News tagged with greenhouse emissions
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Development of nonvolatile white light-emitting liquid that is coatable on diverse range of materials
A Japanese research team headed by Dr. Takashi Nakanishi of the National Institute for Materials Science developed a nonvolatile liquid material which emits white light at room temperature.
May 30, 2012 |
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Study takes novel 'back-casting' approach to transform cities for healthier lives
Researchers at four of the country's leading universities are embarking on a low carbon engineering project that could transform the way cities are built, as well as the way we live in them, by taking a novel 'back-casting' ...
May 29, 2012 |
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Computer model used to pinpoint prime materials for efficient carbon capture
When power plants begin capturing their carbon emissions to reduce greenhouse gases – and to most in the electric power industry, it's a question of when, not if – it will be an expensive undertaking.
May 27, 2012 |
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Research: Negative leakage could be key to reducing carbon emissions
(Phys.org) -- The unilateral efforts of a single country or region to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases could reduce exports, increase imports and lead to higher emissions elsewhere – what economists call “leakage.” ...
May 25, 2012 |
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District Energy Systems can reduce carbon, save money - but only if well-regulated
Is centralized heating an effective way for BC communities to reduce greenhouse gases?
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May 18, 2012 |
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California leads green tech funding, reduces greenhouse emissions
California has had remarkable success in developing and deploying clean technology, using it to help fuel the state's economic rebound and drive its effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions, even as its population continues ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 16, 2012 |
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Clean energy becomes a selling point
As somewhat bewildered Apple shoppers in San Francisco, New York and Toronto learned firsthand this month, Greenpeace has a new enemy: dirty data. To attract attention to its report, "How Clean Is My Cloud?" - which draws ...
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May 16, 2012 |
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Oxygen-separation membranes could aid in CO2 reduction
It may seem counterintuitive, but one way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere may be to produce pure carbon dioxide in powerplants that burn fossil fuels. In this way, greenhouse gases — once isolated ...
May 15, 2012 |
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New research may improve the efficiency of the biofuel production cycle
(Phys.org) -- Using new experimental methods and computational analysis, a team of scientists from the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), led by Lawrence Livermore's Michael Thelen, discovered how certain bacteria ...
May 14, 2012 |
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Climate talks open in Bonn to tackle emissions targets
A new round of global climate talks opened in Bonn on Monday with rich and poor countries squaring off over greenhouse gas reduction targets to halt the pace of planet warming.
May 14, 2012 |
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Time, place and how wood is used are factors in carbon emissions from deforestation
A new study from the University of California, Davis, provides a deeper understanding of the complex global impacts of deforestation on greenhouse gas emissions.
May 13, 2012 |
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Americans support national clean-energy standard: study
The average U.S. citizen is willing to pay 13 percent more for electricity in support of a national clean-energy standard (NCES), according to Yale and Harvard researchers in Nature Climate Change.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 13, 2012 |
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Wasted milk is a real drain on our resources, study shows
Milk poured down Britain's kitchen sinks each year creates a carbon footprint equivalent to thousands of car exhaust emissions, research shows.
May 13, 2012 |
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Canada won't attain greenhouse gas goals: government
Canada will fail to reach its target for reducing greenhouse gases by 2020, according to a government report which predicted that emissions responsible for global warming will actually increase by seven percent ...
May 08, 2012 |
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NREL develops more precise look at cradle-to-grave greenhouse gas emissions for energy technologies
(Phys.org) -- A new approach to assessing greenhouse-gas emissions from coal, wind, solar and other energy technologies paints a much more precise picture of cradle-to-grave emissions and should help sharpen decisions on ...
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May 07, 2012 |
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