Beginning at home
Governments like to cite external constraints—such as meeting the conditions for an international bail-out—when pushing through unpopular policies. But with measures to deal with climate change, the opposite
Governments like to cite external constraints—such as meeting the conditions for an international bail-out—when pushing through unpopular policies. But with measures to deal with climate change, the opposite
SOOT—also known as black carbon—heats up the atmosphere because it absorbs sunlight. Black things do. That is basic physics. But for years the institutions that focus on climate policy have played down
SOOT created by the incomplete burning of fossil fuels and organic matter is the second most important man-made substance behind global warming and reducing its emission into the atmosphere could buy valuable
Soot is the second-biggest human contributor to global warming behind carbon dioxide, and its impact on climate change has until now been sharply underestimated, a new study has revealed. In the study
Black carbon, the soot produced by burning fossil fuels and biomass, is a more potent atmospheric pollutant than previously thought, according to a four-year international study released on Tuesday.
Last year was among the top 10 warmest in the modern global record, two U.S. climate-watching agencies reported on Tuesday, less than a week after 2012 was declared the hottest ever in the contiguous United
The share of renewables in the global energy mix has increased over the past decade to more than 15 per cent but doubts remain over whether a 2030 target of 30 per cent is achievable, delegates to an international
In what can be called as a rare inititaive by an Assamese, this man from Dobia Borigaon in Gohpur sub-division started what can be called as a green revolution in this part of the country to fight the rage of global warming. He went on to popularize his concept not just in India but his experiments have been replicated in countries like England, France, Nepal, Bangladesh and Indonesia. He did not buy gifts for his friend on their birthdays when he was young. Rather, he opted to spread the cover of green and gift them saplings. And he kept this practice alive as he grew up, only to expand it in a different magnitude altogether.
Australia’s extreme summer heatwave, which caused devastating bushfires and saw temperature forecasts go off the scale, is part of a global warming trend, the UN’s climate panel chief said Tuesday. As
Black carbon, the soot produced by burning fossil fuels and biomass, is a more potent atmospheric pollutant than previously thought, according to a four-year international study released on Tuesday.
Black carbon is the second most powerful climate pollutant behind only carbon dioxide, according to a landmark four-year assessment lead by T.C. Bond, S. J. Doherty, D. W. Fahey, and P. Forster, and a
Last year was among the top 10 warmest in the modern global record, two U.S. climate-watching agencies reported on Tuesday, less than a week after 2012 was declared the hottest ever in the contiguous United
Tens of millions of people may be spared droughts and floods by 2050 if Earth-warming carbon emissions peak in 2016 rather than 2030, scientists said on Sunday. Climate researchers in Britain and Germany
Levels of greenhouse gases in China's atmosphere hit a record high in 2011 because of the rising effect of human activities, authorities have revealed. The annual China Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, released
Academic paper largely clears President Obama of blame over failure to pass climate legislation through Congress A Harvard academic has put the blame squarely for America's failure to act on climate
Australia’s extreme summer heatwave, which caused devastating bushfires and saw temperature forecasts go off the scale, is part of a global warming trend, the U.N.‘s climate panel chief said Tuesday.
The world could avoid much of the damaging effects of climate change this century if greenhouse gas emissions are curbed more sharply, research shows. The study, published in the journal Nature Climate
The consequences of climate change are now hitting the United States on several fronts, including health, infrastructure, water supply, agriculture and especially more frequent severe weather, a congressionally
The world could avoid much of the damaging effects of climate change this century if greenhouse gas emissions are curbed more sharply, research showed on Sunday. The study, published in the journal
MPs have attacked the coalition for setting aside just £200m for carbon capture and storage in the current parliament while claiming to have earmarked £1bn for the low-carbon technology. The figures