Carbon Positive News http://www.carbonpositive.com/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:01:06 GMT Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:01:06 GMT en-au FAO gives Jatropha cautious approval Jatropha holds promise as a biofuel crop but yields are as yet highly variable in both quantity and quality, an FAO study finds... http://www.carbonpositive.net/viewarticle.aspx?articleID=2062 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:51:25 GMT US Govt promotes waterway freight The US proposes the expansion of inland and coastal ‘marine highways’ as a low-carbon freight alternative to road and rail... http://www.carbonpositive.net/viewarticle.aspx?articleID=2061 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:16:58 GMT Speech: Low-Carbon Shipping - excitement, leadership and action Jan Kopernicki of the UK Chamber of Shipping argues for a global maritime cap and trade scheme at Smith School in Oxford. http://www.carbonpositive.net/viewarticle.aspx?articleID=2060 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:38:13 GMT Climate change job vacancies #104 Latest job vacancies in climate change and sustainability... http://www.carbonpositive.net/viewarticle.aspx?articleID=2059 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:25:24 GMT Emissions action delay, the order of the day Delayed action on carbon emissions takes hold in the US, Australia and UN. http://www.carbonpositive.net/viewarticle.aspx?articleID=2057 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:14:32 GMT Short-sea threat from emission controls New bunker fuel sulphur standards in the Baltic and North Seas may worsen air pollution, the International Chamber of Shipping warns... http://www.carbonpositive.net/viewarticle.aspx?articleID=2056 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:40:57 GMT China embraces emissions trading China is set to pilot an emissions trading scheme before 2015 after a decision at a high-level meeting, reports local media. http://www.carbonpositive.net/viewarticle.aspx?articleID=2055 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:06:20 GMT 2010 on track for warmest year The next month or two should determine whether 2010 is to be the hottest year since temperature records began... http://www.carbonpositive.net/viewarticle.aspx?articleID=2054 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:23:00 GMT New emission rules up shipping costs Shipping lines claim new low-sulphur fuel standards will increase costs and have to be passed on to passengers and cargo owners... http://www.carbonpositive.net/viewarticle.aspx?articleID=2053 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:57:25 GMT Illegal logging slashed in past decade Illegal logging has fallen up to 75 per cent over the last decade in Cameroon, Brazil and Indonesia, a study finds... http://www.carbonpositive.net/viewarticle.aspx?articleID=2052 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:47:46 GMT