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NRL Geochemistry Survey At Chatham Rise Reveals Absence Of Modern Day Greenhouse Gas Emissions
2013-05-29 10:11:00| pollutiononline News Articles
Geochemistry analysis conducted by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory of fossil sediment injection structuresoff the New Zealand coast in February and March, reveal no presence of modern day expulsions of methane gas, a potential contributor to global ‘greenhouse effect’ warming
World Could Cut Emissions by 19.8 Billion Tons by 2020, UN Says
2013-05-29 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The world could cut emissions by as much as 19.8 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2020, according to a technical paper published by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Potential for cuts include agriculture, where as much as 4.3 billion tons could be cut, and land use including forestry, where as much as 4.2 billion tons be reduced, the secretariat of the UN unit said in the report, published on its website today. Submissions by countries suggest that there...
Thoughts on Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD)
2013-05-29 03:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Field Museum: Friday before last, Camila Duarte and I spent the day down at the University of Chicago. Camila is a visiting Brazilian student who has worked with colleague Camila Ribas in Manaus, Brazil. She will be gathering molecular data on several species of birds that inhabit white sand forests in the Amazon Basin over the next five months. Camila and I were attending a all-day symposium entitled Conserving more than carbon: valuing biodiversity in a changing world at the Gordon Center for Integrative Science...
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U.K.s Davey Urges 40% EU Emissions Target, Shuns Renewable Goal
2013-05-28 09:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: U.K. Energy Secretary Ed Davey said hes against setting numerical targets for the European Union to increase renewable generation while he endorses a more ambitious goal for reducing emissions. The European Union should target emissions reductions of at least 40 percent by 2030, Davey said today in a blog post on his departments website. Member states should be allowed to reach that goal by choosing from a mix of generation, including nuclear power and carbon-capture and storage technology along...
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West Virginia officials try to block EPA on emissions
2013-05-27 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Charleston Gazette: Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey this week sought to have their say in an effort to get the U.S. Supreme Court to block federal regulations aimed at curbing global warming. On Friday, Tomblin and Morrisey announced that they had filed a "friend of the court" brief in one of a barrage of new petitions that seek to overturn a landmark 2007 ruling confirming the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's duty to regulate carbon dioxide emissions. Their brief, filed Thursday,...
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