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22 Cards in this Set
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US spends how much each year to import petroleum products into the us?
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300 billion
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What country was considering a carbon taX?
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england
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What country is using carbon tax system
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british columbia
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how much is the carbon tax?
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$30 per mtce
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what does carbon tax do?
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slow economic growth, cheaper natural gas and reduce emissions
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who buys them?
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companies like google and microsoft make thier company look good
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What is the clean development mechanism
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if you pay to have project completed in developing countries which reduces their emissions you can claim credits in your country
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What country has a carbon credit trading system?
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europe
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how much did these credits sell for?
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$30 per mtce
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why had the need for credits declined in europe liek the us?
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significant drops in emissions as economy struggles and natural gas replaces coal
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what have the trading market price falled to?
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$5 per mtce
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what will the price of trading market go back to?
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$30
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what is the us voluntary carbon market called?
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the chicago climate exchange
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what happend to the chicago climate exchange?
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closed due to low prices and falling interest
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photosynthesis form?
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sunshine + c02 + H20 --> carohydrates + 02
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respiration form
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energy + c02 + h20 --> carbohydrates + 02
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formation form
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carbohydrates --> alcohol + c02
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soy beans yield how many gallons of vegetable oil per acre?
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50 gallons
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americans use and average of how many gallons of gas per year?
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50 gallons
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oil palm trees produce up to how many gallons per acre
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600 gallons
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in the us the law requires gasoline be sold with how much percent mix of bioethanol?
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10 %
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how do you make biodiesel?
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take vegetable oil and modify it to stay liquid when cold
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