Global Warming Today articles from January 2005

Global Warming Today archives from January 2005

Saudi Arabia Expected to Formally Endorse Kyoto Protocol.
January 3, 2005... Reuters recently reported that the official Saudi Press Agency has revealed that the Saudi Arabian government has voted to approve the Kyoto Protocol, with a formal endorsement expected in the near future. According to Reuters, Saudi Arabia...

Climate Change Pilot Launches Final Auction, Opens Bidding.
January 3, 2005... Environment Canada recently announced that the Canadian government has issued a call for new proposals in the final round of the Pilot Emission Removals, Reductions and Learnings (PERRL) Initiative, which has successfully encouraged...

New Report Details Effect of GHG Emissions on Latin America.
January 3, 2005... The Associated Press (AP) reported last month that climate experts from several Latin American countries released a new study at the recent United Nations climate change conference in Argentina detailing the impact that emissions of carbon...

Philippines to Use IFT Additive to Reduce CO2 Emissions.
January 4, 2005... International Fuel Technology, Inc. (IFT) recently announced that the Philippines Department of Energy plans to launch a pilot program using the company's DiesolIFT fuel additive, which the company says helps increase fuel efficiency and reduce...

New Zealand Signs Emissions Deal With Austria.
January 4, 2005... The government of New Zealand recently announced it has signed a cooperation arrangement with the government of Austria on the implementation of emission reduction projects and for the trading of Kyoto Protocol emissions units. According...

NZCCO Awards Carbon Emission Credits to 24 Projects.
January 4, 2005... The New Zealand Climate Change Office (NZCCO) recently announced that it has awarded approximately 6 million carbon emission credits to 24 emission-reducing projects, including wind farms, hydroelectric facilities and landfill gas projects....

Entergy to Purchase Additional CO2 Credits From Blue Source.
January 5, 2005... Entergy Corporation recently announced plans to purchase 1 million carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions reduction credits as an extension of the initial transaction between the company and Blue Source, completed in December 2003. According to...

NASA Study Finds Polluted Clouds Could Worsen Warming.
January 5, 2005... NASA recently announced that researchers at its Ames Research Center (ARC) in California have determined that polluted, low-lying clouds do not generally hold more water than cleaner clouds, as previously believed. NASA said low clouds cool...

BEF Works With Ski Areas in Addressing Climate Change Threat.
January 5, 2005... The Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) recently announced its collaboration with 11 ski areas in the Pacific Northwest as they act to address the threat of global climate change on the environment and their industry. By implementing a...

Suncor's Annual Climate Report Reveals GHG Reduction.
January 6, 2005... Suncor Energy, Inc. recently announced the release of its 10th Annual Progress Report on Climate Change detailing the company's 2003 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for its Canadian operations, as well as progress on specific reduction...

Scientists to Study GHG Levels via Commercial Airplanes.
January 6, 2005... Kyodo recently reported that Japanese scientists plan to install analyzing devices in the jet engines of Japan Airlines' international planes in order to gather information on atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations. According to...

New Study Suggests Antarctic Iced Over When GHGs Shifted.
January 6, 2005... Purdue University recently announced the release of a new study conducted by university scientists which challenges the longstanding theory that the mile-thick ice sheet covering Antarctica developed due to a shift in ocean currents occurring...

SEC Commends Bill Clinton for Support of Energy Efficiency.
January 6, 2005... The Sustainable Energy Coalition (SEC) recently announced its delivery earlier this week of a letter signed by 26 of its member groups to former President Bill Clinton, praising him for remarks made during a recent forum that explored options...

Researcher Considers Effect of Climate on PA Agriculture.
January 7, 2005... Pennsylvania State University's College of Agricultural Sciences recently announced that agricultural and environmental economics professor James Shortle has been studying for the past five years, for a research effort funded by the...

Australian Premier Calls for COAG Meeting on Climate Change.
January 7, 2005... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) recently reported that South Australia premier Mike Rann has urged Prime Minister John Howard to hold a special Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting in three weeks to establish...

ThermoEnergy Wins Federal Grant for TIPS Technology.
January 7, 2005... ThermoEnergy Corporation recently announced it has won $2.3 million in federal funding to accelerate development and commercialization of the company's TIPS zero-emissions power plant technology. TIPS stands for ThermoEnergy Integrated...

Weekly Update.
January 7, 2005... COAL GASIFICATION: POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGY SEMINAR, January 20-21, 2005, Marriott Denver City Center, Denver, CO EUEC 8TH ANNUAL ELECTRIC UTILITIES ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE: AIR QUALITY, GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE & RENEWABLE ENERGY, January...

EPA Enforces New ENERGY STAR Rule for Computer Monitors.
January 10, 2005... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced it has begun enforcing new energy efficiency standards for computer monitors that display the ENERGY STAR label. The regulations, which went in effect on January 1, mandate energy...

CDC, Euronext, Powernext to Launch European Emission Exchange.
January 10, 2005... French public financial institution Caisse des Depots et Consignations (CDC), pan-European exchange Euronext and French electricity exchange manager Powernext recently announced their intention to launch a new organized market for allowances or...

Source Claims Britain May Sue Over New GHG Emissions Plan.
January 10, 2005... Reuters recently reported that an unidentified source has revealed that British environment secretary Margaret Beckett has sent a letter to the European Commission (EC) threatening to go to court if the U.K.'s revised greenhouse gas (GHG)...

USA Technologies Wins NAMA Endorsement for Italian Vending Deal.
January 11, 2005... USA Technologies, Inc. recently announced it has won the endorsement of the National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA), the U.S. vending industry's national representative body, for a distribution deal to sell its VendingMiser and...

Icebergs Sighted Near New Zealand's Southern Coast.
January 11, 2005... The New Zealand National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) recently announced that large iceberg clusters have been sighted off the southern coast of the country, traveling from Antarctica via the Antarctic Circumpolar Current....

WMO Reports Increased 2004 Temperatures in Australia.
January 11, 2005... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) recently reported that the World Meteorological Association's (WMO) annual climate survey reveals that Australia's 2004 mean temperature was 0.45 degrees greater than the long-term average. ...

TFS Brokers First Trade on European Carbon Market.
January 12, 2005... Tradition Financial Services (TFS) announced last week it brokered the first emissions deal after the official opening of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) on January 1, 2005. The deal, executed on January 4, 2005, was for 5,000...

Beijing Launches New Green Roof Campaign.
January 12, 2005... Reuters recently reported that the Xinhua news agency has revealed that Beijing, China has launched a new rooftop gardening campaign designed to help reduce the city's air pollution before the 2008 Olympic games. According to Reuters, the...

Portfolio 21 Says Carbon-neutral Companies to Rise in 2005.
January 12, 2005... Portfolio 21, a global mutual fund focusing on sustainable business practices, recently highlighted what it has identified as three emerging trends for shareholders to watch in 2005 -- the rise of climate-neutral companies, new "enviro-metric"...

New Matsushita Fleet Vehicle Plan Aims to Reduce CO2 Emissions.
January 13, 2005... Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun recently reported that Matsushita Electric Industrial Company has revealed a new plan to operate only low-emission fleet vehicles by 2010 in an effort to help meet the country's emissions reduction commitment...

New GSA Study Outlines LEED Building Construction Costs.
January 13, 2005... Architecture, engineering, and building systems research and consulting firm Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) recently announced it has prepared a newly released General Services Administration (GSA) study estimating the cost of developing...

Document Claims Canada Will Not Reach Kyoto Targets.
January 13, 2005... Canadian newspaper the Globe and Mail recently reported that it has obtained a federal document titled "Climate Change: Lessons Learned and Future Directions" that claims the country will not able to meet its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...

New Study Suggests Warming Key Factor to Increased Droughts.
January 14, 2005... The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) recently announced that new analysis conducted by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) reveals that "the percentage of Earth's land area stricken by serious...

IETA Publishes Guidelines for Reference Price Indices.
January 14, 2005... The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) recently announced it has published guidelines for the creation of a reference price index for EU emissions allowance (EUA) trading. According to IETA, the guidelines were developed in...

Honduran Hydroelectric Project Registered as CDM Activity.
January 14, 2005... The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) recently announced that the "Rio Blanco Small Hydroelectric Project" in San Francisco de Yojoa Municipality, Honduras has been registered as the second clean development...

New CEC Study Assesses North American Fossil Fuel Plants.
January 14, 2005... The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) recently announced the release of a new comparability report on 2002 emissions data from more than 1,000 individual fossil fuel power plants in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. According to...

EDITOR'S NOTE:.
January 14, 2005... EIN will not publish its newsletters on Monday, January 17 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Weekly Update.
January 14, 2005... COAL GASIFICATION: POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGY SEMINAR, January 20-21, 2005, Marriott Denver City Center, Denver, CO EUEC 8TH ANNUAL ELECTRIC UTILITIES ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE: AIR QUALITY, GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE & RENEWABLE ENERGY, January...

New U.K. Center to Focus on Global Warming Mitigation.
January 18, 2005... The U.K. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recently reported that industry minister Jacqui Smith announced late last month two 15-million-pound (about $28-million) centers of excellence designed to help tackle the effects of global warming...

Annan Calls for Warning System for Warming-related Disasters.
January 18, 2005... Agence France-Presse (AFP) recently reported that United Nations (UN) secretary-general Kofi Annan has called for the development of a global early warning system for warming-related natural disasters. According to AFP, Annan, speaking at a...

EC, IBM Celebrate Weather Computer Anniversary.
January 18, 2005... Environment Canada (EC) marked the first anniversary of its weather-forecasting IBM supercomputer last week, with officials noting that the system's huge calculating power could help researchers forecast climate change in the coming decades....

Scientists Report Warming-related Glacier Melting in Rockies.
January 19, 2005... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) recently reported that scientists claim that the Rocky Mountain glaciers in Canada, which provide most of the water supply for the western part of the country, have lost 70 percent of their volume...

Japanese Government to Propose CO2 Emission Reductions.
January 19, 2005... Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun recently reported that government sources revealed last week that the federal government is expected to include later this year in its "long-term energy policy outlines" a new proposal calling for advanced...

Canada Begins Pilot of New Homes Energy Rating.
January 19, 2005... The Canadian government recently announced it has begun a pilot project in Ontario to introduce an "ENERGY STAR-for New Homes" designation. To qualify for the label, a new home will have to demonstrate 40 percent more energy efficiency...

Caterpillar Pledges 20-percent GHG Emissions Cut.
January 20, 2005... Caterpillar, Inc. announced this week it plans to cut its global emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) by 20 percent in the next five years. According to the company, the commitment is part of its participation in the Environmental...

EU Pursues Legal Action Against Italy Over Emissions Trading.
January 20, 2005... The European Union (EU) recently announced that the European Commission (EC) is taking further legal action against Italy in 15 cases concerning breaches of the EU's environmental laws, referring the country to the European Court of Justice in...

Russian Winters Experiencing Increased Warming.
January 20, 2005... Reuters recently reported that Russia has been experiencing mild winter temperatures that some scientists attribute to global warming. "For the last 20 or 30 years, winter in the Moscow region has been getting warmer," said Gidromettsentr...

BBC Program Warns Emissions Cuts May Speed Global Warming.
January 21, 2005... Reuters reported earlier this month that data from a recently aired BBC documentary finds that curbing vehicle emissions could actually accelerate global warming and turn portions of Europe into desert by the year 2100. According to...

Report Details New State-level Appliance Efficiency Standards.
January 21, 2005... The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) and the Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP) recently announced the release of a new report, titled "Leading the Way: Continued Opportunities for New State Appliance and...

Canadian Ministers Meet in CA to Discuss GHG Reduction Strategies.
January 21, 2005... The government of Canada recently announced that Canadian environment minister Stephane Dion and transport minister Jean Lapierre met earlier this week with California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as part of a fact-finding mission to discuss...

Weekly Update.
January 21, 2005... EUEC 8TH ANNUAL ELECTRIC UTILITIES ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE: AIR QUALITY, GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE & RENEWABLE ENERGY, January 24-26, 2005, Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa, Tucson, AZ CLEAN ENERGY POWER 2005, January 26-27, 2005, Fairground...

PG&E Certifies GHG Emissions Inventory With CCAR.
January 24, 2005... Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) recently announced it has successfully certified its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory with the California Climate Action Registry (CCAR), becoming the first investor-owned utility to earn the...

U.K. Study Finds Warming Changing Hydrologic Cycle.
January 24, 2005... The American Geophysical Union (AGU) recently announced that researchers at the Hadley Center for Climate Prediction and Research in the United Kingdom (U.K.) have completed a new study which finds that far northern rivers are discharging...

German Economic Minister Comments on EU ETS.
January 24, 2005... Bloomberg recently reported that German economy minister Wolfgang Clement commented during a conference last week that the new European Union (EU) greenhouse gas emission trading scheme (ETS) has the potential to economically disadvantage...

New Study Links Volcanic Activity to Ancient Global Warming.
January 25, 2005... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that a new study published last week in the online edition of the journal Science links volcanic activity to the intensive global warming that researchers suggest could have potentially helped cause a...

IPCC Scientist Resigns Over Global Warming Controversy.
January 25, 2005... Reuters recently reported that National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) hurricane research division meteorologist Chris Landsea has resigned from the United Nations (UN) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) over his...

IBF, Clean Edge to Host Clean-Tech Investors Summit in CA.
January 25, 2005... International Business Forum (IBF) and Clean Edge, Inc. will host "The Clean-Tech Investors Summit" February 2 and 3 at The Lodge at Rancho Mirage in Palm Springs, CA. The event will open the morning of Wednesday, February 2 with a session...

New Report Considers Cost of U.S. Forest-based Carbon Storage.
January 25, 2005... The Pew Center on Global Climate Change recently announced the release of a new report, titled "The Cost of U.S. Forest-based Carbon Sequestration," which maintains that "cost-effective climate change policies should include storage of carbon...

EC to Take Finland to Court Over Emissions Trading Directive.
January 26, 2005... Finnish newspaper the Helsingin Sanomat recently reported that the European Commission (EC) has revealed plans to take legal action against Finland in the European Court of Justice for failing to implement the Emissions Trading Directive in the...

International Taskforce Urges G8 Action on Global Warming.
January 26, 2005... The British Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) recently announced that it, together with the Centre for American Progress and the Australia Institute, has formed the International Climate Change Taskforce, which has released a new...

Researchers Say GHGs May Have Helped Prevent Massive Icing.
January 26, 2005... The U.K. Press Association (PA) recently reported that new study findings, which are featured in the journal Quaternary Science Reviews, suggest that human-induced greenhouse gases (GHGs) may have actually served to prevent a modern ice age....

Study Says Climate Swings Pose Threat to Northern Great Plains.
January 26, 2005... The University of North Dakota's Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) announced late last week that the results of recently completed studies reconstructing the historical climate trends for the last 2,000 years in the northern Great...

Blair Criticized for Stance on GHG Reduction Targets.
January 27, 2005... British newspaper the Independent recently reported that parliamentary representatives have criticized British Prime Minister Tony Blair's opposition to the establishment of formal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets during the...

Cleantech to Host Venture Forum in San Francisco.
January 27, 2005... Cleantech Venture Network, LLC will host Cleantech Venture Forum VI, "a twice-yearly exchange of information about cleantech business and investment opportunities," March 22 through 24 at the San Francisco Marriott in San Francisco, CA. On...

Bank of America Wins CA Conservation Award.
January 27, 2005... Bank of America recently announced it has won California's 2004 "Flex Your Power" energy conservation award, for reducing energy use at its facilities in the state by five percent last year. According to Bank of America, award winners are...

GHG Center Verifies NYPA Fuel Cell Power Plant.
January 28, 2005... The Southern Research Institute (SRI) recently announced that the Greenhouse Gas Technology Center has verified the performance of New York Power Authority's (NYPA) fuel cell power plant located at the Red Hook Water Pollution Control Plant in...

Augusta Systems Releases Ecolytics GHG Emissions Software.
January 28, 2005... Technology research and development interest Augusta Systems recently announced the North American release of its Ecolytics greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions management software. According to the company, the software is a customizable package...

WRI Says Regional Trading for Ozone a Model for GHG Markets.
January 28, 2005... The World Resources Institute (WRI) recently announced the release of a new report, titled "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading in U.S. States: Observations and Lessons From the OTC NOx Budget Program," which observes that since state-level action...

Weekly Update.
January 28, 2005... 2005 NOX ROUND TABLE & EXPO, January 31-February 3, 2005, Atheneum Hotel, Detroit, MI CLEAN-TECH INVESTORS SUMMIT: CAPITALIZING ON THE NEXT WAVE OF INNOVATION IN ENERGY TECH, WATER TECH AND MATERIALS SCIENCE, February 2-3, 2005, The Lodge...

Model Predicts Greater Climate Change Than Expected.
January 31, 2005... Reuters recently reported that initial results from the climateprediction.net experiment, a project that allows people to download software onto their personal commuters, run climate simulations and then include that data on Britain's Met...

Irish MLA Calls For Regional Climate Change Study.
January 31, 2005... Local Irish newspaper the Belfast Telegraph recently reported that Ken Robinson, member of the legislative assembly (MLA) for East Antrim, Ireland, is urging the British government to conduct climate change studies on the Gulf Stream and North...

Blair Urges U.S. to Participate in Global Climate Effort.
January 31, 2005... Reuters recently reported that British Prime Minister Tony Blair commented last week during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland that U.S. president George Bush's comments during his inaugural speech...