Carbon Emissions

Although some think that talking about carbon emissions and the Greenhouse Effect has become the Temple of Boredom in our current society, there are some things about it that are worth mentioning. Did you know you can reduce carbon emissions by changing the light bulbs in your home to fluorescent instead of incandescent? You could also try burning wood pellets, a carbon-neutral fuel.


Carbon Emissions are often blamed for the Greenhouse Effect in earth's atmosphere. However, it should also be noted that there are also gases that cause The Greenhouse Effect on other planets in our solar system like Mars and Venus, both of which have no life inhabiting them. Water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone are all other contributors to The Greenhouse Effect.

A recent assessment report put together by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says that "changes in atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases and aerosols, land cover, and solar radiation alter the energy balance of the climate system. Increases in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations is very likely to have caused most of the increases in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century."

Bloggers speaking about carbon emissions can be found at sites like globalwarmingisreal and carbonfund.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Carbon Emissions”

• If not a carbon allowance, then what?

  
  ... It Strikes Me Funny by G. Harrison — Authority: 433
  I have been reading (its more like plodding my way through with a highlighter in hand) The Suicidal Planet and am nearing the end. Very good book. (See Read This, right margin). Makes a person think about their fossil fuel use, excessive carbon production and an alternative lifestyle. (I grew up in the 1960s, so I ...
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• Copenhagen Diagnosis Report Summary (transcript)

  
  CafeSentido.com — Authority: 501
  Surging greenhouse gas emissions: Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels in 2008 were nearly 40% higher than those in 1990. Even if global emission rates are stabilized at present –day levels, just 20 more years of emissions would give a 25% probability that warming exceeds 2 o C. Even with zero ...
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• Canada will attend Environmental Conference in Copenhagen Pt 2

  
  ... It Strikes Me Funny by G. Harrison — Authority: 433
  In Copenhagen Canada will likely not sign any agreement to reduce carbon emissions that is too stringent or significant, unless the US agrees to do so. If the US signs on (very unlikely, the economy is job 1) to significant carbon reductions then "> ">PM Harper (aka ‘lap dog’) may have to change the ...
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• Europe Could Double Its Emission Reductions For €2 a Day Per Person Cost

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 699
  Heres another report showing how comparatively little it could cost to take meaningful action on climate change: The Stockholm Environment Institute , in partnership with Friends of the Earth have released a new report showing that the European Union could double its current emission reduction pledge of 20% below ...
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• India will not accept legally binding emission cuts: Jairam Ramesh

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  New Delhi, Dec 1 (ANI): Ahead of the Copenhagen summit, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said that India would not accept any legally binding emission cuts.International community has been building pressure on India after US President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao ...
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• The Story of Cap & Trade - Think Its Not a Financial Racket, Think Again (Video)

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 699
  Cap and trade may seem like the big offer on the emission reductions table at the moment -- one me... Read the full story on TreeHugger
  8 hours ago

• Global emissions exceeding carbon budget, PwC study finds

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  World has emitted extra greenhouse gases this century equivalent to the annual totals of China and the United States, PricewaterhouseCoopers research finds The world is rapidly depleting its "carbon budget" for the first half of this century and must slash the carbon intensity of the global economy, a new report ...
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• Canada will attend Environmental Conference in Copenhagen

  
  ... It Strikes Me Funny by G. Harrison — Authority: 433
  Our Prime Minister will make a showing at the final leaders’ session and, if all goes as usual, will miss the photo op due to a call on his Blackberry or because of a lengthy bathroom break. But at least he’ll be there for a few hours (phew) after months of saying he wouldn’t attend. What changed his mind? As ...
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• Seeing REDD: Could There Be a More Complicated Way to Save Forests?

  
  Features — Authority: 124
  By Chris Tobias Trying to stop the destruction of the worlds remaining forests is a complicated affair. One proposed mechanism to help in the battle is a clean development mechanism for developing countries called REDD, or Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation. The general idea behind it is to ...
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• Conceiving Of Carbon

  
  The New Ledger Chequer-Board — Authority: 145
  Willian Happer writes that carbon is getting a bad rap, and we ought to be less concerned about it than we are; read the whole essay. To the extent that we need to worry about carbon emissions, I continue to think that a carbon tax that is tied to the three-year average change in global tropical temperatures, and ...
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• Keeping Holiday Travel Green

  
  CT Green Scene — Authority: 125
  by Maggie Toppin Maggie Toppin recently relocated to Norwalk from Minneapolis. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Public Relations from the University of Saint Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. She worked for a money manager before...
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• Confused by Nations Emission Reduction Pledges? Sandbag Copenhagen Target Converter Sorts It Out

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 699
  US emissions with a 17% reduction from 2005 levels by 2020. Add three zeros onto the end of the numbers at left... When I first saw this next one I really wish I had created this first: The folks over at Sandbag have launched a really handy carbon emissions target converter that lets you compare various nations ...
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• Green Celebs in Private Jets and Other Hypocrisies

  
  Life within me — Authority: 140
  Nobody’s perfect – and people who dedicate a portion of their time to environmental causes hardly need to be all-around green saints. But if you’re going to preach green values, you’d better be practicing them – at least when you’re in the public eye. But so-called ‘green celebrities’ – whether they ...
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• Video: Australian opposition party elects climate change sceptic

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  Australias new opposition leader Tony Abbott said opposition senators will reject the governments carbon-trade laws if they are not deferred until early 2010
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• Australian opposition dumps its leader over carbon trading bill

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  Liberals choose new leader as climate change policy splits party, bringing country closer to early elections Australias plans to become one of the first nations with a carbon trading system to cut greenhouse gas emissions were dealt a blow today when the main opposition party dumped its leader who supported the idea ...
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• Obama Pledges Big U.S. Emissions Cuts

  
  Recycling, Green, and Environmental News — Authority: 143
  One of the biggest points of contention in the United Nations summit on climate change that will soon take place in Copenhagen was how involved the United States would be.  Many have feared that the United States would not take the talks seriously, which would likely lead to the world being unable to come up with a ...
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• AUO Solar Frisbee Roof project

  
  Gadget News and Reviews — Authority: 165
  The maiden AUO Solar Frisbee Roof project is more than ready to roll out at the Taipei European School. Shaped like a frisbee, that solar roof offers a place for kids to play, and while it goes about to protect kids from sunshine and rain while they play, you additionally will find that the thirty-two 210 W ...
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• Suck CO2 from air to save world from global warming, says Pachauri

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  London, December 1 (ANI): Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chief Rajendra Pachauri has said that drastic cuts in carbon emissions may not be sufficient to avoid the worst ravages of global warming and the world will need to suck carbon from the atmosphere to avert permanent damage to the ...
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• Taiwan mulls using company to purchase carbon credits

  
  Carbon Offsets Daily — Authority: 523
  | Sourced From English.rti.org.tw | Taiwan’s environment ministry is looking to set up a private company overseas that would facilitate Taiwanese companies’ purchase of “carbon credits.” That’s according to Environment Minister Stephen Shen, who was speaking on Saturday. Carbon credits are a key ...
  19 hours ago

• Another One Bites the Dust: Michigan Coal Plant Converts to Biomass

  
  Green Options — Authority: 149
  In yet another indication that the days of king coal are numbered, another coal-fired power plant in the U.S. is converting to biomass .  Michigan’s L’Anse Warden Electric Company purchased an existing coal, oil, and natural gas power plant and promptly made the switch in order to engage in some ...
  20 hours ago

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