News tagged with co2 emission

Controversial new climate change results

(PhysOrg.com) -- New data show that the balance between the airborne and the absorbed fraction of CO2 has stayed approximately constant since 1850, despite emissions of CO2 having risen from about 2 billion ...

Space & Earth / Environment

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Antarctic ice loss vaster, faster than thought: study

The East Antarctic icesheet, once seen as largely unaffected by global warming, has lost billions of tonnes of ice since 2006 and could boost sea levels in the future, according to a new study.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (54) | comments 45

Volkswagen's XL1 said to be world's most economical car

(PhysOrg.com) -- Volkswagen has unveiled its new, prototype super-efficient hybrid vehicle, the XL1, at this week's Qatar motor show. The car has been under development for a decade and Volkswagen claims it ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Who will pick up the bill? Possible job cuts and revenue loss as a result of ocean acidification

Ocean acidification, a direct result of increased CO2 emission, is set to change the Earth's marine ecosystems forever and may have a direct impact on our economy, resulting in substantial revenue declines and job losses.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (39) | comments 4

1981 climate change predictions were eerily accurate

A paper published in the journal Science in August 1981 made several projections regarding future climate change and anthropogenic global warming based on manmade CO2 emissions. As it turns out, the authors’ ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (30) | comments 130

World has five years to avoid severe warming: IEA

The world has just five years to avoid being trapped in a scenario of perilous climate change and extreme weather events, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned on Wednesday.

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created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (22) | comments 62

Mankind using Earth's resources at alarming rate

Humanity would need five Earths to produce the resources needed if everyone lived as profligately as Americans, according to a report issued Tuesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (25) | comments 74

Predictions of Coal, CO2 Production Flawed, Says Latest Research

(PhysOrg.com) -- The CO2 emission estimates used for government policy decisions assume unlimited coal and fossil fuel production for the next 100 years, an unrealistic premise which skews climate change models and proposed ...

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Japanese project aims to turn CO2 into natural gas

Japanese researchers said Wednesday they hoped to enlist bacteria in the fight against global warming to transform carbon dioxide buried under the seabed into natural gas.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 06, 2010 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (22) | comments 16

Carbon dioxide affecting fish brains: study

Rising human carbon dioxide emissions may be affecting the brains and central nervous systems of sea fish, with serious consequences for their survival, according to new research.

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created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (15) | comments 15

Governments 'misjudging' scale of CO2 emissions

Policy makers in Europe and United States are markedly underestimating the changes needed to mitigate CO2 emission required to prevent dangerous climate change because they work in 'silos', according to pioneering research. ...

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created Feb 21, 2010 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (16) | comments 3

A new method to cleaner and more efficient CO2 capture

(PhysOrg.com) -- Separating carbon dioxide from its polluting source, such as the flue gas from a coal-fired power plant, may soon become cleaner and more efficient.

Chemistry / Other

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 61

Jatropha Helps Air New Zealand Cut Its CO2 Emissions by More Than 60%

Recently, Air New Zealand ran a test flight of a jet plane fueled with a biofuel blend made with jatropha. The results showed a fuel savings of 1.2%, amounting to more than a ton of fuel over the course of ...

Space & Earth / Environment

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Climate experts debate strategies for reducing atmospheric carbon and future warming

(PhysOrg.com) -- Reducing carbon dioxide to safe levels may require extracting carbon from the air, says Cornell climate researcher.

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created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (15) | comments 26

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).

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