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EU emissions cuts could herald climate turning point
2014-03-25 03:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: The European Union is considering steep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. The EU only accounts for a fraction of total global emissions, but its actions could nevertheless have a big impact on future warming. Last week, the European Council met to discuss a proposal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent, relative to 1990 levels, by 2030. A new study suggests such a strong signal from Europe could help avoid dangerous climate change - if other countries follow suit. The European Union...
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Emissions impossible: Did spies sink key climate deal?
2014-02-04 01:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The revelations of the NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden, are an ongoing embarrassment for the US government. From Angry Birds to the mobile phone of Angela Merkel to the banal conversations of millions of people, the scale of the National Secutiry Agency's spying activities knew few boundaries. But can the world's inability to fix the problem of global warming also be laid at the spooks' door? Wind your mind back to December 2009, when world leaders converged on Copenhagen to cook up a global...
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Reducing Gas Emissions from Livestock Key to Curbing Climate Change: Study
2014-01-03 22:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: A study published recently in the journal Nature Climate Change highlights both the need for policy changes and greater emphasis on livestock management in order to curb climate change. Although it's well known that significant quantities of methane are produced by the burps and excrement of the world's livestock, the study authors contend that inadequate attention is being paid to to the greenhouse gasses associated with ruminant animals such as cows, sheep, goats and buffalo. "Because the...
UN climate talks reach deal cutting greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation
2013-11-23 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Xinhua: Governments at the UN Climate Change Conference in Warsaw on Friday agreed a set of decisions on ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and the degradation of forests. The agreement on the so-called REDD+ initiative is backed by pledges of 280 million dollars in financing from the U.S., Norway and Britain, according to a statement released by the Conference. "I am proud of this concrete accomplishment. We are all aware of the central role that forests play as carbon sinks,...
Climate, Ozone Threatened by Increasing Emissions of Laughing Gas, UNEP Warns
2013-11-21 21:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), also known as laughing gas, could double by 2050, threatening gains made in healing the ozone layer, the United Nations Environment Program warns in a new report. Agriculture is by far the number one contributor to N2O emissions, accounting for some two-thirds, with other major sources including fossil fuel combustion, biomass burning and wastewater. "Although not as prevalent in the atmosphere as CO2 in terms of mass, N2O ... is far from a laughing matter...
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