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”

 

• How clean is the air we breathe in cities?

  
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  A boy peers out a bus window in Mumbai, India. Photo by gregor_y. More and more cities worldwide are grappling with the ever-increasing menace of air pollution — especially in India, which contains some of the most polluted cities in the world. Rapid economic growth in developing countries and increased ...
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• More Imports Increases UK Carbon Footprint

  
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  The growing importance of embodied carbon has been highlighted by a recent report undertaken by the committee on climate change (CCC). This report has revealed that the UK’s carbon footprint has seen growth of at least 10% despite domestic savings, in no small part due to rising levels of imports and associated ...
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• May 20 News: U.S. Has ‘Deep Obligation’ To Act On Climate Change

  
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  The New York Times Editorial Board detailed in yesterday’s paper exactly why and how executive action is needed to rein in carbon emissions. Worth a full read. [ New York Times ] America cannot solve a global problem by itself. But as Mr. Obama rightly observed in his inaugural address, the United States, as both ...
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• May 20 News: U.S. Has ‘Deep Obligation’ To Act On Climate Change

  
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  The New York Times Editorial Board detailed in yesterday’s paper exactly why and how executive action is needed to rein in carbon emissions. Worth a full read. [ New York Times ] America cannot solve a global problem by itself. But as Mr. Obama rightly observed in his inaugural address, the United States, as both ...
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• Tesco: every little helps when reducing carbon emissions

  
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  Company embarked on monumental mission to calculate carbon footprint of each of its products – and act swiftly on the results . . . → Read More: Tesco: every little helps when reducing carbon emissions Related Posts: Arup helps PwC build towards a greener future M&S gives cast-offs a new lease of ...
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• Last time CO2 hit 400 ppm, temperature was 8C warmer, seas 40m higher than today

  
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  The future of a globally warmed world has been revealed in a remote meteorite crater in Siberia, where lake sediments recorded the strikingly balmy climate of the Arctic during the last period when greenhouse gas levels were as high as today.
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• Climate change: swift political action can avert a carbon dioxide crisis | Observer editorial

  
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  Carbon dioxide levels have reached an all-time high. But there is some hope if governments take the figures seriously The news that concentrations of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere reached a level of 400 parts per million last week might not appear to have immediate significance. The level is only a couple of ...
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• Mobile Phone Recycling, The Atmosphere And Your Pocket

  
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  So how does recycling your old mobile phone influence on the Atmosphere? When you recycle some thing like a mobile phone it creates a circular provide chain. These kinds of provide chain advantage the Atmosphere in a quantity of methods. They decrease carbon emissions, as there is no longer a require to create all ...
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• Meteorite crater reveals future of a globally warmed world

  
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  Lake sediments recorded the climate of the Arctic during the last period when CO2 levels were as high as today . . . → Read More: Meteorite crater reveals future of a globally warmed world Related Posts: Arctic sea ice levels to reach record low within days Study suggests rising CO2 in the past caused ...
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• Another Inconvenient Truth: Sometimes American Politics Kill People

  
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  As the carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere rocket past 400 parts per million this week, whats more evident than ever is the inability of our political systems to respond to this crisis thats killing Americans right now and growing worse by the day. Politicians and the reporters who cover them do NOT like ...
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• A new world?: carbon dioxide concentrations in atmosphere hit 400 ppm

  
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  For the first time since homo sapiens evolved, concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have struck 400 parts per million (ppm) due to burning fossil fuels. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports that readings of carbon dioxide at Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii hit the symbolic ...
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• 400 Parts Per Million and Rising

  
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  Those who measure the atmospheric carbon dioxide at Mauna Loa have recorded in March 2013 a monthly average concentration of 397.34 parts per million compared with  394.45 ppm which was recorded in March 2012.  The April figures are not yet our but in May the average concentration exceeded 400 ppm, which level ...
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• Carbon Levels in the Atmosphere Hit Feared Milestone

  
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  Alarming news on the climate change front this Friday. Scientific measurements show that the heat-trapping gas has now reached an average daily level above 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time in three million years. This raises the prospects of drastic climatic shifts and higher sea levels. The milestone ...
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• Should Hummers be Outlawed for the Sake of the Environment?

  
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  The Hummer. It is unmistakable on the roadway, and it is probably the closest a civilian will ever get to driving a tank . That’s not surprising, since the Hummer is essentially a military vehicle that was re-purposed for civilian use. It looks a lot like the army’s Humvee because it essentially has the same ...
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• Carbon Dioxide Has Reached The Level Last Seen 800,000 Years Ago: 400 PPM

  
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  On May 2, after nightfall shut down photosynthesis for the day in Hawaii, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere touched 400 parts-per-million there for the first time in at least 800,000 years. Near the summit of volcanic Mauna Loa—where a member of the Keeling family has kept watch since 1958—sensors measured ...
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• Climate milestone is a moment of symbolic significance on road of idiocy | George Monbiot

  
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  The only way forward is back: to retrace our steps and seek to return atmospheric concentrations to around 350ppm The data go back 800,000 years: thats the age of the oldest fossil air bubbles extracted from Dome C , an ice-bound summit in the high Antarctic. And throughout that time there has been nothing like ...
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• CO2 Milestone Explainer

  
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  We’ve hit a milestone in CO2 concentration in Earth’s Atmosphere: 400ppm. Why is it important? Because it is a record high. The Guardian has put together an interactive explainer to put this milestone into context. It’s very well done and … Continue reading →
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• Global carbon dioxide in atmosphere passes milestone level

  
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  Climate warming greenhouse gas reaches 400 parts per million for the first time in human history For the first time in human history, the concentration of climate-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has passed the milestone level of 400 parts per million (ppm). The last time so much greenhouse gas was in the ...
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• Another Coal Export Terminal Is Terminated As Chinese Developments Could End Business Case For Remaining Three

  
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  The fight over American coal exports continues to be dramatic.  Yesterday, energy company Kinder Morgan announced that it is dropping plans to build its Port Westward Project near Port of St. Helens, Oregon. The export terminal would have transported 15-30 million tons of coal from Wyoming and Montana to Asian ...
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• Biomass: should we burn trees to generate electricity?

  
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  The government is encouraging power stations to burn biomass in order to help lower carbon emissions. Leo Hickman, with your help, investigates Leo Hickman
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