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Citing uncertainties in the research linking carbon dioxide release into the atmosphere with global warming trends, faculty members advocated a closer look at new ways to reduce the "greenhouse effect...
...international tax on emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases...
...interest loans for pro-environment projects and hotels urge guests to forgo daily towel changes to save water and energy. Environment Minister Klaus Topfer has ordered the phaseout of cfcs by next year -- two years earlier than most other countries -- and called for a 25% to 30% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2010. The government is investing heavily, having spent $90 million since 1974 on development of recyclable, high-efficiency batteries for electric cars and planning annual outlays of $182 million on solar-wind- and wave-energy research. Last year a government-support ed, high- speed train called...
There is action as well at the level of the European Community as a whole. Last January, E.C. environment commissioner Carlo Ripa di Meana got initial approval for a tax to be levied on fuels that give off carbon dioxide. He figures this will eventually push the price of natural gas up about 30% and coal 60%, increases that will spur businesses and consumers to conserve energy. The E.C. has been helping finance development of clean technologies, such as 100%-recyclable cars and low-polluting power generators, since...
AGREED to try to roll back emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by the end of the decade, with the understanding that 1990 levels would be a desirable -- but not mandatory -- target...