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Given the sheer number of items we purchase, use and throw away every year, it's no surprise that consumer products are the ultimate drivers of carbon emissions. As a ...
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In the looming debate over regulation of carbon emissions in the United States there is much confusion and controversy over a cap-and-trade program or a flat carbon tax, as ...- The Difference Between Product and Supply Chain Footprinting
The question for companies taking the lead on carbon footprinting now is: What is the relationship between product footprinting and supply chain footprinting, and what should ... - Tax vs. Trade, or Attitudes in the Carbon Economy
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Forestry
Forestry management practices, from forest floor to paper manufacturing, can have a significant effect climate. Sustainable, climate-conscious forestry represents a complex, interlocking system of ecological and environmental considerations that can impact such critical issues as maintaining forest health and productivity, safeguarding biological diversity, preventing industrial pollution and adapting to climate change.
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Washington, D.C. -- Despite challenges posed by climate change and efforts to address it, the forest products industry largely stands to gain from new opportunities that emerge as policies and practices evolve in the drive to combat global warming, according to a report released this week by the World Resources Institute.
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FEDERAL WAY -- The company will increase use of biomass as fuel in the boilers that generate steam and electrical energy in its pulp and paper mills, say corporate officials.
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OTTAWA -- Member companies of the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations have signed on a major new leadership agreement on sustainability.
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TOKYO -- Kyoto Prefecture in Japan has begun applying its Wood Mileage CO2 Certification System to general wood for housing.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has joined the California Climate Action Registry, pledging to track, report, and certify its annual greenhouse gas emissions.
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MONTREAL -- ForestLeadership, a nonprofit initiative to promote sustainable practices in the forest and paper sector, has announced a new executive leadership development program featuring weekly teleseminars.
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STAMFORD -- International Paper, The Nature Conservancy, and The Conservation Fund have reached an agreement to protect 218,000 acres of forestlands across ten states in the single largest private land conservation sale in the history of the South, and one of the largest in the U.S.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Not only do forests absorb the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, thereby mitigating the effects of climate change, but using wood from a sustainably managed forest as fuel instead of oil, coal, and natural gas, can also reduce global warming, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.
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MONTREAL, Calif. -- Two privately owned California forests have become the first forestlands to join the California Climate Action Registry.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Forest productivity may be significantly greater in an atmosphere enriched with carbon dioxide, according to new findings that challenge recent reports questioning the importance of carbon dioxide fertilization.
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MONTREAL/GENEVA -- The forest products industry can contribute significantly toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions if certain policy recommendations are effectively implemented, says a new report by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
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The U.S. Forest Service is set to begin auditing public federal lands, following private timber companies that have been getting "green" certifications to boost sales among consumers who want to be assured the lumber they buy is not harming the forests that produce them.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- ForestEthics and Rainforest Action Network have sent letters to the chief executives of Canada's biggest banks asking them to cooperate with the environmental community and independent scientists to develop permanent policies that protect endangered forests, prevent climate change, and promote human rights.
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FEDERAL WAY -- Weyerhaeuser is teaming with The Nature Conservancy and Conservation International, and with other corporations, in an alliance to conserve forests using carbon markets.
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KYOTO -- Kyoto Prefecture has established implementation guidelines for a special certification system of locally produced timber.
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