The United Nation Food and Agriculture Organization has released a report which finds that proper use of grassland can assist in reducing carbon dioxide and therefore aid in combating Climate Change. In a summary of the report, Constance Neely, co-author of the report, is quoted as saying: “Grasslands represent the…
A study released today discusses the impact of Climate Change on water resources and ultimately across border conflicts over those resources. The study issued by the Pacific Institute notes that 40% of the world’s population obtains its water from shared resources. As a result of the impacts of climate change…
A study released this week predicts an average shift in climate belts of a quarter of a mile per year requiring ecosystems to adapt at a more rapid pace than may be sustainable. As reported by the Carnegie Institution which participated in the study: “Plants and animals that can tolerate…
The Copenhagen Climate Change Conference ended with a draft “Accord” addressing some of the issues faced by the conference but disappointing many. The text of the draft Accord makes several statements about the need for the implementation of actions to address climate change and then states: “9. To this end,…
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued endangerment findings today formally declaring greenhouse gases (GHGs) to be a threat to public health and the environment. In a press release issued with the findings the EPA stated: “EPA’s endangerment finding covers emissions of six key greenhouse gases – carbon dioxide,…
The Global Carbon Project issued its “Carbon Budget 2008” yesterday which concludes, among other things, that carbon dioxide emissions have increased by 29% since 2000. In addition, the emissions are 41% above 1990 levels, which is the Kyoto reference year. The summary of the report also notes that coal is…
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) released a study on Friday of millions of readings, going back as far as 1950, from 1800 weather stations throughout the United States, which show a significant increase of record high temperatures in relation to record low temperatures. As noted in a press…
A report by the Catlin Arctic Survey and the World Wildlife Fund based upon an expedition to the Arctic this summer predicts significant loss of summer ice within ten years and the disappearance of ice during the summers within as little as 20 years. The report details the findings and…
In a press release issued today, the Department of Energy and Climate Change announced that the London Conference of the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) had concluded their meeting with agreement on a number of issues related to Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)Technology. The primary conclusions of the conference are…
A report released by the United Nations yesterday entitled “Climate Change Science Compendium 2009” finds that many predicted effects of global warming on climate change are occurring much more rapidly than originally predicted. A press release which summarizes the report notes in part: “the newly emerging science points to some…