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Dead forests release less carbon into atmosphere than expected
2013-03-30 10:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: Billions of trees killed in the wake of mountain pine beetle infestations, ranging from Mexico to Alaska, have not resulted in a large spike in carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere, contrary to predictions, a UA-led study has found. Massive tree die-offs release less carbon into the atmosphere than previously thought, new research led by the University of Arizona suggests. Across the world, trees are dying in increasing numbers, most likely in the wake of a climate changing toward drier...
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A balancing act for carbon stock preservation
2013-03-30 10:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: More accurate data regarding the extent to which greenhouse gases stemming from human activity interplays with the balance of carbon stocks in Europe will soon be available to inform policies. But would that make a difference? Forests and land ecosystems are the earth's carbon reservoirs. They are key to limit the impact of greenhouse gases, as they fix those gases down. Scientists at the EU funded project GHG Europe aim to identify how best to manage the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in land...
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Indigenous People Call For REDD+ Safeguards In California's Carbon Market
2013-03-30 03:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecosystem Marketplace: Using the REDD+ mechanism to fight deforestation and climate change involves a complicated and lengthy process that crosses over several sectors. Because of its complex nature, Valentino Shal of the Mopan Maya Indigenous people says multi-stakeholder engagement is key to REDD's success. Shal is an Indigenous Social Development Consultant for the Mopan Maya community in southern Belize-a region offering pristine rainforest, mountains and rivers. It's an area that could easily work for a REDD (reducing...
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China and Australia collaborate on carbon
2013-03-29 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
United Press International: Australia and China are collaborating on a carbon tax for China. Speaking this week at the Australia-China Ministerial Dialogue on Climate Change in Sydney, Australia's Minister for Climate Change Greg Combet said, "Australia has been working very closely with China on the development of its pilot and national emissions trading schemes over the past two years." China intends to launch pilot carbon markets in five cities and two major provinces, with the first scheduled to begin next month in...
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Environmental groups pressure U.N. body for carbon aviation deal
2013-03-28 23:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Environmental groups have urged the United States to back a global deal to curb carbon emissions produced by planes, noting that global aviation emits more of the greenhouse gas than all but six of the world's nations. The groups, alarmed at scant progress toward an agreement within a United Nations aviation body, presented a petition with more than 60,000 signatures on Monday to a representative of the U.S. State Department. The petition asked U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to secure agreement...
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