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Climate Talks End In Copenhagen Accord; Countries Settle On Non- Binding 2 ºC Warming Limit

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Diplomats were recalled from their hotels to block the move, and Rasmussen instead called a brief adjournment following intervention by UK Energy and Climate Secretary Ed Miliband, as well as Australian and US officials. ” Tags: Climate Change Policy. by Jack Rosebro. The relative valuation of potential emissions offsets (e.g.

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ICCT study examines current & projected use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping; growth in BC emissions points to need for policies

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A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimates heavy fuel oil (HFO) use, HFO carriage, the use and carriage of other fuels, black carbon (BC) emissions, and emissions of other air and climate pollutants for the year 2015, with projections to 2020 and 2025. —Comer et al.

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Can the World’s Largest Cruise Ship Really Be Climate-Friendly?

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According to Royal Caribbean, the ship, which is registered in the Bahamas, also sets a new standard for sustainability with the use of energy-efficient technology designed to minimize the ship’s carbon footprint and move closer to the company’s goal of introducing a net-zero ship by 2035. Check out our 52 Places to Go in 2024.

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How A.I. Tools Helped the Travel Team Study Its ‘Places to Go’ Lists

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Instead of searching for specific terms sustainability, say, or climate change it searches for concepts or themes. Among the examples the search engine turned up was Star Island in the Bahamas, which first made our list as the eco-destination of the year in 2009. We used several A.I. and nothing that comes straight from an A.I.

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Travel 2025: ‘Friend-Finding Tours,’ Private Islands and a Mixed Bag of Prices

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Royal Caribbean is developing an all-inclusive private beach club in Nassau, the Bahamas, one of its most visited port stops, scheduled to open in December. Carnival Corporation is also investing in a pier extension to develop a private beach in the Celebration Key area on Grand Bahama, which is set to open in July.

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Voltari’s electric patrol boat offers government and security applications at over 50 mph

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To demonstrate the boat’s capabilities, Heaps took a Voltari 260 91 miles from Key Largo, Florida, to Bimini, Bahamas on a single charge. The cabin also features climate control with heating and air conditioning.

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The Classic Resort Beach is Being Rethought

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Planting or preserving native vegetation, especially between the shoreline and buildings, and focusing on a healthy overall ecosystem, strengthens natural defenses against the changing climate and provides habitat to native species, all while transforming travelers assumptions about what kind of tropical beach is worthy of a weeks vacation.