By Jim Bouldin14 October 2011 In 2004 Stephen Pacala and Robert Socolow published a paper in Science in which they argued that a pragmatic, but still difficult, way of stabilizing atmospheric CO2 levels over the long term was via the implementation of seven “stabilization wedges” over the next 50 years. The idea was very simple: […]
[The usual Desdemona disclaimer: So the leaders of men conceived of their most desperate strategy yet.] 12 October 2011 A U.S. panel has called for a concerted effort to study proposals to manipulate the climate to slow global warming — a heretical notion among some environmentalists. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, Jane C. […]
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 28, 2011 – Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) – the main cause of global warming – increased by 45% between 1990 and 2010, and reached an all-time high of 33 billion tonnes in 2010. Increased energy efficiency, nuclear energy and the growing contribution of renewable energy are not compensating for […]
By Bronwyn Herbert 27 June 2011 TONY EASTLEY: Just 41 per cent of Australians think addressing climate change is a serious and pressing issue. The key finding is in the annual Lowy Institute poll, in which 1000 people were interviewed in March. The institute also finds three-quarters of adult Australians believe the Federal Government has […]
NJ moves $65 mln from climate fund to general fund – money came from Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Reporting by Timothy Gardner; Editing by David Gregorio WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) – New Jersey has become the latest state in a regional cap-and-trade market on greenhouse gases to take money meant to support clean energy programs […]
By ADAM MORTONDecember 5, 2009 THE world has little chance of avoiding at least two degrees of global warming this century – the projected threshold for unpredictable and accelerated climate changes – if the emissions targets proposed by rich nations are locked in at next week’s Copenhagen summit, an analysis has found. A report by […]
This graph shows projected global warming under business-as-usual and reduced-emissions scenarios. World starts to act on climate change Technorati Tags: global warming,climate change,carbon dioxide,carbon reduction
From Climate Progress: Dr. Vicky Pope, head of climate change predictions at the Met Office’s Hadley Centre, writes in the UK Times that In a worst-case scenario, where no action is taken to check the rise in Greenhouse gas emissions, temperatures would most likely rise by more than 5°C by the end of the century. […]
