Europe Cuts Emissions Again & Imposes Ban on Incandescent Bulbs

For the fourth year in a row, Europe has reduced its carbon dioxide emissions , with CO2 output falling by 1.3 percent in 2008. The recession appears to be the main factor in the emissions reduction, as factories were idled across the continent. But European Union Environmental Commissioner Stavros Dimas said the EU’s emissions trading scheme and development of renewable energy sources also is playing a part in the reduction. “This is a timely message to the rest of the world in the run-u

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