Global Environmental Change Report articles from February 2002

Global Environmental Change Report archives from February 2002

Watching the waters warm. (Focus Report).
February 8, 2002... What does a warming climate portend for aquatic ecosystems? If the temperature rises according to current projections, by 1.5[degrees]C to 5.8[degrees]C by 2100, how will this affect lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands? And how will these...

Who's behind US energy policy?. (Policy & Economics).(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... Ever since US President George W. Bush announced his proposal for the nation's energy policy last May, a number of parties have been asking the same question: who helped design the plan? Vice President Dick Cheney was in charge of the energy...

Precautionary lessons from the 20th century. (Policy & Economics).(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... A number of key lessons for decision-making has emerged from aground-breaking analysis by the European Environment Agency (EEA) of cases where public policy was formulated against a background of scientific uncertainty or where clear evidence...

Canada's mixed record. (Policy & Economics).(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... The Montreal Protocol is generally considered a success story in international environmental cooperation and is widely credited for the decline in emissions of ozone-depleting substances. According to a new report by the David Suzuki...

Faith healing the climate. (Policy & Economics).(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... As US senators gear up to debate energy policy, environmental groups are trying to weigh in on the topic they feel has been overshadowed by industry's influence on Capitol Hill. In the Northeast, a coalition of religious organizations has...

Negative feedback effect questioned. (Science Update).(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... A recent theory suggests that tropical cloud cover might cool the Earth and counteract the effects of global warming. But measurements from a satellite run by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Langley Research Center...

European ozone research reviewed. (Science Update).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 8, 2002... "The occurrence of ozone mini-holes over Europe increases and any ozone layer recovery could only become measurable around 2010 at the earliest," concludes a recently released assessment on European research of the stratosphere. The report...

CAFE revisited, not revised. (Science Update).(corporate average fuel economy)(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... Last July, the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) issued a report that found that new technologies were available to improve the fuel efficiencies of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and minivans over a 15-year period. The findings were met...

Simulating the profits of trade. (Industry Watch).(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... This week a number of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) will have an opportunity to witness and participate in the machinations of online greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trading. In the first of a series of trading simulations,...

BP in the sunshine state. (Industry Watch).(British Petroleum Company PLC)
February 8, 2002... Petroleum giant BP has unveiled part of its strategy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions: the installation of solar-powered canopies at the company's new BP Connect convenience stores in Orlando, Florida. Fourteen of the new sites are up...

Aluminum firms cement GHG deal. (Industry Watch).(greenhouse gas)(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... Last week the Aluminum Association of Canada (AAC) signed a framework agreement with the Quebec government designed to voluntarily reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by about 200,000 tons by the end of 2007. The agreement is the first of...