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Black carbon larger cause of climate change than previously assessed
2013-01-15 17:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EurekAlert: Black carbon is the second largest man-made contributor to global warming and its influence on climate has been greatly underestimated, according to the first quantitative and comprehensive analysis of this issue. The landmark study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres today says the direct influence of black carbon, or soot, on warming the climate could be about twice previous estimates. Accounting for all of the ways it can affect climate, black carbon is believed to...
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Why a Global Carbon Market is Coming Sooner Than You Think
2013-01-15 02:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fair Observer: As concern about global climate change and carbon emissions mitigation is becoming ever more important, governments and corporations across the world have introduced innovative strategies to reduce steadily rising carbon emissions. Some of these strategies such as carbon taxes, energy efficiency strategies, command and control policies and market-based pollution trading mechanisms have been around for some time. However, they were previously used for other pollution control purposes, besides that...
Global Carbon Emissions Need to Peak in 2016, Scientists Say
2013-01-13 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The world could avoid much of the damaging effects of climate change this century if greenhouse gas emissions are curbed more sharply, research showed on Sunday. The study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, is the first comprehensive assessment of the benefits of cutting emissions to keep the global temperature rise to within 2 degrees Celsius by 2100, a level which scientists say would avoid the worst effects of climate change. It found 20 to 65 percent of the adverse impacts by...
World Bank REDD+ forest carbon fund gets $180m injection
2013-01-12 00:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The World Bank's forest carbon fund got a $180 million injection from Finland, Germany and Norway, reports Point Carbon. The bank's Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), which is providing funding to develop and implement Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) projects in three dozen tropical countries, now had $650 in its coffers. According to the World Bank, the FCPF consists of two funds: The Readiness Fund (about US$260 million) currently provides grant financing...
Gov. Cuomo pledges to flood-proof New York's subway system, raise regional carbon emissions cap
2013-01-11 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Dealing with climate change and protecting New York City from future superstorms featured high on the list of priorities during Gov. Andrew Cuomo's State of the State address yesterday in Albany. Cuomo, a Democrat, said he would work to make coastal areas and New York Harbor more resilient to climate change and storm surges thought to be intensified by the warming planet and rising seas. He also promised quick action to protect New York City's subway system against flooding during future storms...
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