News tagged with carbon reduction

Norway boasts world's largest carbon dioxide capture lab

Norway on Monday inaugurated what it called the world's largest laboratory for capturing carbon dioxide, a leading strategy for fighting global warming.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 6

Solar thermal process produces cement with no carbon dioxide emissions

(Phys.org) -- While the largest contributor to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions is the power industry, the second largest is the more often overlooked cement industry, which accounts for 5-6% of all ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (25) | comments 22 | with audio podcast report

UN emission market needs urgent reform

The United Nations (UN) global carbon market requires substantial reform because it too often fails to support the projects and people it is meant to help, according to new research from the Economic and Social Research Council ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tennessee's urban forests valued in the billions

Tennessee's urban forests, currently valued at about $80 billion, also provide almost $650 million in benefits such as carbon storage, pollution removal, and energy reduction according to a new U.S. Forest Service report.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Stock values rise when companies disclose 'green' information, study finds

(PhysOrg.com) -- A UC Davis study finds that it pays to be green, as companies that are open about their greenhouse gas emissions and carbon reduction strategies see stock values rise.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Japan emissions rising after atomic crisis: report

Japanese manufacturer's greenhouse gas emissions are rising after the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, hurting the country's carbon reduction goals, a report said Sunday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Forest health versus global warming: Fuel reduction likely to increase carbon emissions

Forest thinning to help prevent or reduce severe wildfire will release more carbon to the atmosphere than any amount saved by successful fire prevention, a new study concludes.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 33

Industrial 'inertia to change' is delaying development of zero carbon homes, report finds

Tackling rising CO2 emissions from the residential sector could make a vital contribution towards mitigating climate change, according to a new report from the UCL Bartlett School of Planning.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Climate-smart agriculture should be livelihood-smart too

Encouraging climate-smart agriculture can lead to climate change adaptation practices in a partnership where the farmer's needs are addressed.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Shipping industry sees price on carbon emissions

The world shipping industry could accept a global levy on carbon emissions from merchant ships under a deal that would also channel proceeds to poor countries, according to an announcement at the UN climate ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Panama REDD: Getting what you pay for

A new report by researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama and Canada's McGill University identifies gaps in forest monitoring and ways to improve data collection. This will produce reliable estimates ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Merkel: binding, verifiable climate targets needed

(AP) -- All nations must commit to binding and verifiable goals to reduce their carbon emissions to reach a new international climate agreement as the Kyoto Protocol expires next year, German Chancellor Angela ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 04, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (8) | comments 7

Calif. delays cap and trade

(AP) -- California regulators on Wednesday said they would give power plants, refineries and other major polluters another year to comply with a new state program that provides financial incentives to emit fewer greenhouse ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 16

A hot body could help ships reduce drag

New research into drag reduction has the potential to help industries such shipping to reduce energy use and carbon emissions.

Physics / General Physics

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 19

Small investors could be big losers under federal climate change legislation

(PhysOrg.com) -- Small investors could be big losers if a greenhouse gas reduction plan known as cap and trade becomes law and accounting standards for carbon credits have not been established, according to a new study released ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 07, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2