News tagged with global co2 emissions

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

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

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

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

Climate totem: Has Kyoto run its course?

Should the Kyoto Protocol, the only international curb on greenhouse gases, be allowed to die?

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created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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.

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

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

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.

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

At UN talks, Kyoto Protocol hangs in the balance

The fate of the only international agreement that sets binding targets for curbing greenhouse gases is hanging by a thread, say veteran watchers of the UN talks unfolding here.

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created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

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 ...

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

EU sets new limits on CO2 emissions for vans

The European parliament signed off Tuesday on new carbon dioxide restrictions for commercial vans to cut fuel costs and limit emissions blamed for global warming.

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created Feb 15, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (7) | comments 11

Half the productivity, twice the carbon

Unless the IT industry adopts new energy-efficient technologies in the coming decade, it runs a serious risk of being unable to contribute to growing the global economy if limits are placed on carbon emissions. The findings ...

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created Oct 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nuclear power vital to cutting CO2 emissions: report

Roughly a quarter of global electricity could be generated by nuclear power by 2050, requiring a tripling in nuclear generating capacity but making a major contribution to reduced CO2 emissions, a report said ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 16, 2010 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (9) | comments 8