The United Nations Foundation and Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, has released the results of a two year study which is calling for drastic reductions in fossil-fuel emissions around the world and rapid increases in spending on clean-energy research. The report concludes that global warming is “unequivocal”. If nothing is done global temperatures could … Read More
Antarctica’s melting ice sheets have given scientists a new insight to the weird and wonderful life in the seas around the continent that have been sealed off for 12,000 years. This unique and thriving underwater world is being transformed by climate change. The break-up of the Larsen ice shelves opened up a pristine area of … Read More
Wind power generating capacity increased by 27 percent in 2006 and is expected to increase an additional 26 percent in 2007, proving wind is now a mainstream option for new power generation, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). The U.S. wind energy industry installed 2,454 megawatts (MW) of new generating capacity in 2006, … Read More
Blair may be saying that a deal on climate could be in the pipeline, but every day our politicians dither, the science gets stronger. No more so than the latest report from 2000 of the world’s leading climate scientists, who argue that the effects of man-made emissions of carbon dioxide are being felt now on … Read More
Bush’s plans to tackle climate change and reduce foreign oil dependence have been widely condemned by environmental groups. Jan Kowalzig of Friends of the Earth Europe said that whilst ethanol from corn is “carbon neutral”, production of ethanol requires fossil fuels. “Transportation of the fuels, processing of the fuels – all that requires energy which … Read More
Here’s one that few saw coming: According the International Energy Agency as reported by the Wall St. Journal (subscription), developed country consumption of oil dropped .6% in 2006. According to the Journal: “Though the decline appears small, it marks the first annual drop in more than 20 years among the OECD countries, which drain close … Read More
Europe will be devastated by climate change, the European Union predicts today. The ecosystems that have underpinned societies from Ancient Greece and Rome to present-day Britain and France, will be disabled by remorselessly rising temperatures, EU scientists forecast in a remarkable report which, the Independent calls “as ominous as it is detailed”.
Great article from the New York Times last week, fyi. Original here. Or read on for pasted text.
Originally posted at http://www.markfloegel.org If you’re a long time reader of these commentaries, you may have noticed the recurrence of a limited repertoire of subjects – the Iraq war, global warming, the evisceration of civil liberties in the U.S. and peak oil. As detrimental as I believe the administration of George W. Bush has been … Read More
Something of British feel about the blog today. Struggling to suddenly promote his green credentials in the wake of the Stern report, UK Chancellor, Gordon Brown will outline plans for a carbon trading scheme, more expensive petrol and doubling of flight duty in his pre-budget report today.
