| Carbon mitigation strategy uses wood for buildings first, bioenergy second Proposals to remove the carbon dioxide caused by burning fossil fuel from the atmosphere include letting commercially managed forests grow longer between harvests or not cutting them at all. ScienceDaily.com, Tuesday 22 November 2011 | |
| Book: Controlling Climate Change Controlling Climate Change, by Dr. Bert Metz provides an unbiased and comprehensive discussion of what can be done to solve the problem of man-made climate change. It gives an in-depth overview of issues, useful for both students and professionals, while using a minimum of technical jargon, and is accessible to non-specialised readers as well as those involved in climate change policy. Dr. Bert Metz , Monday 21 November 2011 | |
| Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX) This Summary for Policymakers presents key findings from the Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX). The
SREX approaches the topic by assessing the scientific literature on issues that range from the relationship between climate change and extreme weather and climate events (“climate extremes”) to the implications of these events for society and sustainable development. IPCC, Friday 18 November 2011 | |
| Report: Air pollution impacts from carbon capture and storage This report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) describes the effects that Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) may have on emissions of certain key air pollutants. CCS involves transporting carbon dioxide from power stations and other industrial sources, and storing it deep underground. European Environment Agency, Thursday 17 November 2011 | |
| Workshop "Climate Services" CIRCLE-2 & JPI Climate organized a scoping Workshop on the "Processes for improving the interface between climate research and its application: sharing experiences on climate services development in Europe". The presentations are now available. CIRCLE-2, Tuesday 15 November 2011 | |
| Climate policies can help resolve energy security and air pollution challenges Policies to protect the global climate and limit global temperature rise offer the most effective entry point for achieving energy sustainability, reducing air pollution, and improving energy security, according to an article published in the latest issue of Nature Climate Change (Vol 1 Dec 2011). ScienceDaily.com, Sunday 13 November 2011 | |
| High atmospheric CO2 levels stimulate GHG emissions from soil Rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) is likely to cause some soils to release large quantities of two potent greenhouse gases (GHGs), nitrous oxide and methane, according to a recent analysis. The results suggest that the contribution of soils and terrestrial ecosystems to slow climate change has been overestimated. "Science for Environment Policy": European Commission DG Environment News Alert Service, Thursday 10 November 2011 | |
| Greenhouse gas index continues to climb NOAA's updated Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI), which measures the direct climate influence of many greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane, shows a continued steady upward trend that began with the Industrial Revolution of the 1880s. ScienceDaily.com, Wednesday 9 November 2011 | |
| New analysis of carbon accounting, biomass use, and climate benefits A recent report provides new ideas surrounding carbon and energy benefits forests and forest products provide. The report, Managing Forests Because Carbon Matters: Integrating Energy, Products, and Land Management Policy, summarizes and analyzes the most recent science regarding forests and carbon accounting, biomass use, and forest carbon offsets. ScienceDaily.com, Wednesday 9 November 2011 | |
| Flash forward 100 years: climate change scenarios in California's Bay-Delta USGS scientists and academic colleagues investigated how California's interconnected San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (the Bay-Delta system) is expected to change from 2010 to 2099 in response to both fast and moderate climate warming scenarios. Results indicate that this area will feel impacts of global climate change in the next century with shifts in its biological communities, rising sea level, and modified water supplies ScienceDaily.com, Sunday 6 November 2011 | |
