Climate Change

Australia targets 60 per cent cut in greenhouse emissions

msn.com     yesterday   28 related          

Such cuts are needed if Australia were to carry its fair share of the burden of holding the global carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere to 550 parts per million, says economist Garnaut Canberra: A government...                    

Feds warn climate change could harm giant sequoias

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The government is warning that climate change could endanger California's giant sequoia tees. Here, people gather beneath the General Grant Tree, a giant seqoia at Kings Canyon National Park in California. The American...                    

How much should we pay to fiddle with the climate?

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With China and the U.S. resisting significant emissions cuts, are more drastic measures needed? (David Gray/Reuters) Reflecting heat back into space using artificial clouds and mirrors is one option for tackling global...                    

OriginOil CEO Discusses Breakthrough Algae to Oil Technology on CEO Radio Network

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LOS ANGELES --(Business Wire)-- OriginOil, Inc. (OTCBB:OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, today announced...                    

FACTBOX: Greenhouse gas curbs, from Australia to India

reuters.com     yesterday   1 related          

The following factbox compares national goals for fighting climate change, from the United States to India, after Australia's top climate adviser proposed 2020 greenhouse gas emissions targets on Friday. The 37 nations...                    

US inches towards India nuclear deal: diplomat

spacewar.com     yesterday   275 related          

by Staff Writers Vienna (AFP) Sept 4, 2008 The United States inched towards a deal Thursday in its efforts to persuade nuclear supplier nations to lift a 34-year-old embargo on trade with India, a diplomat at negotiations...                    

Africa: Take a Five Second Flight to Top Environmental Hot Spots

allafrica.com     yesterday   1 related          

Posted to the web 5 September 2008 Nairobi People can ‘fly’ to some of the world’s most dramatic environmental hotspots courtesy of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)’s innovative use of the popular mapping tool Google...                    

IEA hails Europe as world leader on climate change

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The head of the International Energy Agency says the European Union’s efforts to fight climate change should be followed by the rest of the world. BRUSSELS -- The head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Thursday...                    

UN-backed carbon forum helps Africa profit from greenhouse gas offset scheme

un.org     yesterday   1 related          

5 September 2008 – Three days of deal-making and networking wrapped up today at the United Nations-backed Africa Carbon Forum in Senegal, aimed at improving the continent’s standing in the global carbon marketplace....                    

Canada's prime minister to call Oct. 14 election

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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper plans to dissolve Parliament on Sunday and call early elections in hopes of strengthening his minority government's hold on power. By ROB GILLIES Associated Press Writer TORONTO —...