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

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

created Jan 28, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (34) | comments 22 | with audio podcast report

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

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (49) | comments 131

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.

Space & Earth / Environment

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

Carmakers turn to green energy for assembly plants

Wind turbines and solar panels are fast becoming familiar sights at car assembly plants as automakers slash carbon emissions not only of the models they produce, but along the whole production chain.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...

Space & Earth / Environment

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

Current view of soil-climate interaction too simplistic, warn scientists

(PhysOrg.com) -- Assumptions over the rate at which soil bacteria will break down carbon in the face of global warming must be re-addressed, according to some of the world’s leading experts.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Jaguar and Williams F1 set for UK-made hybrid car

Indian-owned automaker Jaguar has joined forces with Formula One racing group Williams to produce a British-made commercial model of their hybrid C-X75 supercar, the pair announced on Friday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Declining mangroves shield against global warming

Mangroves, which have declined by up to half over the last 50 years, are an important bulkhead against climate change, a study released on Sunday has shown for the first time.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 03, 2011 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 9

Diamonds and dust for better cement

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's no surprise that humans the world over use more water, by volume, than any other material. But in second place, at over 17 billion tons consumed each year, comes concrete made with Portland ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study shows developed nation's reduction in CO2, outpaced by developing country emissions

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a group of researchers and scientists show that the gains that have been made in stabilizing CO2 emissions in develo ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

Fossil-fuel emissions unbraked by financial crisis

Emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from fossil fuels and the cement industry scaled a record high in 2010, rocketing by 5.9 percent over 2009 in a surge led by developing countries, scientists reported on Sunday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 10

Iron fertilisation would 'significantly' change deep-sea ecosystems

Adding iron to the oceans in an effort to curb growing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere would lead to 'significant changes' in deep-sea ecosystems, the latest study suggests.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Consumption, carbon emissions and international trade

Accurately calculating the amount of carbon dioxide emitted in the process of producing and bringing products to our doorsteps is nearly impossible, but still a worthwhile effort, two Carnegie researchers claim in a commentary ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 09, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

created Jun 17, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (14) | comments 14 weblog

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)

For more information about List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions, read the full article at Wikipedia.
This text uses material from Wikipedia and is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.