Global Climate Change


Hotspots of Carbon Confusion in Indonesia Threaten to Warm the World More Quickly

While international negotiations on rules about how to reduce emissions and slow global warming are slow but ongoing, the Indonesian and Norwegian governments signed a letter of intent under which up to $1 billion is available to assist in setting up a "stop deforestation and forest degradation" system that also addresses peatland emissions.

NASA Assessing New Launch Dates for the Glory Mission

Data from the Glory mission will allow scientists to better understand how the sun and tiny atmospheric particles called aerosols affect Earth's climate.

Partnership Cooks Up New Solution to Poverty and Climate Change

Companies aim to deliver two million clean cookstoves to Nigerian households over the next seven years.

Making Solar Panels With Cleaner, Greener Technology

The reality of making solar panels with existing technology is much different, involving use of potentially toxic substances and lots of energy.

EPA Seeks Public Comment on U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory

The agency is reporting that overall greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 6 percent in 2009.

EIP Reports CO2 Emissions 5.5% Higher from Power Plants

Texas, Florida, and Ohio lead in carbon dioxide emissions based on EPA data.

New Report Outlines Promise, Limits of Biomass Energy in the Northeast

Forest biomass could replace as much as one quarter of the liquid fossil fuel now being used for industrial and commercial heating in the Northeastern United States.

Eaton Wins Federal Stimulus Grant to Develop Microgrid for U.S. Army

The project is intended to achieve an uninterrupted power supply, independent of commercial utility power, for critical mission and support functions on military bases.



EPA Says 2012 Budget Proposal Is 13% Leaner than 2010

Funding support remains for the Great Lakes, water and wastewater treatment, Superfund, and enforcement.

USDA Forest Service has proposed a new planning rule.

Forest Service Proposes Planning Rule, Seeks Comment

The rule provides a collaborative and science-based framework for creating land management plans that would support ecological sustainability and contribute to rural job opportunities.

Defense Establishment Approach Could Reboot Climate Change Debate

As the new United States Congress prepares to hold hearings on the politically polarized issue of climate change, and rising global oil and food prices begin to impact the economic recovery, a new report says a time-tested, apolitical approach could offer a clear and non-partisan path forward.

RATCLIFF Launches Sustainability Planning Service to Address Climate Change

RATCLIFF has expanded its capacity in order to address climate change, moving beyond "green" architecture into systems-wide sustainability planning.

GRAMMY Awards Embrace Cork Wine Stoppers as Part of Commitment to Sustainability

In keeping with its commitment to improving its sustainability initiatives, the 53rd GRAMMY Awards hosted two events that served wine sealed exclusively with natural cork and will recycle all of the closures.

New Tool to Help Farmers Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change

The new climate module aims to make farmers more aware of the impacts of climate change and to promote the adoption of good agricultural practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase carbon sequestration and enhance the capacity of farms to adapt to climate change.

Biogeochemistry at the Core of Global Environmental Solutions

If society wants to address big picture environmental problems, like global climate change, acid rain, and coastal dead zones, we need to pay closer attention to the Earth's coupled biogeochemical cycles.

Study Finds Climate Change May Threaten Wolverine Population

The aggressive wolverine may not be powerful enough to survive climate change in the contiguous United States, according to new research by the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

EPA Offers Sustainability Help; Application Deadline Is Feb. 23

The agency, along with HUD and DOT, is providing technical assistance to help communities achieve their sustainable planning goals.

Survey of EUEC Attendees Finds More than Half Are Not Measuring Carbon

Enviance commissioned a survey of 143 energy and utility professionals at EUEC 2011 to determine the industry's progress toward compliance with new regulations.

Agency Seeks Input for Common-sense Design of GHG Rules

EPA has slated five listening sessions related to updating the Clean Air Act's pollution standards for power plants and refineries.

East-African Drought

Pattern of More-Frequent Droughts in Eastern Africa Likely to Continue

The increased frequency of drought observed in eastern Africa over the last 20 years is likely to continue as long as global temperatures continue to rise, according to new research published in Climate Dynamics.