Posted on May 14th 2008
Rise in chief greenhouse gas worse than feared
· Earth may be losing ability to absorb CO2, say scientists
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached a record high, according to the latest figures, renewing fears that climate change could begin to slide out of control.
Posted on January 20th 2008
Michael Renner – January 16, 2008 – 6:00am Tata Nano.Photo courtesy of bbjee via FlickrOne car gets 46 miles per gallon, features fancy accessories, and sports two engines with a combined 145 horsepower. The other car reportedly gets 54 miles per gallon, runs on a diminutive 30-horsepower engine, and is positively spartan in its interior […]
Posted on December 7th 2007
This consensus document was prepared under the auspices of the Climate Change Research Centre at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.For the complete list of signed scientist see:http://www.climate.unsw.edu.au/bali/ The 2007 IPCC report, compiled by several hundred climate scientists, has unequivocally concluded that our climate is warming rapidly, and that we are now at […]
Posted on November 17th 2007
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says a new report on climate change has set the stage for a real breakthrough in tackling the issue.Launching the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, he said it made clear that real and affordable ways to deal with the problem exist.He called for action at next month’s climate […]
Posted on October 27th 2007
25 October 2007NewScientist.com news serviceCatherine BrahicHumans are completely living beyond their ecological means, says a major report published by the UN Environment Programme on Thursday.The 550-page document finds the human ecological footprint is on average 21.9 hectares per person. Given the global population, however, the Earth’s biological capacity is just 15.7 hectares per person.The report […]
Posted on October 26th 2007
Greenhouse gas emissions hit danger markBy Michael PerryTue, 09 Oct 2007 13:05:32 GMT SYDNEY (Reuters) - The global economic boom has accelerated greenhouse gas emissions to a dangerous threshold not expected for a decade and could potentially cause irreversible climate change, said one of Australia’s leading scientists.Tim Flannery, a world recognized climate change scientist and Australian […]
Posted on October 26th 2007
11 October 2007CO2 equivalentsFiled under:IPCCGreenhouse gasesClimate Science— gavin @ 5:40 PMThere was a minor kerfuffle in recent days over claims by Tim Flannery (author of “The Weather Makers”) that new information from the upcoming IPCC synthesis report will show that we have reached 455 ppmv CO2_equivalent 10 years ahead of schedule, with predictable implications. This […]
Posted on October 20th 2007
By ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS, Associated Press WriterFri, 12 Oct 2007 21:00:35 GMT GENEVA - Plenty of people share the glory of the Nobel Peace Prize — thousands of scientists have been studying and documenting climate change under a U.N. body set up in 1988 as concerns grew about global warming. And they hope the award will […]
Posted on October 7th 2007
14:21 02 October 2007Catherine Brahic and ReutersArctic sea ice shrank this year to its smallest area of coverage since satellite measurements began some 30 years ago. The record low is a result of long-term climate change combined with particular weather conditions during 2007, say US scientists.The remarkable decline made international headlines in September when European […]