Tag Archives: climate change
Yingli Green Energy Makes Huge Commitment to Fight Climate Change
Yingli Green Energy has become the first Chinese company and the first photovoltaic (PV) manufacturer to join Climate Savers, a program created by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to encourage corporations to make major contributions to addressing climate change. “We look forward to working more broadly with WWF and joining hands with other Climate Savers [...]
Why Black Carbon is So Important
Drastically cutting black carbon, otherwise known as everyday soot, just became even more important. Black carbon is second only to carbon dioxide in causing global warming and its influence on climate is double that previously thought. In the first comprehensive analysis of black carbon’s role in climate change, a four-year international study finds that black carbon produces [...]
America Speaks: 57% Want Government to Address Global Warming
Four out of five Americans now believe A recent poll from AP-GFK poll on climate values reveals that four in five Americans believe that “climate change will be a serious problem for the United States if nothing is done about it.” And that’s not all! The poll also found that 57% of Americans think the government should do “a [...]
The Climate Debate: Where Are We?
There is only one important scientific question regarding climate change: Is atmospheric sensitivity high or low? If it is high the planet has big problems. If it is low we can deal with global warming with the technologies and societal mechanisms that currently exist. So where do we stand on this issue? Enthusiasts for both [...]
Climate Change and Biodiversity
Boy, I sure wrote a lot over at Bart Verheggen’s place. Here’s some more. I think that recent efforts to mitigate the potential impacts of climate change are important, but more because potential global warming can serve as a ‘last straw’ for certain portions of a beleaguered environment if it happens too fast. However, 99% [...]
The Future of Green Business Practices
Instituting environmentally friendly practices does not mean sacrificing your competitive edge. Business homeowners are realizing that they will create an even bigger impact by dynamical their business policies than by dynamical their personal behavior, and this has result in a modification in company culture over the previous couple of years that has resulted in a [...]
Combining Data to Figure out Climate Change
I apologize once again for the usual reasons. First, for the length of time since last I posted–we’ve moved and that was more disruptive this time than the 44 other moves I’ve made as an adult. Second, for returning to direct discussion of climate change, something that is closely connected to energy consumption but so [...]
Report: World Not Ready to Transition to Renewable Energy Systems
The world is still a long way away from being able to meet its energy needs sustainably, says a new report released this week at the COP 18 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar. While most climate experts believe that carbon emissions must be cut drastically to avoid the most catastrophic effects of [...]
Obama To Protect US Airlines From EU Emissions Trading Scheme Taxes
One of Barack Obama’s first climate-related actions since winning his second term of office has been to sign a bill preventing US airlines from complying with EU regulations regarding emissions. Or more specifically the taxes required by the European scheme from all airlines flying into European airspace. The American aviation industry will no doubt be [...]