Global Warming Today articles from March 2007

Global Warming Today archives from March 2007

Conference looks at how poor communities adapt to global warming.(Industry Report)
March 1, 2007... The poor must adapt to climate change using local knowledge, according to experts from around the world gathered at a conference in Bangladesh this week. The London-based International Institute for Environment and Development and the...

Panel calls for global tax on greenhouse gas emissions.(Industry Report)
March 1, 2007... A panel of 18 scientists from 11 countries called on the international community to act quickly to prevent catastrophic climate change. In a report requested by the United Nations, the panel warns that any delay could lead to a dangerous...

Studies reveal potential affects of global warming on Brazil.(International Report)
March 1, 2007... A number of animal and plant species in Brazil could die out as rising world temperatures cause more droughts, disease and rain storms, according to studies from the Brazil Environment Ministry, universities and private and government...

Blair expected to support 20% renewable energy target.(International Report)
March 2, 2007... British Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to next week proclaim that Europe needs binding targets for renewables to show it is serious about fighting climate change. Blair is to attend an EU summit on green energy and support a plan...

Maryland clean cars bill advances.(Industry Report)
March 2, 2007... The Maryland Senate voted Monday 38-9 in favor of a bill to reduce emissions from vehicles sold in the state. Last week, the House passed the so-called clean cars bill that requires vehicles sold in Maryland starting in 2011 to be more...

Polar research program to focus on global warming.(Industry Report)
March 2, 2007... The largest polar research program in 50 years, with a major focus on global warming, gets under way this week with United Nations World Meteorological Organization support. Through the International Polar Year 2007-2008 program, thousands...

Weekly update.(Conferences)(Calendar)
March 2, 2007... Weekly Update PointCarbon's Carbon Market Insights 2007 Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, March 13-15 (EIN STAFF: 3/1)

Merkel wants increased emissions target.(International Report)
March 5, 2007... German Chancellor Angela Merkel last Thursday issued a call to act now against climate change, urging European Union leaders to endorse ambitious targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions and set an example for the rest of the world. ...

New data links Atlantic Ocean warming to stronger hurricanes.(Industry Report)
March 5, 2007... New evidence supports the theory that global warming has contributed to the emergence of stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, according to scientists from the National Science Foundation, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the...

Study sees ants adjust to warming, suggests humans might also.(Industry Report)
March 5, 2007... Researchers at the Indiana State University have found that certain types of ants have the capability to adjust themselves well to urban warming. This capability could hold a key to tackling global warming and climate changes, according to the...

New market research on air pollution technologies!(Industry Report)
March 5, 2007... A new technology market research report from BCC Research dissects the growing market for air pollution technologies, including all air pollution mitigation, detection, prevention and control devices. Global markets are broken down by...

Australians riding the bus more.(International Report)
March 6, 2007... Australia is seeing a surge in bus use, with patronage jumping by almost 2% in the afternoon peak, the Australian State Transit Authority recently said. STA Chief Executive John Lee said bus patronage grew by 1,407,000 people between Feb....

Wen calls for energy efficiency in China.(International Report)
March 6, 2007... Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao issued an environmental wake-up call in his annual report to the Chinese Parliament Monday. Wen said China's growth was unsustainable, unless the country improves energy efficiency and cuts down on...

Report says China to outpace US in greenhouse gas emissions.(International Report)
March 6, 2007... China is highly likely to overtake the United States this year or in 2008 as the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, according to a report released last week by Beijing authorities. New statistics released in Beijing by China's...

Babcock & Wilcox and American Air Liquide to test emissions capture technology.(Industry Report)
March 7, 2007... The Babcock & Wilcox Company has announced that it will collaborate with American Air Liquide Inc. on testing new technology to help coal-fired power plants capture emissions of carbon dioxide. The evaluation will occur at B&W's Clean...

European Commission President calls for mandatory renewable energy targets.(International Report)
March 7, 2007... Ahead of a summit this week, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso called on EU leaders Tuesday to set mandatory targets for generating more renewable energy. "From Washington to Moscow to Beijing... they will be watching us...

Study looks at climate change and European seas.(International Report)
March 7, 2007... Even moderate climate change causes marked consequences on the European marine environment, according to a new study from the European Science Foundation-Marine Board. The study, "Impact of climate change on European marine and coastal...

Global warming on Mars caused by solar radiation, scientist says.(Industry Report)
March 8, 2007... Polar ice caps on the planet Mars are melting, and the planet is experiencing a warming trend at the same time as the Earth, according to Habibullo Abdussamatov, head of the Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory in St. Petersburg, Russia. ...

Gore says EU vital in global warming fight.(Industry Report)
March 8, 2007... The European Union has a vital leadership role to play in fighting climate, former US Vice President Al Gore said Wednesday on the eve of an EU summit set to adopt new targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions. "I'm trying to get my country...

Report: most consumers blame government and big business for global warming.(Editorials, Asides & Reviews)
March 8, 2007... More than 60% of the US consumers hold government and big business directly accountable for global warming, according to a recent study by market research firm MindClick Group. "Business needs to be aware of this and much more proactive in...

New market research on air pollution technologies!(Editorials, Asides & Reviews)
March 8, 2007... A new technology market research report from BCC Research dissects the growing market for air pollution technologies, including all air pollution mitigation, detection, prevention and control devices. Global markets are broken down by...

Memorandums address global warming topics, etiquette.(Industry Report)
March 9, 2007... Internal memorandums circulated in the Alaskan division of the US Fish and Wildlife Service appear to require government biologists or other employees traveling in countries around the Arctic not to discuss climate change, polar bears or sea...

Coal-fired power station won't open in New Zealand.(International Report)
March 9, 2007... State-owned Mighty River Power of New Zealand announced yesterday it would not proceed with seeking consents to re-commission the Marsden B Power Station in Ruakaka using coal. After consents for the plant were granted by the Whangarei...

Climate change will affect health, expert says.(International Report)
March 9, 2007... Climate change will soon be affecting health, according to an expert attending a medical conference in Albury, Australia, this week. "Climate change is not just a threat to our economic system," Director of the National Center for...

Weekly update.(Conferences)(Calendar)
March 9, 2007... PointCarbon's Carbon Market Insights 2007 Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, March 13-15 (EIN STAFF: 3/8)

EU agrees to new renewable energy and emission targets.(International Report)
March 12, 2007... The 27-nation EU set unilateral goals Friday for raising the share of renewable energies, such as hydro or wind power, to 20% of energy use by 2020 from below 7% now. Leaders at a Brussels summit also agreed to slash greenhouse gas...

EU to switch to energy-efficient bulbs.(International Report)
March 12, 2007... European homes, offices and streets will have to use energy-efficient lighting by the end of the decade, EU leaders decided Friday. The decision came at the end of a summit of the 27-nation EU and will affect the EU's 490 million citizens....

World Bank report looks at 2006 Carbon Market.(Industry Report)
March 12, 2007... The World Bank has released a report indicating that the international carbon market is now trading more than $25 million per year and that emissions trading quadrupled in the last year. The report, State of the Carbon Markets Report 2006,...