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Green news- Kimberly-Clark turns away from ‘natural’ trees to make toilet paperThe maker of hygiene products under the Scott, Kotex, Kleenex and Huggies brands will source fiber from a low-water, native U.S. plant. The post Kimberly-Clark turns away from ‘natural’ trees to make toilet paper appeared first on Trellis.
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- Activist short-seller targets environmental failingsThe fund’s debut campaign took aim at a manufacturer of steam boiler technology. The post Activist short-seller targets environmental failings appeared first on Trellis.
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Daily Archives: 04/01/2013
European Commission consults public on unconventional fossil fuels (e.g. shale gas) in Europe
The European Commission is holding a public consultation on the future development of unconventional fossil fuels such as shale gas in Europe. All interested individuals, organisations and public authorities are welcome to share their views on the possible opportunities and challenges that may arise from the development of such projects and on the best ways to address the challenges identified so far. The consultation is open until 20 March 2013. The consultation is available in all 23 EU languages. Continue reading
CO2 emissions from new cars fell by over 3% in 2011
The European Commission adopted a decision confirming provisional findings that average CO2 emissions from new cars in the EU dropped by 3.3% last year. This decision is based on emissions data gathered by the European Environment Agency and verified by car manufacturers.
The average CO2 emissions for the 12.8 million new cars registered in the EU in 2011 was 135.7 grams per kilometre. This is a drop of 4.6g CO2/km compared to 2010 and confirms that car manufacturers are on track to reach the 2015 target of 130g CO2/km. Continue reading
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