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Global Carbon Dioxide Levels Pass 400ppm, Highest in 3 Million Yrs
The atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide is nearly 400 parts per million (ppm) and will soon pass that symbolically important level at the Hawaiian Mauna Loa station, where such measurements reflect the global average, reports John Vidal at the UK … Continue reading
Drop Fossil Fuel Subsidies Worldwide, Start Reforms – IMF
Fossil fuel subsidies provided by both rich and poor countries to keep their citizens happy are holding back the world economy, accelerating climate change and damaging the health of current and future generations, says the International Monetary Fund, reports Paul … Continue reading
Renewables To Be 70 Percent of New Power by 2030
By 2030, renewables will account for 70 percent of new power supply worldwide but represent only half the world’s power supply, according to projections released today from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, reports Tim McDonnell at the Climate Desk. Bloomberg analysts … Continue reading
Yearly Carbon Emissions Rob Our Children $2.7 Trillion in Natural Capital
A new report prepared for the United Nations estimates that over $7 trillion in natural capital is lost yearly from the total we leave our children, and of that, nearly $3 trillion is lost from carbon emissions, reports Jeff Spross … Continue reading
Dramatic Recent Warming Reverses 2000 Years of Cooling – Study
A team of 78 researchers from 60 institutions in the international network PAGES (PAst Global Changes) has “published the most comprehensive reconstruction of past temperature changes at the continental scale” over the past 2000 years, reports Joe Romm at Climate Progress. Their Nature … Continue reading
Solar Industry Grew 5x Faster Than Overall US Economy in 2012
At a national level, the solar industry added nearly 14,000 new jobs in 2012, a 13% growth rate over 2011 — 5 times the job growth rate of the overall economy. Last year, “the top ten states for solar jobs … Continue reading
Wrong Clean Energy Will Further Destabilize Iraq
Wrong Clean Energy Will Further Destabilize Iraq says a southern Iraqi leader, reports Julia Harte (FD: my daughter) at National Geographic Newswatch. Recent droughts, predicted to worsen under continuing climate change, are already stressing farming in this area, once the … Continue reading
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New York, And Everywhere, Can Be Fossil Fuel Free Now – Stanford University Study
Stanford University energy expert Mark Jacobson and others have explained how New York state could be powered entirely by wind, water and sunlight, reports Stephen Leahy at Inter Press Service. Powering New York on green energy is “sustainable and inexpensive” … Continue reading
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Humanity Responsible For Most Global Changes in Vegetation – Reports
Human-driven climate change is responsible for more than half the changes detected in the world’s vegetation, recently published studies show, while human activities account directly for about another third, reports Alex Kirby at the Climate News Network. The amount of … Continue reading
Cut The Soot, Too, To Slow Sea Level Rise – Study
Cutting so-called “short-lived climate pollutants” in addition to the well known long lived ones, would greatly slow the rate of sea level rise, which is one of the biggest threats global warming poses, says a new study, reports Andrew Freedman … Continue reading
