Project Catalyst http://bit.ly/pcLpVx [From the Development in a Changing Climate blog] …The second report, published by Project Catalyst, focuses on potential reductions in climate warming by decreasing emissions of black carbon; methane; nitrous oxide (N2O); and fluorinated gases (F-gases). Methane and nitrous oxide are both GHG’s which are included in the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol. F-gases are … Continue reading »
Posted on July 12, 2011 …
Integrated Assessment of Black Carbon and Tropospheric Ozone: Summary for Decision Makers
UNEP | World Meteorological Organization http://www.unep.org/dewa/Portals/67/pdf/Black_Carbon.pdf [From Development in a Changing Climate blog]…two recent reports…point to emerging scientific awareness that a climate change strategy focusing exclusively on carbon dioxide (CO2) is neither the quickest nor the most effective way to achieve long-term climate stabilization. These reports focus on non-CO2 emissions that stay in the atmosphere … Continue reading »
Final Report: Real Potential for Changes in Growth and Use of EU Forests
European Forest Institute; EUWOOD http://bit.ly/f3TtJO (document) http://bit.ly/ozD7Mi (background) [From a ClimateWire article by Tiffany Stecker, sub. req'd] A growing need for biomass to satisfy renewable goals may broaden Europe’s environmental impact on the world rather than shrink it, say experts. Demand for biomass is expected to increase by 44 percent in the next 10 years, … Continue reading »
Winds of Change: India’s Emerging Climate Strategy
The International Spectator (v46, n2, June 2011, p127–141) / by Namrata Patodia Rastogi http://www.iai.it/pdf/articles/rastogi.pdf India’s approach to climate change has shifted dramatically in the span of a few years. Not only has India developed a comprehensive climate change program domestically, it has adopted a new stance in the international negotiations that has earned it the reputation … Continue reading »
The Climate Resilience Toolkit [New Climate Change Advice to Help UK Businesses Boost Growth]
UK Dept. of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) www.businesslink.gov.uk/climaterisk Climate change will bring opportunities for economic growth if British businesses think now about how climate change will affect them, Environment Minister Lord Henley said today. The message came at the launch of a new interactive online tool designed by Defra and the Chartered Institute … Continue reading »
Long Overdue: EPA and Nitric Acid Plant Regulation
New York University School of Law, Institute for Policy Integrity http://policyintegrity.org/publications/detail/long-overdue-epa-and-nitric-acid-plant-regulation/ Nitric acid plants emit dangerous air pollutants that cause illness and alter the climate. This report finds EPA long overdue on a regulatory revision and at risk of allowing major costs to be imposed on the American public. Nitric acid factories—which mainly produce the … Continue reading »
