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Global Emissions from Burning Fossil Fuels Set to Rise Again in 2013

Global emissions of carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels are set to rise again in 2013, reaching a record high of 36 billion tonnes - according to new figures from the Global Carbon Project, co-led by researchers from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia (UEA).

19 Nov 2013

New Measurement Service to Better Quantify Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The Centre for Carbon Measurement at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is partnering with Astrium Services to deliver a new emissions measurement service to enable countries and cities to better quantify their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

14 Nov 2013

UC Berkeley Achieves Carbon-Reduction Targets Two Years Ahead of Schedule

Two years ahead of schedule, a pledge made by UC Berkeley to reduce its carbon footprint to 1990 levels has been met, campus officials announced today (Tuesday, Nov. 12).

13 Nov 2013

CO2CARE EU Project Discusses Technologies for Safe Closure of Geological CO2 Storage Sites

At the final conference of the EU project CO2CARE - CO2 Site Closure Assessment Research - at the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences from 04 to 06 November 2013 more than 60 experts from academia, industry and regulatory authorities from 13 countries discussed technologies and procedures for a safe and sustainable closure of geological CO2 storage sites.

11 Nov 2013

Changes in Solar Activity Do Not Have a Significant Role in Global Warming

Changes in solar activity have contributed no more than 10 per cent to global warming in the twentieth century, a new study has found.

8 Nov 2013

Study Reveals Effect of Climate Change on Salt Lake City's Water Supply

In an example of the challenges western cities will face in a warming world, new research shows that every degree Fahrenheit of warming in the Salt Lake City region would mean a significant drop in the annual flow of streams that provide water to the city.

4 Nov 2013

Geoengineering the Planet May Affect Rainfall and Snowfall

Although a significant build-up in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere would alter worldwide precipitation patterns, a widely discussed technological approach to reduce future global warming would also interfere with rainfall and snowfall, new research shows.

4 Nov 2013