News tagged with carbon dioxide emissions
Related topics: carbon dioxide , climate change , greenhouse gas emissions , carbon emissions , energy
Earthshaking possibilities may limit underground storage of carbon dioxide
Storing massive amounts of carbon dioxide underground in an effort to combat global warming may not be easy to do because of the potential for triggering small- to moderate-sized earthquakes, according to Stanford geophysicist ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 13, 2010 |
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Forest plan hangs in balance at climate conference
(AP) -- Pedro Chuc May climbs a big zapote tree, braces himself against the trunk with a rope sling and uses his sharp machete to slash v-shaped cuts in the rough bark to let the tree's resin - the base for ...
Dec 10, 2010 |
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Carbon capture and storage technologies could provide a new green industry for the UK: research
The UK has the capacity to develop new green industries for capturing harmful carbon dioxide emissions from industry and storing them deep underground, but more investment is needed to further develop the relevant technologies ...
Dec 07, 2010 |
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Towards an efficient, effective and equitable REDD+
An exclusive focus on forests -- as opposed to the entire landscape -- could lead to inequitable and destructive outcomes for the poor in developing countries, said a Nairobi-based agroforestry research organization today.
Dec 07, 2010 |
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China says 2010 pollution goal met
China has met its 2010 target to cut emissions of key pollutants and is on track to meet its energy efficiency goal, state media on Wednesday quoted the country's top climate change official as saying.
Dec 01, 2010 |
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Record keeping can help South Dakota dairies improve production and reduce emissions
(PhysOrg.com) -- Good record-keeping can reduce greenhouse gas emissions from dairy farms and improve per-cow productivity.
Nov 25, 2010 |
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Hybrid tugboat cuts emissions, study shows
A new study by University of California, Riverside scientists of what is believed to be the world's only hybrid electric tugboat found that the vessel is effective in reducing emissions at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long ...
Nov 22, 2010 |
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Global CO2 emissions back on the rise in 2010: study
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions – the main contributor to global warming – show no sign of abating and may reach record levels in 2010, according to a study led by the University of Exeter (UK).
Nov 21, 2010 |
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Electric, diesel or hybrid car? Cost and CO2 calculator helps consumers choose
As the Environmental Protection Agency struggles with how to accurately label passenger vehicles for fuel economy and greenhouse-gas emissions, a new online cost and CO2 emissions calculator has launched to help fill the ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 18, 2010 |
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Extreme global warming in the ancient past
Variations in atmosphere carbon dioxide around 40 million years ago were tightly coupled to changes in global temperature, according to new findings published in the journal Science. The study was led by sci ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Every person emits 2 tons of CO2 a year through eating
Every person emits the equivalent of approximately two tonnes of carbon dioxide a year from the time food is produced to when the human body excretes it, representing more than 20% of total yearly emissions. ...
Nov 02, 2010 |
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India predicts 40% leap in demand for fossil fuels
Premier Manmohan Singh told India's energy firms on Monday to scour the globe for fuel supplies as he warned the country's demand for fossil fuels is set to soar 40 percent over the next decade.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 01, 2010 |
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App points homeowners toward best low-energy light bulbs
When it comes to buying an energy-saving light bulb, some consumers want to curb their carbon footprint. Even more want to save money.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 28, 2010 |
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Scrambling for climate change solutions
The food industry generates a lot of waste products, but one of these, eggshells, could help combat climate change, according to research published in the International Journal of Global Warming this month.
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Emissions from consumption outstrip efficiency savings
Emissions from consumption growth have exceeded carbon savings from efficiency improvements in the global supply chain of products consumed in the UK, according to new research by Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) at ...
Oct 26, 2010 |
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