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Citi Team to Purchase 1.17m Tons of Carbon Credits in Microfinance Deal with MicroEnergy Credits And XacBank of Mongolia
In a deal that combines microloans in Mongolia with the sale of carbon credits on the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), Citi’s London-based Environmental Products Trading and Origination team, working with Citi Microfinance, has agreed...
Warm Ocean Currents Attacking the Underside of Ice Shelves are the Dominant Cause of Recent Ice Loss From Antarctica
Warm ocean currents attacking the underside of ice shelves are the dominant cause of recent ice loss from Antarctica, a new study using measurements from NASA’s Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) revealed. How People Arrived Here:...
Transport Canada Designated Green Marine Supporter
Transport Canada and Green Marine have signed a memorandum of cooperation to enhance environmental protection and performance in the marine shipping sector. The agreement was announced to members of the Canadian Marine Advisory Council at its annual meeting...
Medical Fight Against Cancer May Hold Lessons for Battling Aquatic Invasive Species
Lessons learned from the medical community’s progress in fighting cancer can provide a framework to help prevent the introduction and spread of harmful aquatic invasive species, according to a study released in American Scientist.
More Than 2,000 Scientists From 67 Countries Urge Arctic Leaders to Develop an International Fisheries Accord
More than 2,000 scientists from 67 countries urged Arctic leaders, in an open letter released by the Pew Environment Group, to develop an international fisheries accord that would protect the unregulated waters of the Central Arctic Ocean.
Mexico Passes Ambitious Climate Change Law
The Mexican Senate has passed the developing world’s first comprehensive climate change law, placing the nation within a small group of innovative countries that are taking firm action against climate change, says WWF.
Seventh Environment Action Programme, Must Take Steps to Protect the European Environment And Spur More Efficient Use of Energy And Natural Resources
The European Union’s (EU) next flagship environment strategy, the Seventh Environment Action Programme, must take steps and set targets to protect the EU’s environment and spur more efficient use of energy and natural resources, said MEPs voting...
European Parliament Backs Efforts to Halt Illegal Logging And Degradation of Rain Forests
The European Parliament backed European Union (EU) efforts to halt the illegal logging and degradation of rain forests when it granted its consent to forest protection agreements with the Central African Republic and Liberia on Thursday. Both countries...
