Mixed News from New Zealand on Climate Policy
An Emission Trading System without a carbon cap.read more
View ArticleReport on international emissions inventories compares apples and oranges
The Government Accountability Office finds that inventories from high-emitting developing countries need to be improved for any future agreement to curb emissions. What it doesn't mention is that such...
View ArticleNew maps show the carbon in the trees
A revolutionary approach for mapping and monitoring the carbon held in tropical forests is a major step forward in protecting the climate and biodiversity.read more
View ArticleSenate Republicans & Democrats Unveil Bill on National Renewable Electricity...
On 21 Sept. 20101, Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and several other of his Republican and Democratic colleagues unveiled a bill to establish a national renewable electricity standard (RES). An RES is an...
View Article2020 emissions set to exceed dangerous levels by one third
Global greenhouse gas emissions under current policy settings could be up to nearly one third more in 2020 than the trend needed to avoid catastrophic climate change, according to the latest “gigatonne...
View ArticleHelp Save Species by Saving Energy
A new, user-friendly consumer tool for energy-efficient products, is launched in partnership with WWF.read more
View ArticleThe Longer We Wait, the More Expensive Carbon and Fossil Fuel Reduction Becomes
The International Energy Agency earlier this month (November 2010) released its annual energy outlook report, providing its global energy outlook for 2035. According to the report, if global...
View ArticleScientists Predict Huge Pulse of Carbon into Atmosphere from 2010 Amazon Drought
Scientists report in the latest (4 February 2011) edition of Science, that the historic 2010 drought in the Amazon ultimately may result in the release of about 2.2 billion metric tonnes of carbon into...
View ArticleAfter Two Consecutive Years of Decline, U.S. CO2 Emissions from Fossil Fuels...
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported on 29 March 2011 that U.S. CO2 emissions from fossil fuel use increased sharply in 2010, after declining two consecutive years from peak...
View ArticleCongress should stop interfering in Europe's aviation carbon pollution policy
Jake Schmidt of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) shines some light on an important issue lurking in the dark corners of a huge bill being considered by Congress right now. The bill would...
View ArticleSprint to Become Leading U.S. Wireless Telecommunications Network in...
Sprint, the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the U.S., announced last week (11 Oct. 2011) that it would be undertaking ambitious emission reductions. They will be undertaking a...
View ArticleShipping Industry Should Do Its Fair Share on Climate Change
International shipping is a major and rapidly growing source of greenhouse gas emissions. It’s responsible for 3 percent of global emissions—twice that of Australia. Since it’s an international sector,...
View ArticleEmissions Transparency: High Priority for the US in Durban, Lower Priority at...
Deferral granted by the Environmental Protection Agency risks the ability to verify emissions data from individual facilities.read more
View ArticleU.S. Agency Projects Widening Gap Between U.S. Carbon Emissions from Fossil...
The U.S. Energy Information Administration today (23 January 2011) released its Annual Energy Outlook 2012, with projections of U.S. carbon emissions from fossil fuel use through 2035. EIA projects...
View ArticleWWF Climate Blog Has Moved to New Location
The WWF climate blog now is located at a different Web address: worldwildlife.org/blogs/wwf-climate-blog. All posts since May 2013 are at that location, while older posts will remain archived on this...
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