Posts Tagged ‘greenhouse gas emissions’

• IEA warns world headed for irreversible climate change in five years, greenhouse emissions soaring

  This week the International Energy Agency (IEA) released their yearly World Energy Outlook report. The energy report contained a very urgent call for action on climate. The IEA report warned that if our energy infrastructure is not rapidly changed the …

• Shocking analysis by country of years left to zero emissions

  We all know that we have to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution and eventually reach zero emissions. Indeed top climate scientists and biologists are telling us that reaching zero emissions is not enough – we then have to reduce atmospheric …

• Australia’s outrageously deficient carbon tax entrenches climate change inaction

  The Gillard Labor Australian Federal Government has announced details of its Carbon Tax-ETS-Ignore Agriculture (CTETSIA) plan by which it ostensibly proposes to “tackle climate change”. However sensible analysis of the proposals makes it clear that Australia’s pro-coal, pro-gas Labor Government …

• Carbon emissions sees record rise despite economic recession

  According to an unpublished report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) global greenhouse gas emissions has increased to new record levels. And this despite one of the worst economic recessions in recent history which analysts thought would lower the carbon …

• The dirty side of the British Royal Wedding

  Did the Royal Wedding set a new record for greenhouse gas emissions produced by a one-day event? A while back, in an article about a bizarre scheme to let people in Britain offset their carbon emissions by paying for birth …

• French cities to test ban on gas guzzlers

  Photo credit: jurvetson French cities such as Paris, Lyon, Grenoble, and Aix-en-Provence are planning to test a ban on gas guzzlers such as SUVs, according to John Voelcker over at Greencarreports. Paris is set to be one of the first …

• Eyjafjallajökull caused fall in carbon emissions

  This past week the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull was officially declared dormant. The volcano, which you almost certainly remember from the news, had a big eruption in the early months of this year effectively grounding flights all over Europe. “This second …

• Climate Racism, Climate Injustice & Copenhagen Greenhouse Gas Reduction Proposals

  “What can decent people do to save the Planet from the Australian, EU and US climate criminals?” The bottom line in the Copenhagen Climate Summit should be (a) equal per capita greenhouse gas emissions for everyone and (b) an additional …

• Overpopulation is not the problem – overconsumption by the rich few is

  I often hear people saying that overpopulation is the main problem to our environmental and ecological problems. Some people even claim that it’s responsible for global warming. I also agreed with this idea before. But after reading more about the …

• Watch: Obama scales back goals for America after visiting Denny’s

  Obama will abandon complex policies on emissions, clean coal and refocus on achievable goals like applying deodorant daily, learning what to say when you burp. Don’t worry! It’s just some good’ol satire. Or is it?