climate Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:07:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 CO2 Reaches Record Levels at South Pole Observatory https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-dioxide-reading-south-pole-20160621/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-dioxide-reading-south-pole-20160621/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:07:03 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60126 There is no excuse for denying the impact carbon dioxide emissions will have on the Earth. The South Pole Observatory just reported startling news: carbon dioxide concentrations soared past 400 parts per million (ppm). This is daunting for the Earth, given the obvious negative effects of pollution and heavy emissions. The South Pole, given its […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-dioxide-reading-south-pole-20160621/feed/ 1 60126 What Determines The Outcome of Climate Negotiations https://www.greenoptimistic.com/what-determines-the-outcome-of-climate-negotiations-20121017 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/what-determines-the-outcome-of-climate-negotiations-20121017#respond Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:03:20 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=26824 In 2009 in Copenhagen, countries agreed to emission reduction by year 2020. Until then, we will not know for certain whether the targets are met or not. However, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS),  Astrid Dannenberg, Postdoc researcher at the Environmental Economics Unit, University of Gothenburg and Columbia University, and Professor […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/what-determines-the-outcome-of-climate-negotiations-20121017/feed/ 0 26824 Is Nitrogen a Climate Savior? https://www.greenoptimistic.com/is-nitrogen-a-climate-savior-20090118/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/is-nitrogen-a-climate-savior-20090118/#respond Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:34:20 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=1674 National Science Foundation proved after a long study that nitrogen added to soil can make forests absorb more dioxide carbon. But even if nitrogen is one of the most abundant element in the atmosphere, it's still a pollutant and can have a dramatic influence on the planet's environment.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/is-nitrogen-a-climate-savior-20090118/feed/ 0 1674 Global Dimming reducing means a hotter and dryer world? https://www.greenoptimistic.com/global-dimming-reducing-means-a-hotter-and-dryer-world-20080130/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/global-dimming-reducing-means-a-hotter-and-dryer-world-20080130/#respond Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:55:24 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/01/30/global-dimming-reducing-means-a-hotter-and-dryer-world/ Despite concerns over global warming, scientists have discovered something that may have actually limited the impact of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere in recent years by reducing the amount of sunlight reaching the surface of the Earth. So-called “global dimming,” will be the focus of a NOVA special scheduled to air on April 18 and […]

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