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About OneDegreeChange: Rich Nation's 2020 Carbon Targets Fall Short SustainableBusiness.com News The greenhouse gas emissions cuts proposed by rich nations for the year 2020 add up to between 15% and 21% below 1990 levels, according to official data released Tuesday at the United Nations climate talks in Bonn. This figure does not include a goal for the United States, which is not a participant in the Kyoto Protocol. U.S. President Barack Obama has said the U.S. will cut its emissions to 1990 levels by 2020--a target that would drop the above percentage total, if figured in. Climate scientists have said cuts need to be in the range of 25% to 40% below 1990 levels by 2020 in order to avert the worst impacts of climate change. Developing nations have pushed for a target at the top of this range in negotiations for a new climate change treaty. To read the entire article, please click the More on this Topic link below. SustainableBusiness.com News | Top | Share Your Thoughts...  Did You See What President Obama Said About Insulation...We Agree.
President Obama recently called insulation "sexy." Recent studies further emphasize the importance of insulation. Polyiso is the product of choice for rigid board insulation, used in both roof and wall applications around the globe. To find out more about what the President had to say, click here. For more about Atlas polyiso products, click here. One Degree of Warming Having Major Impact, Study Finds.
Thermal Minimums Raised
 For the first time in over 19 years, ASHRAE has increased the minimum required prescriptive R-value (resistance to heat flow) for roof and wall insulation levels in Standard 90.1 – the national model energy code for commercial buildings. |
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