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Global carbon emissions hit record high in 2012

2013-06-11 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: China led a rise in global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to a record high in 2012, casting doubt over the chances of limiting global warming to what scientists regard as an acceptable level. Falls in CO2 emissions by the United States and Europe were offset by China, lifting worldwide emissions by 1.4 percent to 31.6 billion tonnes, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Monday. Scientists have said that the rise in global average temperature needs to be limited to less than 2 degrees...

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Time To Seize Opportunity To Slash Carbon Emissions From Global Aviation

2013-05-24 04:27:13| pollutiononline News Articles

Governments charged with developing a global plan to reduce carbon pollution from the airline industry need to seize a historic opportunity to slash those emissions coming up in the next few weeks, according to a group of environmental organizations who rallied this morning in Montreal

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China to begin cutting carbon emissions one city at a time

2013-05-23 15:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: China has unveiled details of its first pilot carbon-trading program, which will begin next month in the southern city of Shenzhen. The trading scheme will cover 638 companies responsible for 38% of the city's total emissions, the Shenzhen branch of the powerful National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced on Wednesday. The scheme will eventually expand to include transportation, manufacturing and construction companies. Shenzhen is one of seven designated areas in which the...

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Earth Networks Monitoring System Captures Historic High Milestone Of Carbon Emissions At Mauna Loa

2013-05-10 22:24:00| pollutiononline News Articles

For the first time since measurements began in 1958 by acclaimed researcher Dr. Charles David Keeling of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) at Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory surpassed 400 parts per million (ppm) this week

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Carbon dioxide emissions reachest highest point in three million years

2013-04-30 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Irish Times: As global carbon dioxide, emissions teetered on the threshold of 400 parts per million (PPM) for the first time in three million years, delegates from countries all over the world yesterday started another round of talks on how to tackle climate change. Hawaiis Mauna Loa Observatory recorded CO2 levels of 399.72ppm last week. It looks like the world is going to blow through the 400ppm level without missing a beat, said Ralph Keeling of the US Scripps Institution of Oceanography, which runs...

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