Global Warming Today articles from December 2005

Global Warming Today archives from December 2005

Report Finds U.K. Consumers Feeling Effect of Climate Cost.
December 1, 2005... The Co-operative Bank recently announced that its annual Ethical Consumerism Report finds that the proportion of consumers considering the environmental impact of their purchasing has increased by 11 percentage points to 66 percent, with...

Canada, Saskatchewan to Fund Local GHG Reduction Projects.
December 1, 2005... The government of Canada recently announced that it will work with the provincial government of Saskatchewan through a five-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) to fund initial feasibility work for two projects aimed at reducing greenhouse...

S&P Gauges Impact of Climate Change on Euro Power Industry.
December 1, 2005... Standard & Poor's (S&P) recently announced the publication of a new study, titled "Climate Change Credit Survey: A Study of Emissions Trading, Nuclear Power and Renewable Energy," which examines the effect of EU climate change policies on the...

Goldman Sachs Calls for Policy, Regulations to Cut GHGs.
December 2, 2005... Rainforest Action Network (RAN) recently announced that global investment bank Goldman Sachs has adopted a "comprehensive" environmental policy that calls for urgent action by public policy makers and federal regulators to reduce greenhouse gas...

Rutgers Says Warming Has Doubled Sea Level Rise Rate.
December 2, 2005... British newspaper The Guardian reported last week that researchers at Rutgers University (RU) have released a new study which concludes that global warming has doubled the rate at which global sea levels increased over the past 150 years....

EEA Says Climate Change Tops List of Environmental Challenges.
December 2, 2005... The European Environment Agency (EEA) recently announced the release of a new report which indicates that Europe has experienced the effects of climate change during the past few years at a level not witnessed in 5,000 years. According to...

Weekly Update.
December 2, 2005... 11TH ANNUAL CO2 FLOODING CONFERENCE AND CARBON MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP, December 6-9, 2005, Midland Center/Petroleum Museum, Midland, TX 6TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE, POLICY AND THE ENVIRONMENT: ENERGY FOR A SUSTAINABLE AND SECURE FUTURE,...

Montreal Climate Conference Adopts Kyoto 'Rule Book'.
December 5, 2005... The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Montreal finalized last week the "rule book" of the Kyoto Protocol, under which more than 30 industrialized countries are bound by specific and legally binding emission reduction targets. ...

China Calls on U.S. to Sign On to Kyoto Protocol.
December 5, 2005... China Daily reported last week that Sun Guoshunis, director of the Department of Treaty and Law at China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has called on the U.S. to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, rejecting the Bush administration's assertion that the...

First Environment Opens New Office in Canada.
December 6, 2005... Boonton, NJ-based global strategic environmental management and engineering consulting firm First Environment recently announced the opening of a new office in Burlington, Ontario that will offer services to Canadian companies looking to...

Greenpeace Charges Industrialized Nations With 'Burning' Asia.
December 6, 2005... Greenpeace International recently announced the release of a new report on the power sector in Asia and its impact on the climate which concludes that "industrialized countries must stop exporting climate change to developing countries if...

New Study Attributes Canadian GHG Growth to Oil Sands.
December 6, 2005... A new study released by the Pembina Institute projects that annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced by Canada's oil sands industry will rise to between 61.9 megatons (Mt) and 67.9 Mt by 2010, an increase representing up to 47 percent of...

Study Says CO2, Methane Levels Highest in 650,000 Years.
December 7, 2005... The Los Angeles Times reported last week that a new study conducted by European researchers concludes that levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane are 27 percent and 130 percent higher, respectively, than levels 650,000 years ago. Using...

Governments Propose Regional Energy System for Halifax.
December 7, 2005... Environment Canada recently announced that the governments of Canada, Nova Scotia and the Halifax Regional Municipality have proposed a community energy system for Halifax that would generate electricity and provide heat and hot water for area...

Business Week, The Climate Group Announce Low Carbon Leaders.
December 7, 2005... The Climate Group, a new independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing business and government leadership on climate change that is based in the U.K., the U.S. and Australia and operates internationally, recently announced the...

AgCert Canada to Supply GHG Offset Credits to EPCOR.
December 8, 2005... AgCert International recently announced that its subsidiary AgCert Canada, Ltd. has entered into an agreement to supply greenhouse gas (GHG) offset credits to EPCOR Utilities, Inc. The credits will be generated from farming operations under...

WRI Reports on Climate Change Efforts of Developing Countries.
December 8, 2005... The World Resources Institute (WRI) recently announced the release of a new report which "helps dispel the notion that developing countries are not contributing in the fight against climate change, and suggests ways in which doing more can help...

New Report Finds GHG Reduction Financially Beneficial.
December 8, 2005... Resource Media recently announced that environmental officials for the state of California and the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo have identified "significant" empirical evidence that greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution can be substantially reduced at...

AgCert Announces CDM Registration for Mexican Project.
December 9, 2005... AgCert International plc recently announced that one of its projects in Mexico, comprising 23 farms, has achieved the first Mexican registration by the United Nations-appointed Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). ...

IETA Releases 2005 Edition of Greenhouse Gas Market Report.
December 9, 2005... The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) recently announced the release of its 2005 Annual Greenhouse Gas Market Report, titled "The rubber hits the road." According to IETA, the report includes 31 articles by IETA members...

Weekly Update.
December 9, 2005... 9TH ANNUAL ELECTRIC UTILITIES ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE (EUEC) ON CLEAN AIR, MERCURY, GLOBAL WARMING & RENEWABLE ENERGY, January 22-25, 2006, Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa, Tucson, AZ 6TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE, POLICY AND THE...

MX, CCX Announce Joint Creation of Montreal Climate Exchange.
December 12, 2005... Canadian financial derivatives exchange the Montreal Exchange (MX) recently announced it has signed a letter of intent with the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) to develop a new joint venture to create the Montreal Climate Exchange, a Canadian...

ACCF Faults Proposed CCAP as Economically Harmful.
December 12, 2005... The American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF) recently announced that two analyses prepared by CRA International indicate that the New England Governors/Eastern Canadian Premiers Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) -- which would cap...

NCAR Says Trade Imbalance Shifted U.S. CO2 Emissions to China.
December 12, 2005... The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) recently released a new study which finds that the growth of Chinese imports in the U.S. economy increased the total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of both countries by more than 700 million...

PPL to Use ESP Greenhouse Gas Management Software.
December 14, 2005... Environmental Software Providers (ESP) recently announced that PPL Corporation will begin using ESP's opsEnvironmental software to create greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventories and to track and report GHG emissions. "It is exciting for...

UN Climate Change Conference Attendees Agree on Future Steps.
December 14, 2005... The United Nations Climate Change Conference closed this past weekend with the adoption of more than 40 decisions that are anticipated to help strengthen global efforts to combat global warming. "Key decisions have been made in several...

New WBCSD Publication Outlines CO2 Reduction Methods.
December 14, 2005... The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) recently announced the release of a new publication that illustrates methods for achieving reductions in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. According to WBCSD, the report, titled...

New Study Outlines CO2 Reduction Plans for Northern Ireland.
December 15, 2005... The Carbon Trust recently announced the release of a new report that details how Northern Ireland could reduce its carbon emissions 60 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. According to the trust, the report, titled "Reducing Our Carbon...

UNEP Details Climate-related Relocation of Island Villagers.
December 15, 2005... The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recently detailed the relocation of villagers earlier this year from a small community living in the Pacific Island chain of Vanuatu to one of the chain's northernmost provinces, saying the move...

U.K., Norway to Study CO2 Injection in North Sea.
December 16, 2005... AFX News reported late last month that Britain and Norway have signed a pact to jointly study methods for injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) into depleted oil and natural gas fields in the North Sea. According to AFX, the countries will examine...

New Report Evaluates Ontario's Progress on Energy Efficiency.
December 16, 2005... The Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development recently announced the release of a new study which concludes that "the Government of Ontario's failure to work aggressively to improve the province's energy efficiency is placing the province's...

TIAX Awarded DOE Contracts to Improve Energy Efficiency.
December 16, 2005... TIAX, LLC recently announced it has been awarded two contracts by the Department of Energy (DOE) to study and further develop new technologies to enhance energy efficiency. As part of the first contract, which was awarded through DOE's...

Weekly Update.
December 16, 2005... 9TH ANNUAL ELECTRIC UTILITIES ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE (EUEC) ON CLEAN AIR, MERCURY, GLOBAL WARMING & RENEWABLE ENERGY, January 22-25, 2006, Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa, Tucson, AZ 6TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE, POLICY AND THE...

GreenShift Acquires Rights to Patented CO2 Reduction Technology.
December 19, 2005... GreenShift Corporation recently announced the execution by its GreenShift Industrial Design Corporation (GIDC) subsidiary of a license agreement with Ohio University for its patented bioreactor process for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG)...

Hadley Centre Reports on Global Climate for 2005.
December 19, 2005... The Hadley Centre of Great Britain's Meteorological Office (Met Office) and the University of East Anglia recently announced that, according to provisional data, 2005 was the northern hemisphere's warmest year ever. According to the Hadley...

Redefining Progress Responds to Climate Action Team Report.
December 19, 2005... Oakland, CA-based policy institute Redefining Progress recently referred to the policy recommendation issued last week by the California governor's Climate Action Team as "a big step in the right direction," but urged the incorporation of a...

Participating RGGI States Reach Impasse on Plan Specifics.
December 20, 2005... Reuters recently reported that the nine Northeast and mid-Atlantic states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) -- Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and...

Global Warming Advocates Respond to 2005 Climate Data.
December 20, 2005... Clear the Air, a national public education campaign working to improve air quality by reducing emissions from coal-burning power plants, recently released an analysis of temperature trends from local weather stations around the nation, as the...

Greenpeace Releases New Global Warming Commercial.
December 20, 2005... Greenpeace recently announced the release of a new commercial designed to raise awareness of the possibility that polar bears could become the first mammalian species to be declared endangered due to climate change. According to...

Rams, Eagles Play Climate Neutral Football Game.
December 21, 2005... StopGlobalWarming.org and NativeEnergy recently announced they have partnered with the St. Louis Rams and Philadelphia Eagles to offset the carbon pollution from energy used during last Sunday's NFL football game at the Edward Jones Dome in St....

Court Finds U.K. Entitled to Amend GHG Allowance Allocation.
December 21, 2005... Luxembourg's Court of First Instance ruled late last month that the European Commission is not entitled to constrain the U.K. in its exercise of the right to propose amendments to its national plan for the allocation of greenhouse gas emission...

EIN's Adjusted Holiday Publishing Schedule.
December 22, 2005... EIN will not publish its newsletters from December 23 through January 2 in observance of the holiday season. We will resume our regular publishing schedule on January 3, 2006. We thank you for your continued support and wish you and yours the...

Documents Reveal Plan for Undermining European Kyoto Efforts.
December 22, 2005... U.K. newspaper the Guardian recently reported it has seen documents authored by Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) senior fellow and Cooler Heads Coalition legal counsel Chris Horner and obtained by Greenpeace which outline an initiative...

New Study Finds Finland Unprepared for Climate Change.
December 22, 2005... Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat reported last week that the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) has released a new study which finds that the country is ill-prepared for the potential future impact of climate change. The newspaper said the...

PennFuture Launches Podcasts, Blog With Global Warming Series.
December 22, 2005... Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture) recently announced the launch of the organization's podcasts and blog, called "Voices of Pennsylvania's Future." According to PennFuture, the initial output comprises a six-part series from...