US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/OC5/indprod.html [Press release] NOAA today released the World Ocean Database 2009, the largest, most comprehensive collection of scientific information about the oceans with records dating as far back as 1800. This product is part of the climate services provided by NOAA. The 2009 database, updated from the 2005 edition, … Continue reading »
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Guidance on Water and Adaptation to Climate Change
UN Economic Commission for Europe http://www.unece.org/env/documents/2009/Wat/mp_wat/ECE_MP.WAT_30_E.pdf [Press release] The main points of the Guidance are: Water resources are extremely vulnerable to the climate change. Many countries in UNECE region has been negatively affected by “severe impacts from extreme events and disasters”. Transboundary nature of water resources in the region presents shared risks and challenges thus … Continue reading »
State of the States 2009 : Renewable Energy Development and the Role of Policy
National Renewable Energy Laboratory http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy10osti/46667.pdf [Press release] An exclusive state-by-state analysis by the U.S Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory shows that clean energy development is spreading rapidly throughout the country, often in conjunction with public policies designed to spur such growth… While states such as California and Texas with abundant resources continue to … Continue reading »
Integrating Biofuels into Comprehensive Climate Policy – An Overview of Biofuels Policy Options
Climate Change Policy Partnership, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University / by Christopher Galik, Wyley Hodgson, Craig Raborn, and Patrick Bean http://nicholas.duke.edu/ccpp/ccpp_pdfs/biofuels.11.09.pdf [Press release] Based on an in-depth analysis of policy and scientitic literature, the report examines a wide range of existing biofuel policies from a greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation perspective. It provides decision … Continue reading »
Household Actions Can Provide a Behavioral Wedge to Rapidly Reduce U.S. Carbon Emissions
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, (November 17, 2009) v106 n46 p.18452-18456 / by Thomas Dietza, Gerald T. Gardnerb, Jonathan Gilliganc, Paul C. Sternd, and Michael P. Vandenberghe http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2009/10/23/0908738106.full.pdf+html [Dot Earth] A new study out this week suggests that the United States could reduce its greenhouse emissions by nearly 8 percent in the next … Continue reading »
Creating a Climate Policy Review Mechanism
Belfer Center, Kennedy School, Harvard University / by Michael A. Levi http://tinyurl.com/ydun7c6 [Abstract] International climate negotiations are becoming increasingly focused on suites of emissions-cutting policies and measures, rather than solely on traditional targets and timetables, particularly for developing countries. This approach raises at least two important challenges for negotiators and policymakers. First, how can negotiators … Continue reading »
Quarterly SO2 Emissions Tracking
US EPA http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/quarterlytracking.html [Press release] New interactive tracking tools are now available on EPA’s Web site to help the public follow nation-wide changes in sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from coal-fired power plants. Using interactive charts and Google Earth satellite maps, the public can now observe recent changes in SO2 emissions and other indicators at individual … Continue reading »
