greenhouse gases Archive

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    The climate change numbers - by frog



    The Environmental Defence Action Fund has a climate change time line of the last eight years which covers major climate studies and related events, alarming impacts that are taking place and eight years of political inaction (in America). It starts the International Panel on Climate Change’s third report which found in 2000 that burning of [...] read more
    October 10, 2008 10:43 am - 5 Comments
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    Just carbon emission trading - by frog



    There is an interesting article on Slate called ‘Adam Smith Meets Climate Change‘, which notes that now many countries are introducing carbon emission trading schemes, the next step is how to harmonise those schemes on an international market. In particular countries need to reach a consensus on how to globally acceptable level of carbon emissions [...] read more
    October 1, 2008 3:27 pm - No Comments
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    Labour takes 40 years to act on the 100 month challenge - by frog



    Yesterday No Right Turn pointed to the New Economics Foundation’s challenge that we only have 100 months left to avert potentially irreversible climate change: We calculate that 100 months from 1 August 2008, atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases will begin to exceed a point whereby it is no longer likely we will be able to [...] read more
    August 6, 2008 2:13 pm - 3 Comments
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    Norway’s plan to stop climate change - by frog



    A Norwegian pro-whaling group is pointing to a study showing that catching and eating whales has less impact on climate change than other commonly eaten meats. The survey, focused on whale boats’ fuel use, showed that a kg of whale meat represented just 1.9kg of greenhouse gases against 15.8 for beef, 6.4 for pork and [...] read more
    March 4, 2008 2:46 pm - 4 Comments