Tag Archives: Climate
American pikas: Contemporary climate change alters the pace and drivers of extinction
ScienceDaily (Apr. 21, 2011) — Local extinction rates of American pikas have increased nearly five-fold in the last 10 years, and the rate at which the climate-sensitive species is moving up mountain slopes has increased 11-fold since the 20th century, according to a study soon to be published in Global Change Biology.The research strongly suggests … Continue reading
Coping with climate change: Can we predict which species will be able to move far or fast enough to adapt?
ScienceDaily (May 11, 2011) — As global temperatures rise, suitable sites for many plants and animals are shifting to cooler and higher ground. Can we predict which species will be able to move far or fast enough to keep up? A new study says the secrets to success in the face of a warming world … Continue reading
Ozone hole linked to climate change all the way to the equator
ScienceDaily (Apr. 25, 2011) — In a study to be published in the April 21st issue of Science, researchers at Columbia University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science report their findings that the ozone hole, which is located over the South Pole, has affected the entire circulation of the Southern Hemisphere all the way to … Continue reading
Huhne reassures Climate Change Act here to stay
The news feeds on this site are independently provided by Adfero Limited © and do not represent the views or opinions of the Energy Saving Trust. Energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne has reassured the public that the Climate Change Act is not going to be scrapped.It was reported that the government’s Red Tape … Continue reading
Carbon Markets & Climate Finance Americas – 1 week to go!
Come face to face with the following expert speakers:Branca Bastos Americano, Secretary of Climate Change and Environmental Quality, Ministry of Environment, BrazilAndrea Garcia Guerrero, Director, Climate Change Mitigation Group, Ministry of Environment,Housing and Territorial Planning, ColombiaProf. Suani Coelho, Coordinator, CENBIO – Brazilian Reference Center on Biomass and Member, UN Secretary General’s Advisory Group on Energy … Continue reading
Report reveals global climate change legislation
The news feeds on this site are independently provided by Adfero Limited © and do not represent the views or opinions of the Energy Saving Trust. A major new report has revealed the status of climate change legislation in 16 of the world’s largest economies, including the UK. It showed that legislation is being advanced … Continue reading
Global warming won’t harm wind energy production, climate models predict
ScienceDaily (May 2, 2011) — The production of wind energy in the U.S. over the next 30-50 years will be largely unaffected by upward changes in global temperature, say a pair of Indiana University Bloomington scientists who analyzed output from several regional climate models to assess future wind patterns in America’s lower 48 states.Their report … Continue reading
Sugarcane cools climate, study finds
ScienceDaily (Apr. 18, 2011) — Brazilians are world leaders in using biofuels for gasoline. About a quarter of their automobile fuel consumption comes from sugarcane, which significantly reduces carbon dioxide emissions that otherwise would be emitted from using gasoline. Now scientists from the Carnegie Institution’s Department of Global Ecology have found that sugarcane has a … Continue reading
UK combats climate change with 100,000 trees
The UK’s fight to tackle climate change by planting one million trees has reached a landmark target of 100,000. Set up in December 2010, the Big Tree Plant campaign sees new trees planted in urban and residential areas, providing more green spaces and absorbing carbon emissions from the energy used by homes and businesses.Planting the … Continue reading