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Halve emissions to avoid dangerous climate change
2013-09-18 19:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: WE'RE in trouble but there is a way out. It is still possible to prevent global temperatures from rising by more than 2 °C, but only if we part with some cash. To halt dangerous climate change, we'll need to reduce annual global emissions of carbon dioxide from the 30 gigatonnes released today to 15 gigatonnes by 2050. That's a big drop, but it can be done, according to a report from Imperial College London. To cut emissions, fossil fuels need to be replaced with low-carbon energy sources, power...
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Leaked Climate Change Authority report calls on Australia to triple 2020 carbon emissions cuts target
2013-08-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ABC: One of the Government's key advisory bodies on climate change says Australia should triple its 2020 target for cutting carbon emissions. A leaked report to the Government from the independent Climate Change Authority says Australia should aim to cut emissions by 15 per cent of 2000 levels by 2020. That is up from the 5 per cent figure agreed to as a target by both sides of politics. The report says the cuts should ramp up to 40 per cent cut by 2030, and 90 per cent by 2050. The Gillard government...
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Marylands New Emissions Plan Shows Climate Action Is Cost-Effective
2013-07-26 23:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
World Resources Institute: As impacts from climate change become more visible and costly, leaders across the nation are responding. In the wake of projections from the University of Marylands Center for Environmental Science showing that Maryland could face sea-level rise of more than six feet by the end of the century, Governor Martin OMalley unveiled a state climate action plan this week. The initiative will reduce greenhouse gas emissions while also supporting job creation and economic growth. Sea-level rise will make...
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Wildfire Emissions Plays Greater Role In Climate Change Than Previous Believed
2013-07-10 13:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: Emissions produced as a result of wildfires could be playing a greater role in global warming than experts had previously believed, according to new research published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications. Climate scientists had long known that wildfires produce a mixture of carbon-containing particles. However, measurements taken by researchers from the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Michigan Technological University during the massive 2011 Las Conchas fire in New Mexico revealed...
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Fugitive Methane Emissions: The Climate Implications of U.S. Shale Gas Exports
2013-05-10 18:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: U.S. natural gas production is booming. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), production grew by 23 percent from 2007 to 2012. Now--with production projected to continue growing in the decades ahead--U.S. lawmakers and companies are considering exporting this resource internationally. But what are the climate implications of doing so? This is a topic I sought to address in my testimony on May 7, before the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy...
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