carbon emissions posts, articles, and infographics

How Emissions Decline in the Real World

April 11, 2012 by Breakthrough Institute
with 182 views

One of the first questions anyone seeking to understand global warming should ask is this: how do emissions decline in the real world?The short answer is that they mostly don't. As nations develop, emissions go up. The one major exception is during economic recessions and depressions, when energy use temporarily declines before... [read more]

German Rail: 1 Billion For Electricity From Hydropower

August 8, 2011 by Helmuth Ziegler
with 485 views

Germany’s rail operator Deutsche Bahn is under pressure: With the imminent abolition of nuclear energy in Germany new concepts for railway power are needed. This is why Dr. Rüdiger Grube, Chief Executive of Deutsche Bahn, and Dr. Jürgen Großmann, CEO of the important German energy provider RWE, signed a contract for the supply of... [read more]

Communities Key To Reducing Carbon From Buildings

July 5, 2011 by David Thorpe
with 289 views

If the Government is keen on reducing the carbon emissions from the domestic sector, it should ideally target efforts at the community level rather than individual households, according to a study of British Gas' Green Streets programme by the IPPR.Not only are there efficiencies in scale at this level, there is also the knock-on benefit... [read more]

Me First? No, You First — I Insist.

June 18, 2011 by Lou Grinzo
with 241 views

China, India Want Rich-Nation Emissions to Peak Before 2013: Brazil, China, India and other emerging nations said greenhouse-gas output from developed nations “should peak without any delay no later than 2012.” Developed countries should cut emissions 50 percent below 1990 levels by 2020 under an extended Kyoto Protocol, the countries... [read more]

New Study Says Climate Change Inevitable, Severity Depends on Current Decision-Making

January 11, 2011 by Nathanael Baker
with 871 views

New research produced by scientists at the University of Calgary and Environment Canada's climate centre at the University of Victoria shows that even if the world stops emitting carbon dioxide right now, it will still be subjected to cataclysmic climate change. Using a computer modeling system, the researchers analyzed how the... [read more]

A Bright Future for Europe’s Power Sector in 2011?

January 5, 2011 by POWER-GEN Europe 2010
with 649 views

At POWER-GEN Europe 2010, we conducted a poll of 60 power equipment and service providers and their customers and found that the majority (75 per cent) see a strengthening in market demand next year, despite the uncertainty surrounding international climate change regulation. However, only a tiny minority of respondents – just 1.5 per... [read more]

In 2011 GOP Flees from Greener Past

January 4, 2011 by Jesse Jenkins
with 714 views

Here's an intriguing story to kick off the new year with a little retrospection...Flash back to 2008, and nearly all of the top GOP contenders for a 2012 presidential run were taking global warming pretty seriously and offering real, if measured, endorsements of Congressional or state action to curb pollution and GHGs.On the campaign... [read more]

How to “Green” a Hamburger

January 4, 2011 by Marc Gunther
with 869 views

Plastic bags, SUVs and hamburgers: No right-thinking tree-hugger would endorse them, at least not in public. But here’s the thing: While we can replace plastic bags with reusable ones, and we can electrify our SUVs, the world’s consumers will almost surely demand more, not less, beef in the years ahead. Which is why the World Wildlife... [read more]

God Will Not Allow Global Warming Proclaims Rep. John Shimkus, Seeking Top U.S. Congress Energy Position

November 12, 2010 by Nathanael Baker
with 2,202 views

Rep. John Shimkus

U.S. House Representative John Shimkus (Republican-Illinois), who has opposed cap and trade legislation because he believes God will not allow the earth to be destroyed by global warming, is running to become the House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman. In 2009, at a congressional hearing on cap and trade legislation, Rep. Shimkus... [read more]

In Tianjin This Week, Hope and Fresh Urgency on Climate Action

October 4, 2010 by Keith Schneider
with 847 views

Just as it’s been in the previous meetings over the last several years, China and the United States will suck up most of this week’s attention and concern. There is good reason for that. [read more]

President Obama calls for a price on carbon. Will it work?

June 5, 2010 by Dave Rochlin
with 320 views

Posted by Dave Rochlin - http://www.ClimatePath.org In a recent speech at Carnegie Mellon University, President Obama called for a price to be put on CO2 emissions, in order to move us on the path towards renewable energy. He figures the market will help do the rest. " ...the only way the transition to clean energy will succeed is if... [read more]

Mind the gap – distant climates and immediate budgets

December 10, 2009 by Barry Brook
with 160 views

Time for some updates from the world of climate science. First up, the December issue of Nature Reports Climate Change is definitely worth checking out. (This spin-off internet magazine, produced by the Nature Publishing House, is always worth reading, and you can download a full-colour PDF if you prefer this format — good for... [read more]

A Massive Decline in Carbon Emissions?

October 16, 2009 by Robert Rapier
with 170 views

A couple of years ago, I wrote an essay that ultimately turned out to be very controversial:Why We Will Never Address Global WarmingThat same essay published at The Oil Drum received 560 comments, and was until recently the most-commented upon post in The Oil Drum's history. Global Warming/Climate Change is a topic that people get very... [read more]

Study: China can store 100 years of carbon emissions

October 15, 2009 by Todd Woody
with 142 views

Image: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Next month the United States Department of Energy will release a study finding that China contains huge underground repositories that could be used to store 100 years of carbon emissions. As I write in The New York Times on Thursday: China has vast underground repositories that could store... [read more]

350 vs 450

September 30, 2009 by Lou Grinzo
with 189 views

Finally, the issue of whether the “magic number” for the atmospheric CO2 level is 450 ppm (parts per million) or 350 is getting more attention. In this case, the attention is in the form of a NY Times article, Is 350 the New 450 When It Comes to Capping Carbon Emissions?, which I highly recommend: Nearly 200 countries have signed a U.... [read more]