Global Warming Today articles from February 2005

Global Warming Today archives from February 2005

Researchers Launch Aura Satellite Validation Mission.
February 1, 2005... NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) recently announced that an international team of scientists embarked on a journey beginning last week aimed at improving the modeling of global-scale air quality and climate change predictions by...

U.K. Considers Climate Change Adaptation.
February 1, 2005... BBC News recently reported that the British government has begun work on a plan for adapting to the effects of climate change if emissions-reduction efforts are unsuccessful at preventing further global warming. According to BBC, the...

Clean Air Act May Not Reach Senate Amid Controversy.
February 1, 2005... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that it is uncertain at this point whether or not U.S. President George Bush's new Clean Air Act will receive enough support to move out of the committee level and onto the Senate floor for debate....

SEI Finds Energy-related CO2 Emissions Declining in Ireland.
February 2, 2005... Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) released new data this week indicating that in 2003, the country's energy consumption remained stable while economic activity increased by four percent. The report, titled "Energy in Ireland 1990-2003,"...

WWF Report Predicts Warming Will Lead to Arctic Melting.
February 2, 2005... The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) recently announced the release of a new study, titled "Arctic Climate Change with a 2 degree C Global Warming," which indicates that if climate change continues at its present rate, the global temperature will rise...

New Report Reveals Increased CO2 Emissions From FL Plants.
February 2, 2005... The Florida Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) recently announced the release of a new report, titled "Pollution on the Rise: Local Trends in Power Plant Pollution," which finds that "more than 60 percent of Florida's power plants are...

Canada Considers Tax Incentives for GHG Emission Cuts.
February 3, 2005... The Globe and Mail reported last week that the Canadian government is considering introducing a new $1.9-billion U.S., five-year package of tax incentives and subsidies intended to help the country meet its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission...

South Australian Minister Targets GHG Reductions in Adelaide.
February 3, 2005... The Australian recently reported that South Australia environment minister John Hill has introduced a new strategy aimed at having the city of Adelaide, the metropolitan area of which has been responsible for the release of approximately 25...

U.K. Climate Group Says Warming Endangers Wildlife.
February 3, 2005... Local British newspaper the Evening Chronicle recently reported that Royal Society for the Protection of Birds climate change head John Lanchbery has warned that rising global temperatures, due in part to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, could...

Ameresco Receives EPA Award for Landfill Gas Efforts.
February 4, 2005... Ameresco, Inc. recently announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has honored the company as the 2004 "Industry Partner of the Year" in recognition of its environmental achievements as a landfill gas developer. "Idle...

Japanese Survey Says Businesses Struggling With GHG Cuts.
February 4, 2005... Reuters news service reported this week that Japan's Ministry of Transportation (MOT) has released a new survey which find that 11 out of 30 major industries are expected to have difficulty meeting the country's greenhouse gas (GHG) emission...

Hong Kong Joins Energy Efficiency, Renewables Partnership.
February 4, 2005... The Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) recently announced that Hong Kong secretary for the environment, transport and works Sarah Liao revealed last week Hong Kong's intention to join REEEP, a global coalition of...

Weekly Update.
February 4, 2005... PRITHVI 2005: GLOBAL ECO MEET, February 19-28, 2005, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 2ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON GREENHOUSE GASES: YOUR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE NEW REGULATIONS, February 23-24, 2005, Inter-Continental Hotel,...

Climate Trust Receives $4.3 Million in Offset Funding.
February 7, 2005... Portland, OR-based nonprofit The Climate Trust announced last week it has received $4.3 million from Portland General Electric to mitigate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from its new Port Westward power plant. The Climate Trust, which uses...

BAS Director Says Ice Sheet Thinning 'Cause of Concern'.
February 7, 2005... British Antarctic Survey (BAS) director Chris Rapley commented last week during a conference focused on the scientific aspects of stabilizing climate change that "the contribution that rapid thinning of the Antarctic is sheet is making to...

Researcher Says Africa Highly Susceptible to Climate Change.
February 7, 2005... Reuters recently reported that Nigeria's Jos University scientist Anthony Nyong issued a paper to last week's international climate change conference which indicates that a two-degree-centigrade temperature rise in sub-Saharan Africa by 2050...

Canadian Researcher Says Warming May Worsen Ozone Depletion.
February 8, 2005... The Canadian Press (CP) recently reported that Environment Canada scientist Tom McElroy commented late last week during an interview with the news service that the increased thinning of the ozone layer over the Arctic recorded last month may...

New Study Compares Agreements for Trading EUAs.
February 8, 2005... The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and the European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET) recently announced the publication of a "Comparison Study of Agreements for Trading EU Emissions Allowances (EUAs)" within the European...

Chugai Ro Uses Biomass Energy Technology to Reduce GHGs.
February 8, 2005... Kyodo recently reported that industrial furnace manufacturer Chugai Ro Company has successfully demonstrated its new biomass power generation technology, which the company believes could help reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas (GHG)...

ACF Says Recent Storms Sign of Global Climate Change.
February 8, 2005... The Australian recently reported that the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) has commented that storms in the eastern region of the country could potentially be signs of greenhouse gas (GHG) induced climate change. "Freak storms and...

FOE Decries U.K.'s Blocking of Renewable Heat Bill.
February 9, 2005... Friends of the Earth (FOE) U.K. criticized the British government last week for blocking parliamentary action on a "renewable heat" bill that had the support of nearly 200 members of parliament (MPs). According to FOE U.K., the measure...

Analyst Considers Canada and Japan's CO2 Reduction Options.
February 9, 2005... Reuters recently reported that Point Carbon managing director Kristian Tangen commented to the news service late last month that Canada and Japan should consider linking to the European Union (EU) Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in an effort to...

Scientists Say Global Warming Could Affect Certain Species.
February 9, 2005... Reuters recently reported that scientists revealed during a climate change conference last week that data indicates some animal species may already have been negatively affected by the 0.7-degree centrigrade global temperature increase. ...

Please Accept Our Apologies for Thursday's Missing Issue.
February 11, 2005... This past week, EIN Publishing underwent company-wide upgrades in an effort to improve the functionality of our office and the production of our daily newsletters. Yesterday, we experienced a brief system outage that prevented us from sending...

Xcel Energy Joins CO2 Reduction Consortium.
February 11, 2005... Xcel Energy announced this week it has joined the Plains CO2 Reduction Partnership (PCOR), a Midwest pollution-control consortium coordinated by the University of North Dakota's Energy and Environmental Research Center. According to Xcel...

EPI Official Says Warming Could Restrict Food Supplies.
February 11, 2005... The Associated Press reported this week that Earth Policy Institute (EPI) president Lester Brown has warned that increased temperatures and reduced water tables resulting from global warming could lead to a scarcity of food supplies during the...

Blair Says U.S. Expected to Consider Joining Climate Agreement.
February 11, 2005... Reuters recently reported that U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair commented during a parliamentary committee meeting earlier this week that he believes the U.S. government may possibly consider participating in an international climate change...

U.K. Prime Minister Rejects Call for Aviation Fuel Tax.
February 11, 2005... Reuters recently reported that U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair revealed earlier this week that the country will not seek to implement aviation fuel taxes as a means to help curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change as suggested by...

SEC Says White House Budget Shortchanges Energy Efficiency.
February 11, 2005... The Sustainable Energy Coalition (SEC) issued a statement earlier this week on the White House FY 06 budget, observing that its request for the Department of Energy's (DOE) energy efficiency and renewable energy (EE/RE) programs "has once again...

Weekly Update.
February 11, 2005... PRITHVI 2005: GLOBAL ECO MEET, February 19-28, 2005, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 2ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON GREENHOUSE GASES: YOUR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE NEW REGULATIONS, February 23-24, 2005, Inter-Continental Hotel,...

U.K. Executive Chides U.S. Companies for Climate Inaction.
February 14, 2005... Reuters recently reported that former British insurance executive David Crichton commented last week during a global warming conference at Rice University that U.S. banks and insurance companies are not taking action to combat the effects of...

EC Report Outlines Post-2012 Climate Change Strategy.
February 14, 2005... The European Union (EU) recently announced that the European Commission (EC) adopted last week a communication outlining future policies of climate change, which also includes a set of proposals designed to structure the future negotiations of...

China, India Not Required to Reduce Emissions Under Kyoto.
February 14, 2005... Reuters recently reported that both China and India are not required to reduce carbon dioxide emissions under the first phase of the Kyoto Protocol, scheduled to take effect later this week. According to Reuters, China's growing economy and...

NASA Scientist Projects 2005 Will Be Warmest Year on Record.
February 15, 2005... Reuters recently reported that NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) scientist James Hansen commented late last week that new estimates reveal 2005 could possibly become the warmest year recorded due in part to greenhouse gas (GHG)...

Italian Minister Says Country Will Not Likely Meet Kyoto Targets.
February 15, 2005... Reuters recently reported that Italian economy minister Domenico Siniscalco commented during a parliamentary committee meeting last week that it could cost the country nearly 3 billion euros (approximately $3.9 billion) to reach its Kyoto...

UNFCCC Official Says Onus of GHG Strategy on Developed Nations.
February 15, 2005... Reuters recently reported that United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change executive secretary Joke Waller-Hunter commented late last week during an interview with the news service that developing countries are gauging developed...

Global Warming Legislation Reintroduced in Senate.
February 16, 2005... Reuters recently reported that U.S. Senators Joe Lieberman (D-CT) and John McCain (R-AZ) reintroduced last week their 2003 clean air bill that seeks to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to equal to or below 2000 levels by 2010 through the...

Pax World Becomes Associate Member of CCX.
February 16, 2005... Pax World Management Corporation, advisor to the Pax World Funds family, recently announced it has become an associate member of the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), a voluntary, multi-sector market for reducing and trading greenhouse gas (GHG)...

U.K. Government, EC Debate Proposed ETS Alterations.
February 16, 2005... Reuters reported earlier this week that the U.K. government has defended its alterations to allowances under the European Union (EU) Emissions Trading Scheme that would slacken carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction goals for industry. According...

MD Judge Issues Fines to Protestors of Mirant Coal Power Plant.
February 16, 2005... The Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) recently announced that a Montgomery County District Court judge has fined six protesters $100 each for temporarily blocking last year the entrance to Mirant Corporation's coal-fired power plant in...

Calpers Adopts Plan to Expose Corporate Environmental Impacts.
February 17, 2005... The California Public Employees' Retirement System (Calpers) recently announced that its board of administration has approved a new plan to expose corporate environmental liabilities, improving transparency and timely disclosure of...

Aussie Government, Green Groups Differ Over GHG Progress.
February 17, 2005... Reuters reported this week that the Australian government and various environmental groups have expressed differences in their assessment of the country's progress in reducing its emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). According to Reuters,...

Environmentalists Urge Japan to Step Up GHG Reduction Efforts.
February 17, 2005... Reuters recently reported that although environmentalists contend that Japan's approach to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction should reflect the country's role as home to the treaty's initial negotiations, Japanese Environment Ministry...

Next Week's Publishing Schedule.
February 18, 2005... EIN will not publish its newsletters on Monday, February 21 in observance of Presidents' Day. (EIN EDITOR: 2/17)

IL Governor Calls for Greater Use of Energy Efficiency.
February 18, 2005... Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich earlier this week submitted his proposal for an Illinois Sustainable Energy Plan to the Illinois Commerce Commission. The plan calls for greater use of energy efficiency and renewable energy in an effort...

Germany Urges EU to Extend GHG Cuts Through 2020.
February 18, 2005... Reuters reported this week that German environment minister Juergen Trittin has urged the European Union (EU) to extend its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets through 2020. The news service said the EU has not established GHG...

SEC Calls for U.S. Action on Climate Change.
February 18, 2005... The Sustainable Energy Coalition (SEC) recently announced that 33 business and environmental organizations have signed on to a letter sent earlier this week to White House, Senate and House of Representative officials, urging them to implement...

Weekly Update.
February 18, 2005... PRITHVI 2005: GLOBAL ECO MEET, February 19-28, 2005, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 2ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON GREENHOUSE GASES: YOUR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE NEW REGULATIONS, February 23-24, 2005, Inter-Continental Hotel,...

State Department Pledges Funding to Climate Change Programs.
February 22, 2005... Reuters recently reported that the U.S. State Department revealed earlier this week plans to allocate approximately $5.8 billion in this year's budget to climate change research and programs. According to Reuters, of the $5.8 billion, $700...

Chirac Urges Developed Countries to Boost GHG Cuts.
February 22, 2005... Reuters reported last week that French President Jacques Chirac marked the February 16 implementation of the Kyoto Protocol by calling on developed countries worldwide to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 25 percent below current...

EPA, NARUC Announce EERE Projects With Six States.
February 22, 2005... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) recently announced the formation of EPA-State Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Projects between EPA and utility...

DeanTec, Inc.
February 22, 2005... Treasure Island, FL-based DeanTec, Inc. is a leader in technology that increases combustion radiance. According to DeanTec, the phenomena of excitation is economically accomplished with a few parts per million, "maximizing the thermal...

FOE U.K. Calls on Government to Cancel Airport Expansion Plans.
February 23, 2005... Friends of the Earth (FOE) U.K. recently announced that it has called on the British government to halt plans to expand airports across the country and address the impact aviation has on climate change after a High Court judge ruled that there...

OCCA Says Coal Phaseout Will Help Ontario Meet Kyoto Goal.
February 23, 2005... The Ontario Clean Air Alliance (OCCA) recently announced the release of a new report, titled "More Than Hot Air: Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Ontario Power Generation's Coal-fired Power Plants," which indicates that Ontario premier Dalton...

New Mexico Grants to Support Energy Efficiency, Renewables.
February 23, 2005... New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department secretary Joanna Prukop recently announced more than $3 million in Clean Energy Grants for 20 projects from diverse areas of the state. "The projects include solar, wind, biomass,...

Stanford Awards Grants to GHG Reduction Programs.
February 23, 2005... Stanford University's Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) recently announced seven new research grants totaling approximately $9 million to Stanford faculty and collaborating researchers at several U.S. and international institutions to...

EPA Announces Clean Energy State Partners.
February 24, 2005... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the launch of its voluntary Clean Energy-Environment State Partnership Program. According to EPA, the 10 initial program participants include California, Connecticut, Georgia,...

Bush Supports New Technologies to Fight Climate Change.
February 24, 2005... Reuters recently reported that President George Bush commented during a meeting with European Union (EU) leaders in Brussels, Belgium earlier this week that the world should consider new technologies as a means to reduce climate change, rather...

SEC Urges Senate Committee to Convene Conference on Efficiency.
February 24, 2005... The Sustainable Energy Coalition (SEC) recently announced that 27 of the organizations comprising the coalition requested in a letter sent late last week that the members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources convene a...

CT Climate Change Committee Recommends New Initiatives.
February 25, 2005... The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently announced it has finalized a series of on-going and recommended actions developed by the Governor's Steering Committee on Climate Change. According to the DEP, the plan,...

CBD Warns Polar Bears May Face Extinction Due to Warming.
February 25, 2005... The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) filed a formal petition earlier this month requesting that the polar bear species worldwide be added to the list of threatened species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. According to CBD, the...

Research Reveals Spanish Warming Could Cause Beach Reduction.
February 25, 2005... Reuters recently reported that new research released earlier this month by the Spanish Environment Ministry indicates that average summer temperatures in Spain could potentially increase by up to seven degrees Celsius between 2070 and 2100,...

DOE Sequestration Partnership Program Adds Canadian Provinces.
February 25, 2005... The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia have joined Saskatchewan and Manitoba as Canadian partners in the Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership program, "the centerpiece of North...

Weekly Update.
February 25, 2005... CARBON MARKET INSIGHTS 2005, March 1-3, 2005, Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam, Netherlands WORLD SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DAYS 2005, March 2-4, 2005, Stadthalle Wels, Austria 2005 BUILDING ENERGY CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW: THE PRACTICE OF...

Australian Minister Touts Country's GHG Reduction.
February 28, 2005... Australian environment and heritage minister Ian Campbell recently praised the country's record in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission levels, noting that, over the past five years, emissions have been cut by approximately four percent. ...

Russian Energy Company Commits to Kyoto Projects.
February 28, 2005... Russian joint stock company Unified Energy System of Russia (RAO UESR) recently announced plans to carry out more than 30 projects based on the mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol in order to help reduce the company's greenhouse gas (GHG)...

Hyundai to Study Ways to Comply With Kyoto Pact.
February 28, 2005... Korea's Yonhap News Agency recently reported that officials with Hyundai Motor Company have introduced a new task force that will examine ways for the automaker to achieve compliance with the Kyoto Protocol, which entered into force earlier...