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How Fossil Fuels Are Being Used To Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions

R-Squared Energy

In 2004, over 90% of homes used kerosene for cooking. Now over 90% of homes are using LPG – almost the entire population of Indonesia since 2004. In Asia, it was just over 6%. Rockall: I would say nearly all the first barriers are policy related. Government policies are often just not in place.

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As EU Weans Itself From Russian Energy, U.S. Shale Gas Industry Pushes New LNG Export Plant in Pennsylvania

DeSmogBlog

While that blast was contained, a vapor cloud explosion at an LNG terminal in Algeria in 2004 killed 27 people. Within eight months of the policies taking effect, the EU had replaced 80 percent of the gas previously supplied by pipeline from Russia. LNG exports by 2030.

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Ricoh launches 14th annual Eco Action Day, pledging to tackle key sustainability issues in the areas of energy use, climate action, and responsible consumption

Eco-Business

Singapore, April 1 2020 - Ricoh Asia Pacific (Ricoh), the Japanese multinational imaging electronics company, today launched its 14th annual Eco Action Day campaign. Clean energy is a growing topic of interest in Singapore and Asia Pacific. It is also the first office in Singapore to have received such an award.

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Rainfall prediction app helps Indonesias farmers

AGreenLiving

Inhabitat talked to Edd Wright, World Neighbors’ regional director for Southeast Asia, about the development and uptake of the new rainfall app. Armi Susandi then earned his doctorate in climate change from the University of Hamburg, Germany in 2004. Every drop is precious.

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Tug of War: The Impact of Climate Change on Economic Development

Unsustainable

This group of stunning islands was at the forefront of the Tsunami destruction in 2004. In 2018, the policy think tank of the Indian government, NITI Aayog, announced a massive ‘holistic development’ plan for the islands. The effects on India’s islands The Andaman and Nicobar Islands form an Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal.

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ESG Reporting: Standards, Frameworks, Challenges and Benefits

Green Business Bureau

In 2004, the UN and International Corporate Finance worked together to develop a system that would integrate environmental, social, and governance concerns into capital markets. This is followed by Asia Pacific with 174. The resulting 2005 study, titled Who Cares Wins , marked the first use of the term ESG. Principles of Planet.

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