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The Climate Change Friendly Diet: Less Beef

Ally Munda — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 21:08:22 +0000

It’s not new news: eating beef is not the most environmentally responsible dietary choice. In fact, reducing or eliminating beef from your diet altogether can be the most powerful individual choice you make to combat climate change. Ballpark figures place the carbon footprint of the entire food industry at around 30% of the world’s total […]

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Germany’s GHG Emissions from Vehicles Still Increasing

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 07:10:39 +0000

Energiewende, Germany’s program in energy supply transition from coal-fired power plants to renewable sources, has enabled the country to significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions within a decade and lead other EU countries in energy transition movement. Emissions in Germany has dropped significantly since 1990, about 27 percent, mostly because of the energy transition, shutting […]

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Carbon Capture Is In The Air with CCS Production Taking Over

Michelle Lutz — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 14:07:20 +0000

Every day, in every corner of our globe, there are toxic greenhouse gases spewed into the air. The International Energy Agency (IEA) of France states that, the world, must capture 4 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions to keep global warming under control. The carbon dioxide emissions are the product of our production. Carbon […]

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‘Demitarian’ Diet Can Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Farming

Mila Luleva — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 18:23:33 +0000

Willing to contribute to climate change mitigation? Then go on a diet. This is the advice of a group of leading scientists from the UN Economic Commission for Europe. They suggest that adopting the so-called ‘demitarian‘ diet, or in other words cutting your weekly consumption of meat and dairy products by a half, could lead […]

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Norwegian Army Embraces ‘Meatless Mondays’

Leigh Hutchens — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 07:20:34 +0000

Norway’s military just announced plans to introduce ‘Meatless Mondays’ into army diets in a bid to battle a formidable enemy – climate change. Troops will embrace a strict vegetarian diet once a week to decrease the amount of ecologically unfriendly foods they eat, whose production can contribute heavily to global warming. The initiative was not […]

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Japan’s Decreased CO2 Goal Casts a Pall Over UN Climate Conference

Leigh Hutchens — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 03:16:32 +0000

At United Nations climate talks in Warsaw on Friday, Japan, much to the dismay of UN members, announced it is slashing its greenhouse gas emissions target after the Fukushima disaster all but destroyed the country’s nuclear power industry. The Japanese government has decided instead to shoot for a 3.8% emissions cut by 2020. This is […]

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Scientists Prove That Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Slows Down Temperature Rise

Mila Luleva — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:44:21 +0000

To meet a person, who denies the anthropogenic origin of global warming is becoming more and more difficult as governments and NGOs are issuing warnings and adjusting policies ever-so-often. Yet, there is still quite a surprising number of non-believers, who argue that humans have nothing to do with changing temperatures, providing their favorite argument- the […]

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CO2 Used to Make Clean Geothermal Power

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 02:29:14 +0000

Can clean geothermal power be made from carbon dioxide? Many startups and researchers are betting YES. In 2014, testing will begin to determine whether it’s possible to defray the costs of carbon capture and storage by putting the stored CO2 to use in a geothermal plant. If it works, the technology, known as carbon capture […]

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Technology Won’t Take a Hit in Supreme Court Greenhouse Gas Case

Adele Hall — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 05:37:13 +0000

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that will cut back on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources. However, fuel economy standards will remain intact. Regulations can have big implications because for innovation because they force the adoption of new technologies. However, there is likely […]

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Adding Biochar To Soils Increases Their Fertility And Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Mila Luleva — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 15:58:50 +0000

Scientists from University of Tubingen have discovered a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural land. Microbiologists Johannes Harter and Jans-Martin Krause and team, explored whether adding biochar to the soil will allow farmers to reduce the amount of needed nitrogen fertilizer, and to cut down the emitted nitrous oxide. It turns out, it […]

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Man-Made Climate Change Shown to Increase Rapidly, Followed by Slow Upward Trend

Adele Hall — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 05:54:04 +0000

A new study by Carnegie’s Ken Caldeira and Nathan Myhrvold of Intellectual ventures shows the pattern of climate change to be a rapid increase within the first decade followed by a very slow increase. Their work, published in Environmental Research Letters, shows about half of the warming occurs within the first decade, but a quarter […]

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Carbon Footprint of California’s Manufacturing Industry More Accurately Calculated

Leigh Hutchens — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 03:14:30 +0000

The state of California hired a team of researchers from Ecofys and Northwestern University, and the University of California, Berkeley to develop science-based methods to assess the amount of free allowances California facilities can receive on the products they manufacture. The collaboration will help the Air Resources Board implement the cap-and-trade regulations in California. The […]

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Climate Change Means Superstorms Less Likely, Hurricane Devastation More Likely

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 02:37:00 +0000

Despite all the negative press climate change gets, according to new research, catastrophes like Superstorm Sandy may decrease, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday. However, scientists do predict larger hurricanes and more frequent, intense storms – probably Category 3 and higher. New York and the […]

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Wave-Powered Desalination Plant to Open in Australia

Leigh Hutchens — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 01:48:10 +0000

Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) in Perth, Australia is poised to become the very first company in the world to build a wave-powered desalination plant and the first to have a wave energy project that delivers both electrons and fresh water. Carnegie has announced that it has received $142,692 as the first […]

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Study: Nuclear Power Prevents Deaths Due to Air Pollution and Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Mila Luleva — Thu, 30 May 2013 18:21:27 +0000

According to a study published in the latest issue of the journal Environmental Science and Technology, the use of nuclear power has saved almost 2 million people from developing an air-pollution illness leading to death. In addition, the experts estimated that around 64 billion tons of greenhouse gasses have not been released into the atmosphere. […]

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Record Drop in EU’s Greenhouse Gas Emission Levels For 2011

Mila Luleva — Wed, 29 May 2013 17:04:55 +0000

Earlier this week the European Environment Agency (EEA) announced a record drop of 3.3% in greenhouse gas emissions for 2011. The greenhouse gas emission levels for 2011 are the lowest since 1990, according to the report released by EEA. According to the agency, although the cold winter of 2010 together with the rebound in economies […]

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Can Be Lowered 70% According to Study

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:48:36 +0000

According to a study at the University of Toronto, through practical and aggressive policy changes, cities across the globe have the ability to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. 50% of the global population lives in cities, and these account for up to 70% of all GHG. In fact, urban areas that are flourishing economically are […]

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Plant-Based Diets Responsible for Higher Greenhouse Gas Emissions Than Thought

Leigh Hutchens — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:14:34 +0000

Shockingly, a plant-based diet may produce more carbon dioxide that originally thought, leading scientists to question whether a vegetarian diet is any better for the environment than a diet containing meat. In The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, scientists concluded after analyzing the eating habits of 2000 French adults that carbon emissions from growing fruits […]

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Green Consumerism Deterred by Europe’s Emissions Trading System

Leigh Hutchens — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:59:30 +0000

An economist at the University of East Anglia (UEA) has determined that recommendations made by governmental agencies and environmental NGOs can limit consumers’ efforts to reduce their carbon footprints. Dr. Grischa Perino believes that the recommendations for consumers are inappropriate in the European Union due to its Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) which is designed […]

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Report Indicates Photovoltaics Better than Biofuels in Converting Solar to Mileage

Mike Sandru — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 08:25:57 +0000

A recent report indicates that in terms of conversion of solar energy to how much distance one can cover on wheels, photovoltaics come out on top over even the best biofuels. The report, published in the Environmental Science & Technology journal hoped to establish how efficient each of the power sources were by comparing how […]

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Strict Limits on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Have Positive Long-term Effect on Climate Change

Leigh Hutchens — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:07:28 +0000

Recent studies have demonstrated that limits on greenhouse gas emissions have a tremendous impact on climate change and has the ability to reduce the severity of the resulting natural disasters. The journal Nature Climate Change published the study, which is the first comprehensive assessment of the benefits of cutting emissions to keep the global temperature […]

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Telecom Industry Poised to Surpass Aviation in CO2 Production

Leigh Hutchens — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:17:05 +0000

Long blamed as a major producer of greenhouse gas emissions, the aviation industry may have some competition. Researchers are finding the telecommunications industry is now responsible for the same proportion of greenhouse gas emissions the aviation industry produces. Researchers at Bell Labs and the Centre for Energy-Efficient Telecommunications (CEET) believe the information communications and technology […]

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The Year 2011 Breaks Records For Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Mila Luleva — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:40:24 +0000

China remains on top of the World’s largest producers of carbon dioxide emissions, contributing greatly towards the new record of 34 billion tonnes of emitted greenhouse gases for 2011. The German-based private institute – a German-based private institute, The Renewable Energy Industry Institute (IWR), reported on Tuesday that although the global economic crisis caused a […]

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Man-Caused Greenhouse Gases Emissions Traced Back to Romans and Han Dynasty

Mila Luleva — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:39:34 +0000

According to the United Nations, human induced climate change has started in the 1800s. Researchers at Utrecht University (The Netherlands), however, are convinced that emissions of greenhouse gas date way back to the times of the Roman Empire and China’s Han dynasty. The high levels of heat-trapping methane in the atmosphere within the ice of […]

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U.N. Report Says 80% Energy Production From Renewables Possible by 2050

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 23 May 2011 17:43:29 +0000

A recent United Nations report says that by 2050 up to 80 percent of the global energy could be supplied from alternative resources if public policies will come up with proper incentives.

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Hybrid Electric Tugboat Proving Capable to Reduce Emissions

Mike Sandru — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 17:04:21 +0000

Emissions reduction has been proven to be present even in the shipping industry, the clean energy sector. This time it's about a hybrid electric tug boat, named Carolyn Dorothy, on which the University of California-Riverside has conducted a study whose end results show that the ÃƒÂ¢€Ã…â€œlittle ladyÃƒÂ¢€ does indeed reduce emissions considerably.

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Aegir: Scotland's Largest Wave Power Project

Cristi — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:01:26 +0000

Just recently, Scotland-based energy developer Pelamis has signed a joint-venture with the European energy giant Vattenfall, for the huge energy project off Scotland's Shetland Islands. The costs of the project rise to almost $100 million.

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Camelina: The Plant That Powered KLM's First Biofuel Plane

Cristi — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:23:15 +0000

Even though Virgin Atlantic has already made demonstration flights in the US using biofuels, no other company has made any steps towards alternative power sources until now. To prove that there is no risk in using a green fuel, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines from Europe also made their first flight with a Boeing 747.

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Taipei's Financial Center Corp to Become World's Tallest Green Building

Cristi — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:30:43 +0000

The tallest building between 2004-2007 Taipei's Financial Center Corp (TFC) is now also looking to become the world's tallest green building. The 101 floors structure will get its new looks in the next 18-month with a $1,9 million investment. TFC will primarily get new heating, cooling and ventilation system upgrades.

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The Best Way to Generate Electricity from Pig Poop

Cristi — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:07:53 +0000

Hog farms, where thousands of animals are raised, look really horrible and they pollute rivers, poison groundwater supplies and releaseclouds of methane and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

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