News tagged with co2 emissions

Study ups plant CO2 intake estimates

Plants may be able to limit the impact of our CO2 emissions even more than we previously thought, an innovative new experiment suggests.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 6

Honda unveils demonstration test house that features Honda Smart Home System

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today unveiled a house Honda built in the city of Saitama, Japan, for the demonstration testing of the Honda Smart Home System (HSHS). The house features HSHS, which comprehensively controls in-house ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

French group Areva to build big Indian solar power plant

The French energy group Areva said Wednesday that it would build the biggest concentrated solar power installation in Asia for Reliance Power of India.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Canada cuts CO2 emissions, but misses target

Canada's greenhouse gas emissions fell steadily from a peak in 2007 to 692 megatons in 2010, but remain far above its original target, according to government data released Wednesday.

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created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report warns of urbanization swell by 2050

We hear and read a lot about our human carbon footprint but what do we know about our urban footprint? According to a new United Nations (UN) report, this urban footprint will expand by another 1.2 million ...

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created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

Earth Hour dilemma: When the 'like' button harms the planet

Green groups around the world are turning to social networking to drive their campaign for Earth Hour on Saturday, when lights are turned off for an hour to signal concern about global warming.

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created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (5) | comments 4

Poland to nix EU's 2050 climate targets: report

Poland is threatening to veto European Union 2050 targets for emissions reductions at a Friday meeting of the bloc's environment ministers in Brussels, a Polish media report said Wednesday.

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created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

EU asks airlines emissions fee opponents for alternatives

EU climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard on Monday called on countries fighting an airlines carbon emissions fee to propose concrete action to fight climate change.

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created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Green potential of our industrial past

Manipulating the soil in urban and industrial areas in order to capture more carbon from the atmosphere is the “best resource we have to begin to mitigate human CO2 emissions”, experts claim.

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created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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

Depleted gas reservoirs can double as geologic carbon storage sites

(PhysOrg.com) -- A demonstration project on the southeastern tip of Australia has helped to verify that depleted natural gas reservoirs can be repurposed for geologic carbon sequestration, which is a climate ...

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created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Proposals for reducing carbon dioxide emissions must balance with development needs

Efforts to combat climate change should take into account the development levels of different countries when negotiating agreements, according to a study published in the Dec. 21 issue of the online journal PLoS ONE.

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created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Test for carbon capture leaks developed

Scientists have developed the first ever fail-safe test to check for carbon dioxide (CO2) leaks from carbon capture and storage sites deep underground.

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created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Canada withdrawal from Kyoto is 'bad news': France

Canada's decision to withdraw from the Kyoto protocol is "bad news" for global efforts against climate change, the French foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

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created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 15

List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions

This is a list of sovereign states by carbon dioxide emissions due to human activity. The data presented below corresponds to emissions in 2004. The data itself was collected in 2007 by the CDIAC for United Nations. The data considers only carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels, but not emissions from deforestation, and fossil fuel exporters, etc.

These statistics are rapidly dated due to huge recent growth of emissions in Asia. The United States is the 10th largest emitter of carbon dioxide emissions per capita as of 2004. According to preliminary estimates, since 2006 China has had a higher total emission due to its much larger population and an increase of emissions from power generation. China is the 91st largest emitter of carbon dioxide emissions per capita as of 2004.

Some dependencies and territories whose independence has not been generally recognized are also included, as they are in source data.

Certain entities are mentioned here for purposes of comparison. These are indicated in italics and are not counted in the ordering of sovereign states. (See also: carbon cycle)

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