greenhouse gas emissions4
-
Is Global Heating Hiding Out in the Oceans?
Parts of Pacific Warming 15 Times Faster Than in Past 10,000 Years
-
Earth’s Current Warmth Not Seen in the Last 1,400 Years or More, Says Study
Fueled by industrial greenhouse gas emissions, Earth’s climate warmed more between 1971 and 2000 than during any other three-decade interval in the last 1,400 years, according to new regional temperature reconstructions covering all seven continents. This period of manmade global warming, which continues today, reversed a natural cooling trend that lasted several hundred years, according…
-
How Green is Local Food?
Local food proponents often claim that food grown close to home helps prevent global warming because it requires less fossil fuels to transport, generating fewer greenhouse gas emissions than conventionally produced food. But just how green is local food?
-
Pulling CO2 From Air Vital To Curb Global Warming, Say Researchers
But Lower-Cost Technology a Stumbling Block So Far
-
New Study Lowers Estimate of Ancient Sea-Level Rise
But Projections for Increase Today Still Loom Large
-
Is Biomass Really Renewable?
Ninety percent of all existing biomass power plants use wood residue and there are currently 115 power plants in development that will burn biomass to generate electricity. But just how renewable is biomass energy?
-
Global Environment Index Downgrades U.S. and China
Richer Countries Tend to Do Better—But Not Always
-
Scientists Target East Coast Rocks For CO2 Storage
Power Plants Might Pipe Emissions Under Seabed
-
Dark Side of Solar Has Light at the End of the Tunnel
As the United States searches for sources of alternative energy and a means to reduce its production of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, solar power plants have emerged as a leading candidate to address both of these problems. While these plants do indeed provide an additional means of producting energy that could potentially reduce the amount…
