Greenhouse Effect

Shell Canada president wants better co-ordination on climate change

Nov 7, 2008

Governments across the country need to get their act together on policies to address climate change, the president of one of Canada's major oil companies says. Brian Straub, president of Shell Canada, said Thursday that...

UN official hopes for US role in climate change

The head of the U.N.'s climate change body said Friday he hopes the United States will take a more active role in fighting global warming after Barack Obama becomes president in January. "With President-elect Obama, my hope is...

Japan set to say emissions rebounded last year

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's greenhouse gas emissions rose last year, government data is set to show, underscoring the huge challenge the government faces in meeting its targets under the Kyoto Protocol climate pact.

World needs climate emergency backup plan, says expert

In submitted testimony to the British Parliament, climate scientist Ken Caldeira of the Carnegie Institution said that while steep cuts in carbon emissions are essential to stabilizing global climate, there also needs to be a...

UK Scientists Compare Official G8 Proposals To Combat Climate Change With Real Carbon Cycle Data

A few UK scientists have done a smart thing; they’ve combined the proposals of G8 policymakers for combating climate change with actual data on the status of play in the carbon cycle. The resulting study (pdf) is interesting...

Vegetarianism in moderation

Meat-eating environmentalists can compromise and practice meat-free meals once a week I am an environmentalist. Last month, Noble Prize winner Al Gore was criticized for pronouncing the fortunes of “An Inconvenient Truth,” but...

Proposed Climate Action Plan changes to reduce emissions

On Oct. 29, Environmental Sustainability Coordinator Jim Dees presented an outline of Guilford's plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the upcoming years by 2.5 percent. Purchased electricity, transportation, and on-campus...

Climate Change Bill when a promise isn't a commitment

When the Queen signs the Climate Change Bill it will mean that the UK will become the first country in the world to be statutorily committed to delivering an 80 per cent reduction in greenhouse gases between 1990 and 2050. By...

On the rise

Carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas that has had the largest impact on our climate, will continue to rise even if current national and international targets for reducing emissions are met, scientists warn. The scientists reached...

California Gives Green Light to High-Speed Train

The 220-mile-per-hour electric high-speed train system will reduce greenhouse gases by 12.7 billion pounds annually. Nov. 7, 2008 -- Voters in California this week agreed to bankroll a multi-billion dollar high-speed railway...