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University of Chicago seeks to reduce its GHG emissions
2014-11-24 19:53:00| American School & University
The Office of Sustainability at the University of Chicago is developing a plan to reduce the universitys greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20 percent as compared to 2012 numbers by the year 2025. Content Classification: Curated read more
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UC Riverside researchers find mixed emissions impact from use of higher ethanol and butanol fuels in FFVs
2014-11-24 12:55:32| Green Car Congress
Rising deforestation, fossil fuels drive Brazil's emissions 8% higher
2014-11-24 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Brazil's carbon dioxide emissions jumped 7.8 percent in 2013 due to rising deforestation and fossil fuels use, according to data released by Observatório do Clima (Climate Observatory), an alliance of Brazilian and international non-profits. The increase was the first since 2008. Deforestation and forest degradation emissions rose 16 percent, while energy emissions increased 7 percent. Total emissions in 2013 amounted to 1.56 billion tons of CO2e, which is well off the all-time high of 2.86...
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Australia's Direct Action Policy To Increase Projected Emissions By 2020 -- UN Report
2014-11-24 05:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Times: The United Nations has warned Australia it is one of the four countries predicted not to meet its emissions target. A UN Environment Programme report revealed that the world should achieve "carbon neutrality" by 2070. Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) is welcomed by Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott upon his arrival for the G20 summit in Brisbane November 15, 2014. The meeting of leaders of the Group of 20 economies has opened in Brisbane, Australia, with Abbott stressing the importance...
US poll finds most back limits on coal emissions even if power prices rise
2014-11-23 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: A majority of Americans support tougher pollution limits on coal-burning power plants even if it means paying more for electricity. The survey of 1,275 adults backs President Barack Obama's efforts to bypass Congress and enact climate regulations by executive authority. Two-thirds of those polled by researchers at Yale and George Mason universities support limits on carbon dioxide emissions even after being told such measures would raise power prices, they said on Wednesday. The survey also...
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