Global Warming Today articles from January 2004

Global Warming Today archives from January 2004

Climate Trust Helps Reduce GHGs in Pacific Northwest.(Brief Article)
January 5, 2004... The Climate Trust and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) recently announced that the Climate Trust of Oregon has accelerated available funding for Pacific Northwest wind energy projects "in a move that significantly reduces...

New Study Reports Large-scale Salinity Changes in Oceans.(Brief Article)
January 5, 2004... The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) recently announced that a team of WHOI researchers has conducted a study which indicates that "Earth's warming surface may be intensifying evaporation over oceans in the low latitudes -- raising...

New Zealand to Award Carbon Credits for Renewable Projects.(Brief Article)
January 5, 2004... The government of New Zealand recently announced plans to award Kyoto Protocol emission units, or carbon credits, for renewable energy projects being developed by Esk Hydro Power and New Zealand Windfarms. According to government officials,...

UVA Researcher Reassesses Human Impact on Climate Change.(University of Virginia)(Brief Article)
January 6, 2004... The University of Virginia (UVA) recently announced the presentation of a new paper last month at a meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in San Francisco, CA, which hypothesizes that "humans began altering greenhouse gas...

Point Carbon Notes Rise in CO2 Prices.(Brief Article)
January 6, 2004... Point Carbon recently announced that, according to its Carbon Market Indicator (CMI), the price of carbon dioxide (CO2) has nearly doubled since the first trade in February 2003. According to Point Carbon, the CMI has increased from six...

WMO Says 2003 Global Temperature Third Warmest.(World Meteorological Organization )(Brief Article)
January 6, 2004... The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recently reported that the global surface temperature of 2003 is expected to be 0.45 degree Celsius (C) above the 1961 to 1990 annual average, making 2003 the third warmest year behind 1998 and 2002....

Entergy to Purchase Carbon Sequestration Credits.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2004... New Orleans, LA-based energy company Entergy recently announced an agreement with Blue Source, Inc., a "leading carbon dioxide [(CO2)] emission reduction credit aggregator," to purchase carbon emissions credits from a geological sequestration...

Researchers Evaluate Soot's Effect on Climate.(NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center)(US National Aeronautic and Space Administration)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2004... NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) recently reported that a team of NASA scientists has conducted new research suggesting that emissions of black soot may alter the way sunlight reflects off snow, with a computer simulation indicating...

New Zealand Says Waste Reduction Can Limit Climate Change.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2004... The government of New Zealand recently announced a new public awareness campaign to combat greenhouse gas emissions by reducing household waste through composting. According to New Zealand environment minister Marian Hobbs, the focus of...

CCX Announces December Trading Results.(Chicago Climate Exchange)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2004... The Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) recently announced its December 2003 trading results. According to CCX, total average daily trading volume in December was metric 2,592 tons carbon dioxide (CO2). CCX noted that trading for the month was...

NZ University Receives Donation for Climate Change Research.(New Zealand's University of Auckland)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2004... Local officials in New Zealand recently reported that the University of Auckland has received a $1.5-million donation that will be used to support a physics professor seeking to lead sudden climate change research. According to officials,...

KFOA, EDS Argue Over Nationalization of Carbon Credits.(Kyoto Forest Owners Association)(Environmental Defense Society)(Brief Article)
January 8, 2004... The Kyoto Forest Owners Association (KFOA) recently accused the New Zealand government of perpetrating "possibly the largest private property theft in New Zealand's history" by announcing its intention to nationalize the carbon credits...

Dutch Government to Buy Carbon Credits From Bakony Power.(Bakony Power Plant PLC)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Evolution Markets, LLC recently announced that the Dutch government has agreed to purchase greenhouse gas reduction credits from Hungarian power company Bakony Power Plant Plc. According to Evolution Markets, which prepared, structured and...

Report Says Global Warming Will Raise Temperatures in IA.(Iowa)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) recently announced that a team of scientists has released a new UCS-sponsored report which indicates that human-caused climate change could raise daily maximum temperatures in Iowa by five to 14 degrees...

Researchers Find El Nino-related Fires Increase GHGs.(greenhouse gases )
January 9, 2004... NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) recently reported that the results of a new study conducted by a team of NASA scientists and other researchers suggests that "year-to-year changes in concentration of carbon dioxide [(CO2)] and...

FOE U.K. Releases Tips for Greenhouse Gas Reduction.(Friends of the Earth)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2004... Friends of the Earth (FOE) U.K. recently published a list of five "green tips" to help the public reduce its carbon emissions, as part of its "campaign for action on climate change." FOE U.K.'s five tips include, purchasing electricity from...

Japan Considers New Criteria for CO2 Reductions.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2004... Government officials in Japan recently reported that the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's (METI) Industrial Structure Council has established an "expert panel" to develop new criteria for carbon dioxide (CO2) emission regulations. ...

U.K. Science Advisor Condemns U.S. Climate Policy.(David King)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2004... The Financial Times recently reported that U.K. chief science advisor David King has authored an article featured in the current issue of the journal Science which maintains that the U.S. government is failing to address the threat of global...

VisionMonitor Releases New Greenhouse Gas Software.(Brief Article)
January 14, 2004... Houston TX-based VisionMonitor Software, LLC recently announced the availability of its "comprehensive greenhouse gas software", a web-based solution designed to assist organizations in tracking, monitoring, predicting and optimizing...

Analysis Predicts Higher Frequency of Heatwaves in Europe.(Brief Article)
January 14, 2004... Researchers with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich and Meteo Swiss recently announced the publication of a new analysis in the journal Nature which indicates that the frequency of high-temperature summers and deadly heatwaves...

Australia Puts End to Carbon Trading Plans.(Brief Article)
January 14, 2004... Australian newspaper The Age recently reported that the federal Australian Greenhouse Office has put a halt on its emission trading endeavors, with office staff either departing or being reassigned to other posts, as the government steps up its...

OU Joins Chicago Climate Exchange.(University of Oklahoma)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2004... The University of Oklahoma (OU) recently announced that it will become "the first public academic member" of the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX). According to OU, the university has made a commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions...

IPPA Says Kyoto Protocol Endangers African Countries.(Institute of Public Policy Analysis)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2004... The Institute of Public Policy Analysis (IPPA) recently announced the release of a statement by IPPA Nigeria coordinator Thompson Ayodele in which he argues that the Kyoto Protocol "will further worsen the harsh economic situation in developing...

Finland Purchases GHG Credits From Estonia.(greenhouse gas)(Brief Article)
January 15, 2004... Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs recently announced that agreements on a Joint Implementation (JI) project for reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs) under the Kyoto Protocol in Estonia were signed last week in Helsinki. According to the...

EPA Announces New 'Climate Leaders' Goals, Members.(reduction of emission of greenhouse gases)(Brief Article)
January 16, 2004... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the reduction goals of 10 of its "Climate Leaders" partners along with the names of 13 companies that recently joined the initiative. According to EPA, with the 10 new pledges, 20...

Canadian Minister Discusses Kyoto Protocol With CAPP.(Brief Article)
January 16, 2004... While speaking to members of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) earlier this week, Canada's minister of natural resources R. John Efford said he plans to provide more details about the federal government's strategies for...

UNEP Official Says Warming Could Potentially Lead to War.(Brief Article)
January 16, 2004... Reuters recently reported that Canadian scientist and professor Steve Lonergan, director of the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) division of early warning and assessment in Nairobi, Kenya, has revealed that UNEP is considering the...

Weekly Update.(uipcoming events )(Brief Article)(Calendar)
January 16, 2004... EUROPEAN EMISSIONS TRADING 2004, March 23-24, 2004, Hotel le Plaza, Brussels, Belgium CARBON MARKET INSIGHTS 2004, April 20-21, 2004, Meervaart Conference Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands GLOBAL WARMING INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE & EXPO...

WEC Honors Johnson Controls for Carbon Reduction Efforts.(World Environment Center)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2004... The World Environment Center (WEC) recently announced that its Twentieth Annual WEC Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development has been awarded to Milwaukee, WI-based Johnson Controls, Inc., a leader in...

Rolls-Royce Joins CCX as Charter Member.(Chicago Climate Exchange)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2004... The Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) recently announced Rolls-Royce North America as a new Charter Member. According to CCX, Rolls-Royce North America has made a legally binding commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by four percent...

Organization Blames Declining Salmon Numbers on Warming.(Atlantic Salmon Trust)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2004... Local officials in the U.K. recently reported that an Atlantic Salmon Trust scientist believes global warming is the cause of declining salmon populations. "Changes in marine climate is the primary difficulty for salmon and it is a problem...

CCX Reports Record Day of Trading.(Chicago Climate Exchange)(Brief Article)
January 22, 2004... The Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) recently announced that on January 9, 2004, the total trading volume was 21,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide, a record number for the market. According to CCX, all 21,000 tons were traded at 95 cents per...

U.K. Releases Draft Plan for GHG Emissions Allowances.(greenhouse gas)(Brief Article)
January 22, 2004... The U.K. Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) recently announced that the government has published for consultation a draft national allocation plan that details "how greenhouse gas [(GHG)] emission allowances will be...

U.K. Researchers Consider Alternatives for Combatting Warming.(Brief Article)
January 22, 2004... The U.K. Observer recently reported that a group of British climatologists met earlier this month in Cambridge, England to discuss the pursuit of such alternative methods to protecting the Earth from global warming as the launching into space...

EcoSecurities, E+Co Launch New Carbon Financing Enterprise.(Brief Article)
January 23, 2004... EcoSecurities recently announced it has joined with E+Co to launch 2E Carbon Access, a joint venture focusing on bringing carbon financing benefits to small-scale projects in developing countries. According to EcoSecurities, the venture was...

Researchers Consider Role of Siberian Peatlands in Warming.
January 23, 2004... National Geographic recently reported that a new study featured in the January 16 issue of the journal Science reveals that the peatlands of Siberia have long emitted huge amounts of methane while simultaneously storing large amounts of carbon....

CAT to Build New Complex to Provide 'Green' Education.(Centre for Alternative Technology)
January 23, 2004... Local officials in the U.K. recently reported that the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) plans to construct a new complex, to be known as the Wales Institute for Sustainable Education, that is intended to provide courses on clean energy...

Weekly Update.(conferences)(Brief Article)(Calendar)(Column)
January 23, 2004... BUILDING ENERGY 2004: THE 29TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE NORTHEAST SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ASSOCIATION, March 10-13, 2004, Boston University, Boston, MA EUROPEAN EMISSIONS TRADING 2004, March 23-24, 2004, Hotel le Plaza, Brussels, Belgium ...

New Research Says Cosmic Rays Not Cause of Climate Change.
January 26, 2004... The American Geophysical Union (AGU) recently reported that Stefan Rahmstorf of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and 10 of his colleagues from Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland and the U.S. argue in the January 27 issue of...

UKPIA Voices Concerns Over ETS CO2 Emissions Allowances.(United Kingdom Petroleum Industry Association)(European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme carbon dioxide)(Brief Article)
January 26, 2004... The U.K. Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA) recently expressed its concerns with the government's newly proposed CO2 emissions allowances that were published earlier this month in the Government's Consultation Document, under the EU...

Scientists Say Warming May 'Shut Down' Gulf Stream.(Brief Article)
January 26, 2004... Researchers with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany recently announced the release of a new study which indicates that global warming could potentially shut down the Gulf Stream of the North Atlantic Ocean -- a...

World Economic Forum Launches Global GHG Register.(Global Greenhouse Gas)(Brief Article)
January 27, 2004... The World Economic Forum recently announced the launch of the Web-based Global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Register, a new initiative designed to "spur voluntary corporate climate action around the world by creating a global standard for the...

Russia Responds to Pressure Over Kyoto Ratification.
January 27, 2004... Russian officials recently commented on what the country perceives as the inaccurate belief that it is solely responsible for preventing passage of the Kyoto Protocol. "I believe it would be unfair to say that Russia holds the key to the...

Website Allows Users to Calculate Transportation Emissions.(TravelMatters)
January 27, 2004... The Detroit News recently reported that The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT), a group seeking to "invent and implement new tools and methods which create livable urban communities for everyone," has developed a website "for those...

Researchers Say Cirrus Cloud Thinning May Affect Climate.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2004... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that a new study featured in the January 23 issue of the journal Science reveals that researchers taking airborne measurements of cirrus clouds in 2002 discovered the presence of nitric oxide and...

Planning Begins on 'Teapot Dome' CO2 Sequestration Project.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2004... Industry officials in Wyoming recently reported that preliminary planning has begun on the Department of Energy's (DOE) "Teapot Dome" carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration project. According to officials, the project has the potential to...

Military Base Upgrades Expected to Reduce GHGs.(greenhouse gases)(Brief Article)
January 28, 2004... ChevronTexaco Corporation recently announced that its Chevron Energy Solutions unit has been awarded multiple performance-based contracts to engineer and install facility improvements at three military bases, which are expected to save...

Green Mountain Helps Improve Efficiency at SuperBUILD Event.(Brief Article)
January 29, 2004... Green Mountain Energy Company recently announced that, in an effort to draw attention to energy efficiency, it has agreed to donate compact flourescent lighting to the 38 homes to be built during the NFL sanctioned Houston Habitat for Humanity...

Study Says Polar Clouds May Serve as Climate Change Indicators.(Brief Article)
January 29, 2004... Researchers with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the University of Illinois recently announced the publication of a new study in Geophysical Research Letters, titled "Lidar Observations of Polar Mesospheric Clouds at Rothera,...

DBJ, JBIC to Co-develop New Japanese 'Carbon Fund'.(Development Bank of Japan, Japan Bank for International Cooperation)(Brief Article)
January 29, 2004... Japan Today recently reported that "informed sources" have revealed the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) are working to co-create a new "carbon fund" by later this year. According to...

Spain Calls for Discussion on EU CO2 Emissions Rules.(European Union)(Brief Article)
January 30, 2004... Reuters recently reported that Spain is calling on European Union (EU) members to discuss the merits of retaining carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions rules set to go into effect in 2008, which would penalize industries that exceed emissions limits....

Point Carbon to Host Carbon Market Conference in Amsterdam.(Brief Article)
January 30, 2004... Point Carbon, "the leading global provider of independent analysis, news, market intelligence, fundamentals and forecasting for the emerging carbon emission markets," will host "Carbon Market Insights" on April 20 and 21 at the Meervaart...

UNH Receives EPA Grant for Climate Change Study.(University of New Hampshire)(Brief Article)
January 30, 2004... The University of New Hampshire (UNH) recently announced that its Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space (EOS) has been awarded a $750,000 EPA grant to fund research on how regional climate change could influence air quality in the...

Weekly Update.(Conferences on energy usage)(Illustration)
January 30, 2004... ENERGY MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP, February 10-11, 2004, Florida Solar Energy Center, Cocoa, FL BUILDING ENERGY 2004: THE 29TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE NORTHEAST SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ASSOCIATION, March 10-13, 2004, Boston University, Boston, MA ...