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  • Are Carbon Dioxide Levels Turning Earth into Krypton?


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    Carbon dioxide levels on Earth have reached an all-time high. Are we making a new planet? Can we live on it? Sitting in a packed theater on opening weekend of “Man of Steel,” I couldn’t help notice the similarities between Earth and Krypton, Superman’s home planet (I won’t ruin the movie for you, I ...
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  • Greenhouse Gases and Their Global Warming Potential


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    Gases that trap the heat in the atmosphere are called greenhouse gases. It is a proven fact that these greenhouse gases are a major cause of global warming. However, each of them contributes to global warming to a different extent. Global warming potential (GWP) is a term used to describe the relative contribution of ...
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  • Silver linings in the IEA report on 2012 fossil fuel carbon emissions


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    Carbon emissions from fossil fuels reached record levels, but the 2012 rise was relatively small, and there are positive signs . . . → Read More: Silver linings in the IEA report on 2012 fossil fuel carbon emissions
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  • Flow diagrams of U.S. and Western carbon emissions


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    The United States emits around 5.6 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2 e) each year. That’s roughly the annual CO 2 exhaust of 1.2 billion cars, according to the U.S. EPA’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) equivalency calculator , and it’s nearly 20 percent of annual global GHG emissions. Flow ...
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  • International Energy Agency Doubles Down on Climate Change


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    Can we avoid a 4.5 F increase? IEA Advances Four Steps for the Future Source:  IEEE Spectrum, June 8, 2013 The OECD’s International Energy Agency (IEA), Paris, issued a report and companion materials today squarely addressing the question of what to do about the blunt fact that the world is not meeting its ...
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  • Who Is Fooling Who When It Comes to Combating Climate Change?


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    Official White House Photo by Pete Souza Here’s the scam . A Chinese company manufactures hydrofluorocarbons, the refrigerant gases responsible for the ozone hole and climate change. The gases can efficiently be turned into cash, either by using them in products like refrigerators or air conditioners or, more ...
    1 week ago

  • More pieces of the global warming puzzle assembled by recent research


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    Several important recent studies have helped to answer pressing climate questions . . . → Read More: More pieces of the global warming puzzle assembled by recent research
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  • Amazing Infographic Shows Where the World’s Greenhouse Gases Come From


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    It’s hard to keep track of all the greenhouse gases that are steadily collecting in the atmosphere – from auto emissions and coal plants to methane emissions from cattle and landfills. Fortunately, Ecofys has created an easy-to-understand infographic that breaks down the source and sector of the ...
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  • US And China Agree To Reduce Potent Greenhouse Gases: HFCs


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    U.S. President Barack Obama and China President Xi Jinping have just announced an agreement between the two countries to help fight climate change. The agreement in in relation to hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, which are known to be potent greenhouse gases. “The United States and China will work together and with ...
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  • A Live Google+ Conversation with Al Gore on June 11 @ 2 PM


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    Conversation With AL GORE   A Live Conversation with Al Gore   . . . Source:  “ StopGlobalWarming.org ”  June 10, 2013 Former Vice President Al Gore invites you to participate in a Google+ Conversation about combating the climate crisis. Celebrating the seventh anniversary of Participant Media’s ...
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  • IEA: Energy emissions rose to record high in 2012


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    The International Energy Agency says the worlds energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose 1.4 percent in 2012 to a record high of 31.6 gigatons, even as the U.S. posted its lowest emissions since the mid-1990s. In a report released Monday, the IEA says China saw the largest emissions growth last ...
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  • US, China agree to end ‘super greenhouse gases’


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    US President Barack Obama (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping take a walk at the Annenberg Retreat in Rancho Mirage, California, on June 8, 2013. As part of their talks, China agreed Saturday with the United States to scale back production of "super greenhouse gases" used in refrigerators and air conditioners in a ...
    1 week ago

  • President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping agree to wind down production and use of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs


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    The agreement between President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday to wind down the production and consumption of a class of chemicals commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners could mark a key step toward eliminating some of the most potent greenhouse gases. Read full article >> ...
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  • Intel Sustainability Report: GHGs Per Chip Up 48%


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    Intel’s per-chip GHG emissions rose 48 percent from 2011 to 2012, according to its latest corporate responsibility report. The measure, which Intel terms its Normalized Production Index, is indexed to a year 2000 baseline. The company assumes a typical chip size of 1 sq m. The CO2 NPI rose from 22 in 2011 to 32 [...]
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  • Carbon Credits: Understanding the Use and Importance


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    Information on Carbon Credit One challenge facing the human race is that of GLOBAL WARMING. Global warming is the rise in the average temperature of Earth’s atmosphere and oceans. Carbon... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit www.indiantaxupdates.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • Amazon plant growth detectable at last


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    Until recently it was impossible to carry out large-scale measurements of photochemical activity in the tropical rainforest and therefore draw conclusions on the subject. A chance success – a measurement by a satellite over the Brazilian Amazon – represents a scientific breakthrough. The technology used shows the ...
    2 weeks ago

  • The Daily Roundup


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    Picasso’s portrait of Gertrude Stein (via Wikipedia) Today on Left and Center, Publius diagnosed American household wealth recovery, shared a fucking excellent video from NASA, charted greenhouse gas emissions around the world, cited reactions on the coming epidemic of the … Continue reading →
    2 weeks ago

  • ESA Policy News: May 31


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    Here are some highlights from the latest ESA Policy News by Science Policy Analyst Terence Houston.  Read the full Policy News here. BUDGET SEQUESTRATION: COMMITTEE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS IMPACTS ON NATIONAL PARKS House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Edward Markey (D-MA) recently released a report further ...
    2 weeks ago

  • Charting Greenhouse Gases


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    Ecofys provides an all-encompassing flow chart that shows exactly where all of the greenhouse gases heating up the planet and ensuring our demise, come from: Some thoughts: Coal sucks. And it’s still hugely relevant despite the decrease in production thanks … Continue reading →
    2 weeks ago

  • New Energy Secretary on Climate Change: ‘I’m Not Here to Debate What’s Not Debatable’


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    Ernest Moniz, the nation’s new Energy Secretary, said climate change is “not debatable” in one of his first speeches on the job. “I’m not here to debate what’s not debatable,” Moniz said at the White House Leadership Summit on Women, Climate and Energy on May 23.  “The threat from climate change is ...
    2 weeks ago

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