissions gets closer to EU climate ambition
China policymakers test radical cuts in carbon emissions
NEWS: China carbon emissions tool tests impact of radical energy policies – with prospects of emissions peak by 2025
Greener Australian outback is lowering atmospheric CO2
NEWS: Extra plant growth in Australian dry lands reveals region’s growing global role as carbon sink
Crimea crisis forces EU to re-evaluate energy policies
It sounds an easy solution, but ditching Russian gas and replacing it with renewables is fraught with difficulties
US emissions fall to lowest level since 1994
Energy Information Agency report 3.8% drop in 2012, linked to rise in shale gas use and warmer than usual first quarter
Business eyes opportunities from reusing carbon dioxide
Is it time to view CO2 not as a threat to the planet but as a valuable and sustainable resource to help combat climate change?
Richard Branson: climate deniers need to be “called out”
Virgin chief says latest IPCC report demonstrates need for urgent action on climate and calls on governments to adopt tough pollution targets
Lord Deben: no justification for changes to UK carbon budgets
Head of UK Climate Change Committee says there is no legal or economic justification to change the country’s current decarbonisation plans
Marks and Spencer tops carbon performance charts
Top 10 performers in Carbon Clear rankings include BT, National Grid, Unilever, Reed Elsevier, Sainsbury’s, BSkyB, Barclays and HSBC
Ocean acidification could cause extinction of marine species
Morning summary: Oceans being heated by climate change absorbs more CO2 says new research; Fukushima nuclear plant has suffered a second breach; China is ramping up solar manufacturing
Europe needs more ambition to meet carbon targets – analysts
EU will discuss changes to the carbon market to allow the bloc to meet its 2030 emissions reduction goals
Micro plankton could increase ocean acidity
As oceans become more acidic, smaller plankton will thrive at the expense of larger species, with potentially serious effects
Scientists urge landowners to protect peatland carbon sinks
Thousands of hectares of peatlands, especially in south-east Asia, are at risk from palm oil plantation developers
Are EU carmakers presenting artificially low emission data?
Real world driving can see cars emit 25% more CO2 than manufacturers claim on advertisements says International Council on Clean Transportation
RBS’ carbon footprint dwarfs emissions of entire UK
The state-owned bank’s true carbon emissions have been revealed to be 18 times the total emissions of Scotland
WMO: Greenhouse gas concentrations reached record high in 2011
Latest Greenhouse Gas Bulletin from World Meteorological Organisation finds volumes of CO2 in atmosphere hit 390 ppm last year.