government granted the Company emission allowances (“EAs”) of varying vintage years (i.e.‚ the years in which the allowance may be used) to be used between 2010 and 2030. Upon receipt of the EAs‚ the Company recorded the EAs as intangible assets with a cost basis of zero‚ in accordance with The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) accounting guidance for EAs. The Company has a fiscal year end of December 31. As background‚ in an effort to control or reduce the emission of pollutants and greenhouse
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The diagrams provide some information about the housing prices of 5 cities around the world from 1990 to 2000. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. The two column graphs illustrate the variation and differences in accommodation prices in 5 cities in 2 periods 1990 to 1995 and 1995 to 2000. Overall‚ while San Francisco and Beijing experienced a long period of stable growth‚ Rome saw a constant decline; Hong Kong and Sydney were
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CRH at a glance / Corporate Social Responsibility Environment & Climate Change Environmental Protection is a CRH priority in all operations CRH is committed to the highest standards of environmental management in all its activities and is proactively addressing the challenges of climate change. This section describes the Group’s Environmental Policy and how it is implemented. It also describes how environmental performance is systematically reviewed and reported each year. CRH’s responses to
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Cook Composites and Polymers Co. Developing a Sustainable Supply Chain Ong Kar Hian | U098481J AY 2012/2013 | Semester 1 Cook Composites and Polymers Co. (CCP) were founded in 1990 and is a leading manufacturer of gel coats‚ unsaturated polyester resins‚ coatings resins and emulsions. The company prides itself most in producing high-quality‚ custom-designed gel coats. To produce high quality gel coats‚ CCP utilizes styrene as a cleaning agent for their mixing vessels because styrene
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2 / Samsung Electronics Sustainability Report 2012 / Green Management Activities and Performance The scope of global data in this section is all operation sites include Korea as well as overseas. 02 08 16 24 35 Green Management Framework Climate Change Response Eco-Products Green Operation Sites Green Communication / Samsung Electronics Sustainability Report 2012 / 1 Green Management Framework Green Management Strategy Establishing a Green Management Strategy Samsung Electronics is
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IV/1 Sponsor: Rwanda Topic: Sustainable Transportation Recognizing that there is a major conundrum around the world today regarding greenhouse gas emissions; Understanding that this is especially prevalent in developing countries due to unattainable and unaffordable technology and education; Bearing in mind the United Nations’ assistance in the Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (PCFV)‚ whose
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and the Solution Based on Traffic Planning Xu Zhao JRSB101‚ Communications I Jackie Quantz‚ Instructor December‚ 02‚ 2010 Summary The following report introduces the main reasons of air pollution in Beijing - Coal burning and auto emissions. Also‚ the report analyzes the current situation of Beijing - private vehicles increased rapidly in recent years and public traffic cannot meet the demand of public transportation. Comparing Beijing with Hong Kong and Tokyo‚ the report offers
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public health by setting and enforcing standards to protect the quality of the air we breathe and the water we drink. But there is more to do. Many older power plants and industrial facilities enjoy loopholes that allow them to pollute at much higher levels than their cleaner counterparts. To protect public health from these dirty plants‚ we need the EPA to set standards that level the playing field by requiring all plants to meet the same cleaner standards. And since Congress failed to pass legislation
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argued that it is the consumer that initiates the production processes that ultimately cause environmental impacts. Therefore one can question “can a shift of environmental policy towards the consumer lead to greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions” (http://www.cicero.uio.no/). “’Almost everyone everywhere wants all the things they have heard about‚ seen‚ or experienced via the new technologies” (Levitt‚ T 1983) The demand for goods and services is constantly increasing and this is partially
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along with this are the cars that are fully electric and are what I like to call tiny pop cans‚ like the smart cars. Toyota can lose a lot of —Natural disasters —Emission regulations Emission standards are requirements that set specific limits to the amount of pollutants that can be released into the environment. Many emissions standards focus on regulating pollutants
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