Global Warming Today articles from July 2004

Global Warming Today archives from July 2004

Scientists Discover New Species in Arctic Ice Pool.
July 1, 2004... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that scientists surveying the Canada Basin have discovered at least five new species and several other formerly unknown creatures in an ice-covered pool thought to contain the oldest seawater on...

EnBW Files Objection Against German Emissions Trading Laws.
July 1, 2004... German power company EnBW Energie Baden-Wurttemberg AG recently filed a formal complaint with the European Commission (EC) Directorate-General for Competition and Directorate-General for the Environment against Germany's national allocation...

Alternative Fuel Use Cited for Latin American GHG Reduction.
July 1, 2004... Renewable Fuel News recently reported that ARPEL, the regional association of oil and natural gas companies in Latin America and the Caribbean, has released a new report maintaining that Chile, Cuba and Paraguay could potentially meet their...

Researchers Say Rising Temperatures Will Hurt Rice Yields.
July 2, 2004... NewScientist.com recently reported that scientists with the International Rice Research Institute at Los Banos in the Philippines have published a new study which indicates that continued rising temperatures could potentially harm global rice...

U.K. Committee Members Call for U.S. Support of Kyoto.
July 2, 2004... The Guardian recently reported that the U.K. House of Lords science and technology committee has released a new report criticizing Prime Minister Tony Blair for not adequately urging the U.S. to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. "We don't appear...

Watercare Awarded Carbon Credits for New Zealand Hydro Project.
July 2, 2004... The New Zealand government recently announced that Auckland-based Watercare Services, Ltd. has been awarded up to 10,829 carbon credits for a hydropower initiative under the Projects to Reduce Emissions program. According to the NZ...

Weekly Update.
July 2, 2004... CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND AQUATIC SYSTEMS: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE, July 21-23, 2004, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, U.K. MARKETING GREEN POWER CONFERENCE, August 5-6, 2004, Omni San Francisco, San Francisco, CA ENERGY 2004:...

White & Case Advocates ETS Dispute Resolution Mechanism.
July 6, 2004... International law firm White & Case, LLP recently advocated the creation of a "consistent, uniform and widely accepted" dispute resolution process to help the EU's emissions trading scheme (ETS), set to be launched next year, succeed as...

Minister Expresses Concern Over Rising Sea Levels in Netherlands.
July 6, 2004... Reuters recently reported that Dutch environment minister Pieter van Geel commented in an interview with the news source last week that global warming and rising sea levels could potentially have disastrous effects on the Netherlands. ...

Design Competition Launched for New Antarctic Research.
July 6, 2004... The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) recently announced the launch of an international competition to design a new scientific research station in Antarctica. According to BAS, the new facility will replace the existing U.K Halley Research...

CCX Reaches Volume Milestone of Tons of CO2 Traded.
July 7, 2004... The Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) recently announced it has reached the milestone of 1 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) traded. According to CCX, the cumulative volume through June was 1.02 million metric tons CO2, "surpassing in [the...

EIA Says U.S. CO2 Emissions Increased in 2003.
July 7, 2004... The Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently announced the release of preliminary estimates which indicate that U.S. carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from burning fossil fuels increased by 0.9 percent in 2003, rising from 5,736 million...

Alaskan Villages Seek Government Help in Warming Crisis.
July 7, 2004... Reuters recently reported that Native Alaskan villages warned federal officials at a Senate Appropriations Committee meeting in Anchorage last week that global warming is leading to local land erosion and flooding. According to Reuters,...

ACG Links Warming With Water Shortage, Extreme Weather.
July 8, 2004... World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-Australia recently announced that the Australian Climate Group (ACG), an alliance between scientists, the financial sector and WWF, has released a new report, titled "Climate Change -- Solutions for Australia," which...

Blair Wants U.S. to Support Climate Change Initiatives.
July 8, 2004... Reuters recently reported that British Prime Minister Tony Blair told a parliamentary committee earlier this week that he believes the U.S. government is changing its stance on climate change. "They used to be saying 'we don't accept this...

British MP Introduces Domestic Carbon Trading Bill.
July 9, 2004... The U.K. Press Association (PA) recently reported that Labour Party member of parliament (MP) Colin Challen has introduced new legislation, known as the Domestic Tradable Quotas (Carbon Emissions) Bill, that calls for the establishment of an...

Pavilion Expands GHG Emissions Monitoring in Europe.
July 9, 2004... Pavilion Technologies, a "leader in advanced process control and environmental compliance solutions," recently announced it has signed contracts with Emission Care in the Netherlands and Axess Energi og Miljo in Norway to establish a European...

New Study Questions the Accuracy of Climate Change Models.
July 9, 2004... The Fraser Institute recently announced the release of a new study, "The Science Isn't Settled: The Limitations of Global Climate Models" written by Kenneth Green, concerning the problems computerized climate models create when being used to...

Weekly Update.
July 9, 2004... CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND AQUATIC SYSTEMS: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE, July 21-23, 2004, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, U.K. MARKETING GREEN POWER CONFERENCE, August 5-6, 2004, Omni San Francisco, San Francisco, CA ENERGY 2004:...

EC Approves Five Emissions Schemes, Partially Rejects Three.
July 12, 2004... Reuters recently reported that the European Commission (EC) has unconditionally accepted Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Sweden's emissions trading schemes, while partially rejecting Austria, Germany and Britain's plans. ...

FOE U.K. Reacts to Blair's Comments on Climate Change.
July 12, 2004... Friends of the Earth (FOE) U.K. recently welcomed British Prime Minister Tony Blair's warning to the House of Commons Liaison Committee last week that climate change "is the biggest problem facing the world," but warned that "government...

Report Highlights Role of U.K. Localities in Combating Warming.
July 12, 2004... The Local Government Association (LGA) in the U.K. recently announced the release of a new report which provides "the most up-to-date picture available of local authorities' work in the area of sustainable energy and climate change." ...

ASA, USA Next Criticize Climate Stewardship Act.
July 13, 2004... The American Shareholders Association (ASA) recently expressed its opposition to U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Joe Lieberman's (D-CT) Climate Stewardship Act on the grounds that "it would be harmful to the American economy and shareholder...

SUVOA Opposes Proposed CARB Vehicular GHG Rule.
July 13, 2004... The SUV Owners of America (SUVOA) recently announced its opposition to a proposed California Air Resources Board (CARB) rule that would reduce the emissions of such greenhouse gases (GHG) as carbon dioxide (CO2) from new vehicles. ...

Endesa Accepts Spain's Proposed Emissions Cap for Coal Plants.
July 13, 2004... Reuters recently reported that Spanish electricity company Endesa, which dedicates 30 percent production capacity to coal power, has said it believes the country's proposed production limits on coal-fired plants are practical. "The annual...

World Bank, Bulgaria Sign GHG Emissions Purchase Agreement.
July 14, 2004... Bulgarian newspaper the Sofia Morning News recently reported that heating company Toplofikacia Sofia AD has signed an agreement with the World Bank for a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions purchase initiative. Under the agreement, the paper...

New Research Suggests Brighter Sun Has Contributed to Warming.
July 14, 2004... Swissinfo recently reported that Federal Institute of Technology professor and Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research managing director Sami Solanki presented research findings last week in Hamburg, Germany, which suggest that the Sun...

Russian Presidential Adviser Lambastes Kyoto Protocol.
July 14, 2004... Interfax recently reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin's economic adviser Andrei Illarionov strongly criticized the Kyoto Protocol during a press conference held late last week in Moscow, referring to the treaty as "one of the...

New LEED-certified Green Building Opens in India.
July 15, 2004... Indian news source the Central Chronicle recently reported the opening earlier this week of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre (GBC), a new building awarded the greatest number of points -- 56 --...

NCPA Report Criticizes 'Global Warming Foundation'.
July 15, 2004... The National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) recently announced the release of a new report which the center says "exposes serious problems" with the historical climate trends reconstruction published by the United Nations Intergovernmental...

RAN Challenges Banks 'That Fund Global Warming'.
July 15, 2004... The Rainforest Action Network (RAN) earlier this week held a cookout demonstration, titled "BBQ the Banks," outside of the Wells Fargo corporate headquarters in San Francisco, CA, calling on the bank to "[adopt] environmentally ethical policies...

Researchers Analyze Effects of Urban Heat on Vegetation.
July 16, 2004... The Guardian recently reported that researchers with Boston University have published a new study in the journal Geophysical Research Letters which indicates that heat from urban areas, where average temperatures are generally 2.5 degrees...

Local U.K. Council Develops Emissions Reduction Strategy.
July 16, 2004... Local British newspaper The Citizen recently reported that the Tewkesbury Borough Council in Gloucestershire plans to develop a new strategy to help curb climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. According to the paper, the...

Weekly Update.
July 16, 2004... CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND AQUATIC SYSTEMS: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE, July 21-23, 2004, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, U.K. MARKETING GREEN POWER CONFERENCE, August 5-6, 2004, Omni San Francisco, San Francisco, CA ENERGY 2004:...

EU Says GHG Emissions Declined in 2002.
July 19, 2004... The European Union (EU) recently announced that the European Commission and the European Environment Agency (EEA) have reported a 0.5-percent reduction in the emissions of six greenhouse gases addressed by the Kyoto Protocol during 2002. ...

New Zealand Makes Units Available to Reduce GHG Emissions.
July 19, 2004... The government of New Zealand recently announced the availability of 6 million units to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as well as the timetable for the second round of its projects to reduce emissions program. "The first round of...

Weather Channel to Air Series on Climate Change in AK.
July 19, 2004... The Weather Channel recently announced it will begin airing this week a special five-part series showcasing "the dramatic effects that even minor climate change is having on Alaska, its residents and visitors." During the week-long series,...

NOAA Study Details Impacts, Distribution of CO2 in Oceans.
July 20, 2004... The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently announced that an international team of scientists has completed a new comprehensive study which analyzes ocean storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) derived from human activity...

Scientists Link Collapse of Italian Linked to Global Warming.
July 20, 2004... Reuters recently reported that at least four large rock formations have collapsed on the famous Italian Dolomites peaks, which some researchers have attributed to the effects of global warming. According to Reuters, the scientists believe...

U.K. Scientific Adviser Warns of Impending Warming Threat.
July 20, 2004... The Guardian recently reported that U.K. chief scientific adviser David King, who earlier this year said climate change presents a greater global threat than terrorism, commented last week that such major world cities as London, New York and...

AER Completes Acquisition of Radex.
July 21, 2004... Lexington, MA-based environmental research and consulting company, Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc. (AER) recently acquired Bedford, MA-based Radex, Inc., a company that currently provides analytical and computational support...

New Zealand, U.S. Announce Climate Change Partnership Awards.
July 21, 2004... New Zealand Climate Change Office official Judy Lawrence and U.S. senior climate negotiator and special representative Harlan Watson recently announced six new projects under the New Zealand-U.S. bilateral climate change partnership. The...

NOAA to Provide Additional Funding for CIMSS Climate Research.
July 21, 2004... The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently announced that it plans to provide an additional $1 million to its agreement with the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) at the University of...

Environmentalists Question Australian Smeltery Expansion Plan.
July 22, 2004... Australian newspaper the Herald Sun recently reported that environmental groups in Victoria have expressed concern about the increase in greenhouse gas emissions associated with the proposed $1-billion expansion of Alcoa's smeltery in Portland....

Canon Looks to Reduce Shipping-related CO2 Emissions.
July 22, 2004... Japanese newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun recently reported that printer, camera and electronic appliance manufacturer Canon, Inc. has announced plans to take measures in its overseas shipping operations to help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2)...

Archbishop of Canterbury Speaks of Warming Threat.
July 22, 2004... British newspaper The Guardian recently reported that the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams gave a speech earlier this month at Lambeth Palace urging leaders in both the U.K. and the global community to do more to protect the...

IEA Urges France to Better Address Climate Change Issues.
July 23, 2004... The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently released a new report, titled "Energy Policies of IEA Countries -- France 2004 Review," which maintains that while the French government "has taken commendable steps towards a sound legal and...

Scientists Link Brazilian GHGs to Amazon Burning.
July 23, 2004... Reuters recently reported that scientists in Brazil contend that the country's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are due largely to smoke related to deforestation of the Amazon. According to Reuters, Institute for Amazon Research scientist...

UFJ Lauds DNC's Opposition to Kyoto Protocol.
July 23, 2004... United for Jobs (UFJ), a project of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Survival Committee and USA Next, recently praised the Democratic Party's decision to relinquish its support for the Kyoto Protocol. According to the...

Weekly Update.
July 23, 2004... MARKETING GREEN POWER CONFERENCE, August 5-6, 2004, Omni San Francisco, San Francisco, CA ENERGY 2004: ENERGY EFFICIENCY WORKSHOP AND EXPOSITION, August 8-11, 2004, Rochester Riverside Convention Center, Rochester, NY 2004 ACEEE SUMMER...

Eight States, NYC Sue Five Major CO2-emitting Companies.
July 26, 2004... The states of California, Connecticut, Iowa, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin, together with the city of New York, filed suit last week against American Electric Power Company, Cinergy Corporation, the Southern Company,...

New Study Says Climate Change Effects Will be Unequal.
July 26, 2004... The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.'s (CBCF) Center for Policy Analysis and research recently released a new study conducted by Oakland, CA-based research firm Redefining Progress which suggests that the effects of climate change...

UFJ Says State Warming Suit Will Raise Costs.
July 27, 2004... Job advocacy group United for Jobs (UFJ) recently commented that the lawsuit filed last week by eight states and the city of New York against power plants would raise costs to consumers. "It is a direct attack on the economies of...

Scientists Dispute Warming-related Rise in Malaria.
July 27, 2004... Reuters recently reported that while the United Nations has estimated that a global warming-related increase in temperatures could lead to a greater number of cases of tropical malaria, some researchers maintain that climate has a limited...

Australian Scientist Calls for 50-percent GHG Reduction.
July 27, 2004... Australian newspaper The Age recently reported that the country's chief scientist Dr. Robin Batterham has urged government officials to work to reduce Australia's greenhouse gas (GHG). "I'm talking about enormous reductions-80 percent by...

ONS Releases New Greenhouse Gas Emissions Statistics.
July 27, 2004... The U.K. Office of National Statistics (ONS) recently reported that although total U.K. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions declined 10 percent between 1990 and 2002, from 777.3 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) to 696.5 million tons,...

Study Highlights Warming's Effect on Animal Migration.
July 28, 2004... Local Colorado newspaper Vail Daily recently reported that researchers have published a new study in Yale University's Journal of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies which indicates that rising global temperatures could potentially...

Peruvian Glacier Melting Attributed to Climate Change.
July 28, 2004... Reuters recently reported that the Andes glaciers in Peru are melting at drastic rates, with the 17,0000-foot Pastoruri glacier melting at a rate of 62 feet per year since 1980, a phenomenon some researchers attribute to a global...

Canada to Host Hydrogen and Fuel Cells 2004 Conference.
July 28, 2004... The Canadian Hydrogen Association, Fuel Cells Canada and the government of Canada are hosting the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells 2004 Conference and Trade Show, an event designed to address such themes as hydrogen technology, investment and marketing...

British Electricity Utilities Seek Raise in Emissions Cap.
July 29, 2004... Reuters recently reported that British electricity generators are discussing with the government possibly raising the proposed greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) caps expected to go into effect in January when the European Union launches its...

New Zealand to Take Action to Reduce SF6 Emissions.
July 29, 2004... The New Zealand government, national grid operator Transpower, local electricity generators and other large electricity users recently signed a voluntary agreement aimed at reducing sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) emissions. Through the...

Dutch Study Identifies Local Growth of Warm-weather Plants.
July 29, 2004... Reuters recently reported that Dutch news sources have revealed that a new plant catalog indicates that plant types usually only growing in warmer regions have begun sprouting wildly in the Netherlands. According to Reuters, the news...

OH Attorney General Comments on Muti-state Warming Suit.
July 30, 2004... The Cincinnati Business Courier recently reported that Ohio's attorney general Jim Petro released a letter late last week affirming that the state is not planning to join the multi-state lawsuit seeking to force five electricity utilities to...

BCC Donates GHG CTCs to Democratic National Convention.
July 30, 2004... The Boston Carbon Corporation (BCC) recently announced its donation of 27,000 greenhouse gas (GHG) certified trading credits (CTCs) to the Democratic National Convention (DNC), which will be used to offset the estimated 27,000 tons of carbon...

DOE Announces New Proposals Under Clean Coal Initiative.
July 30, 2004... The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced it has received a second round of proposals under President Bush's Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI), which is designed to "advance technologies that can help meet the nation's growing demand...

Weekly Update.
July 30, 2004... MARKETING GREEN POWER CONFERENCE, August 5-6, 2004, Omni San Francisco, San Francisco, CA ENERGY 2004: ENERGY EFFICIENCY WORKSHOP AND EXPOSITION, August 8-11, 2004, Rochester Riverside Convention Center, Rochester, NY 2004 ACEEE SUMMER...