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Giant icebergs play key role in removing carbon dioxide from atmosphere
2016-01-11 22:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Pioneering research from the University of Sheffield's Department of Geography discovered melting water from giant icebergs, which contains iron and other nutrients, supports hitherto unexpectedly high levels of phytoplankton growth. This activity, known as carbon sequestration, contributes to the long-term storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide, therefore helping to slow global warming. During the study, which is the first of its kind on this scale, a team of scientists led by Professor Grant...
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Giant icebergs fertilise the ocean, sucking carbon study
2016-01-11 17:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Icebergs that break off Antarctica could account for twice as much carbon dioxide stored in the Southern Ocean than previously believed, a study on Monday suggested. The drifting blocks sustain far greater amounts of phytoplankton -- which remove CO2 through photosynthesis -- in their trail as they melt, satellite imagery revealed. Icebergs at least 18 km (11.2 miles) in length were found to fertilise the ocean for hundreds of kilometres and up to a month after passing, and are now thought...
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US boom boosts global carbon markets in 2015
2016-01-11 13:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: The worlds carbon markets are still alive, contrary to many reports. New data from the team at Thomson Reuters Point Carbon shows they increased in value to EUR48.4 billion ($52.8 bn) over 2015, a leap of 9%. The rise is mainly down to higher prices, says Point Carbon, with North America markets rising 121% in volume and 220% in value. "North American carbon trading grew rapidly in 2015, when market volume increased from 472 Mt to 1,042 Mt (up 121 percent), and value increased by a full...
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UK-wide carbon tax would have 'little impact' on consumers, study finds
2016-01-11 12:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A modest uniform carbon tax of 20 a tonne would have a negligible impact on consumer prices, according to a new study that attempts to make the case for wider adoption of carbon pricing policies. The study from the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy at London School of Economics and Political Science argues that applying the tax to all fuels would increase UK consumer prices by up to just 0.9 per cent,...
Climeco Announces 1st Carbon Offset Credit Registration For Lenz Composting Project
2016-01-11 02:16:51| pollutiononline Home Page
ClimeCo Corporationis pleased to announce that the Climate Action Reserve has registered 10,611 greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction credits (ERCs) toLenz Enterprisesfor emissions reduced at its Greenblenz organic waste composting project located in Stanwood, WA
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