The availability of open, high-quality, consistent, and comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data is essential to understanding the global trend in GHG emissions, and for countries to see their
A thaw of the Arctic linked to global warming may slow a drive to get rid of industrial chemicals that are harming indigenous people and wildlife, an expert said on Monday.
Negotiations in the US House of Representatives on how to cut industrial pollutants that cause global warming reach a critical stage this week as President Barack Obama huddles with key lawmakers on Tuesday and Republicans ready for a fight.
President Barack Obama's administration will face a big test on fighting climate change when it seeks to determine if ethanol, the top US alternative motor fuel, cuts greenhouse gas emissions.
The US steel industry, hard hit by the global recession, urged Washington Monday to enforce trade laws against foreign dumping and warned THAT climate change legislation will further hurt domestic steelmakers. "We need to make Washington stand tough on trade laws," said James Wainscott, chairman, president and chief executive of AK Steel Holdings.
Australia has given UN climate talks a boost by saying it could toughen emissions targets by 2020, something developing countries want from richer nations as the world tries to seal a broader climate pact.
The United States intends to work toward reducing emissions of potent greenhouse gases found in refrigerators and air conditioning systems but has not yet decided which international venue to use to advance the issue, US officials said on Monday.
John Vidal, The Guardian In the past four years, air temperatures have increased, sea ice has declined, surface waters in the Arctic Ocean have warmed and permafrost is thawing.
David Adam, Alok Jha, The Guardian To avoid temperature rises in the range of 2 C, the world can only burn another half a trillion tonnes of fuel, according to a new study. Meanwhile, an expert says the UK will "struggle" to meet its 2020 target to source 15 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources.
Australia's government has postponed its proposal to tax polluting industries until 2011, a delay of one year because of the economic slowdown and concerns the measure would hurt business, the prime minister said Monday.
The Australian government delayed on Monday its much-vaunted carbon-emissions trading plan by a year, bowing to industry demands for more relief in a recession while opening the door to an even deeper long-term reduction.
