Showing posts with label Greenhouse gas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greenhouse gas. Show all posts
Friday, May 07, 2021
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
China confirms reception of data from Gaofen-5 satellite
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air pollution,
Earth,
environment,
Gaofen-5,
Greenhouse gas,
satellites
Monday, May 04, 2015
Friday, February 06, 2015
Russian expert says no global warming over past fourteen years
There is been no global warming over the past fourteen years but scientists are divided in their assessments of the impact of human activity on the condition of climate, Dr. Robert Nigmatulin, the director of the Institute of Oceanic Studies reporting to the Russian Academy of Sciences said on Thursday...
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
EU gears up for 2030 with more emissions reductions
European Commission , Press release, Brussels, 28 October 2014:
The Commission, assisted by the
European Environment Agency, today releases its annual Progress Report
assessing the headway on climate action. According to latest estimates,
EU greenhouse gas emissions in 2013 fell by 1.8% compared to 2012 and
reached the lowest levels since 1990. So not only is the EU well on
track to reach the 2020 target, it is also well on track to overachieve
it.
Saturday, October 11, 2014
French parliament votes to cut nuclear energy reliance
Lawmakers in France, the world's most nuclear-dependent country, on Oct. 10 voted to cut reliance on the energy source from more than 75 percent to 50 percent within a decade.
The vote comes as part of an ambitious makeover of France's energy use promised by President Francois Hollande during his 2012 election campaign.
The measure calls for renewables to increase in the energy mix for electricity production, rising from 23 percent in 2020 to 32 percent in 2030.
Use of fossil fuels should drop to around 30 percent.
The vote comes as part of an ambitious makeover of France's energy use promised by President Francois Hollande during his 2012 election campaign.
The measure calls for renewables to increase in the energy mix for electricity production, rising from 23 percent in 2020 to 32 percent in 2030.
Use of fossil fuels should drop to around 30 percent.
Wednesday, October 08, 2014
Toxic exports allowed: EU drops labeling of Canadian tar sands as highly polluting
The European Commission has proposed a directive that abandons
obligatory labeling of tar sands oil as highly polluting, opening way
for Canada's sands crude imports and drawing criticism for putting oil
producers' interests above the environment.
In light of recent economic tensions with Russia and the EU's energy dependence on its eastern neighbor, the European Commission has published a proposal, the text of which removes one of the biggest obstacles standing in the way of Alberta exporting its oil sands crude to Europe. The revised draft still has to be approved by EU member-states before being passed on to the European Parliament.
In light of recent economic tensions with Russia and the EU's energy dependence on its eastern neighbor, the European Commission has published a proposal, the text of which removes one of the biggest obstacles standing in the way of Alberta exporting its oil sands crude to Europe. The revised draft still has to be approved by EU member-states before being passed on to the European Parliament.
Tuesday, October 07, 2014
EU Proposes to Stop Labeling Tar Sands Oil as Highly Polluting (Reports)
MOSCOW, October 7 – The European Commission has proposed eliminating a mandatory requirement to label tar sands oil as highly polluting, Reuters reported Tuesday.
"The commission is today giving this another push, to try and ensure that in the future, there will be a methodology and thus an incentive to choose less polluting fuels over more polluting ones like, for example, oil sands," EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said in a statement as quoted by Reuters.
"The commission is today giving this another push, to try and ensure that in the future, there will be a methodology and thus an incentive to choose less polluting fuels over more polluting ones like, for example, oil sands," EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said in a statement as quoted by Reuters.
Friday, July 11, 2014
Russia calls for draft of new international climate agreement
Russia complies with all of its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol but calls for prompt steps to draft a new international climate agreement, presidential chief of staff Sergei Ivanov said at the Eco Forum Global Annual Conference 2014 in Guiyang, the capital city of Southwestern China's Guizhou Province, on Friday, July 11, reports ITAR-TASS.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
New EU rules for safer and greener lorries: European Parliament endorses Commission proposal
European Commission, Press release, Brussels, 15 April 2014:
The
European Parliament has endorsed today the Commission's proposal for new
EU rules for safer and greener lorries. Vice-President Siim Kallas, in
charge of transport, said: "I am pleased with this vote which supports
the Commission's goal to make road transport cleaner and safer, allowing innovative designs for the greener trucks of the future."
The European Commission proposed
in April 2013 new rules, revising the current legislation on weights
and dimensions of certain road vehicles, to allow manufacturers to
develop more aerodynamic lorries which will reduce fuel consumption by
7-10%, cut emissions of greenhouse gases, and also enhance the safety of
vulnerable road users.
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Agriculture's greenhouse gas emissions on the rise, warns UN agency
UN, 11 April 2014 – From farming to forestry and fisheries, agriculture
greenhouse emissions have nearly doubled over the past 50 years and may
increase by another 30 per cent by 2050, according to new estimates out today from the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).
"FAO's new data represent the most comprehensive source of information on agriculture's contribution to global warming made to date," said Francesco Tubiello of the agecny’s Climate, Energy and Tenure Division.
"FAO's new data represent the most comprehensive source of information on agriculture's contribution to global warming made to date," said Francesco Tubiello of the agecny’s Climate, Energy and Tenure Division.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Cooling without climate warming: Parliament backs F-gas ban
The use of climate-unfriendly fluorinated gases
should be banned in new air-conditioning appliances and refrigerators by
2022-2025, under draft rules approved by the European Parliament on
Wednesday. These rules had already been informally agreed with EU
ministers. Overall, the use of potent hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) greenhouse
gases is to be reduced by 79% by 2030.
Following bans on chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the 1980s to slow depletion of the ozone layer, the new draft legislation targets use of several other fluorinated gases that are harmful to the climate. "F-gases" can have a greenhouse warming effect up to 23,000 times greater than equivalent amounts of CO2.
Following bans on chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the 1980s to slow depletion of the ozone layer, the new draft legislation targets use of several other fluorinated gases that are harmful to the climate. "F-gases" can have a greenhouse warming effect up to 23,000 times greater than equivalent amounts of CO2.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
''Ende gut, alles gut'': Commissioner Hedegaard welcomes agreement on the car emissions target. -European Commission, Statement
The European Commission welcomes the European Parliament's endorsement today of the new target for CO2 emissions from cars. The target of 95g CO2/km
in 2021 will further reduce road transport emissions and make a
substantial contribution to meeting the EU objective of cutting
greenhouse gas emissions beyond 2020, as set out in the Commission's
recent proposal for 2030 targets.
Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said: ''Ende gut, alles gut.
After long and difficult discussions, I'm glad that a deal was sealed
which maintains ambition. This agreement gives the car industry planning
certainty to produce more fuel efficient vehicles and saves consumers
money.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
U.S.-China Joint Statement on Climate Change. -Office of the Spokesperson U.S. State Department
Washington, DC .- In light of the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change and its worsening impacts, and the related issue of air pollution from burning fossil fuels, the United States and China recognize the urgent need for action to meet these twin challenges. Both sides reaffirm their commitment to contribute significantly to successful 2015 global efforts to meet this challenge.
Accordingly, China and the United States will work together, within the vehicle of the U.S.-China Climate Change Working Group (CCWG) launched last year, to collaborate through enhanced policy dialogue, including the sharing of information regarding their respective post-2020 plans to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
Accordingly, China and the United States will work together, within the vehicle of the U.S.-China Climate Change Working Group (CCWG) launched last year, to collaborate through enhanced policy dialogue, including the sharing of information regarding their respective post-2020 plans to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
Saturday, November 23, 2013
UN climate talks reach deal on cutting greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation.
WARSAW, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Governments at the UN Climate Change Conference in Warsaw on Friday agreed a set of decisions on ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and the degradation of forests.
The agreement on the so-called REDD+ initiative is backed by pledges of 280 million dollars in financing from the U.S., Norway and Britain, according to a statement released by the Conference.
"I am proud of this concrete accomplishment. We are all aware of the central role that forests play as carbon sinks, climate stabilizers and biodiversity havens," President of the conference Marcin Korolec said.
The agreement on the so-called REDD+ initiative is backed by pledges of 280 million dollars in financing from the U.S., Norway and Britain, according to a statement released by the Conference.
"I am proud of this concrete accomplishment. We are all aware of the central role that forests play as carbon sinks, climate stabilizers and biodiversity havens," President of the conference Marcin Korolec said.
Wednesday, November 06, 2013
Ρεκόρ επιπέδου συγκέντρωσης αερίων του «θερμοκηπίου»/Greenhouse gas in atmosphere hits new record. -World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Το επίπεδο της συγκέντρωσης των αερίων του «θερμοκηπίου» στην ατμόσφαιρα της Γης, τα οποία συμβάλλουν στην παγκόσμια αναθέρμανση, το 2012 σημείωσε ρεκόρ, αναφέρεται στην ιστοσελίδα του Διεθνούς Μετεωρολογικού Οργανισμού.
Σύμφωνα με τα στοιχεία του Οργανισμού, οι ρυθμοί αύξησης της συγκέντρωσης του διοξειδίου του άνθρακα πέρυσι ήταν ταχύτεροι, από ότι κατά την περίοδο από το 1990 μέχρι το 2011.
Σύμφωνα με τα στοιχεία του Οργανισμού, οι ρυθμοί αύξησης της συγκέντρωσης του διοξειδίου του άνθρακα πέρυσι ήταν ταχύτεροι, από ότι κατά την περίοδο από το 1990 μέχρι το 2011.
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