TD (David) Dougherty, CACOR member, undertook the following research. I recently became interested in just which organizations may be responsible for large portions of Canada’s 716 Mt of greenhouse gas emissions. The Government of Canada’s Department of Environment and Climate Change has published a list of emissions by facilities that are required to report on […]
Tree planting ‘has mind-blowing potential’ to tackle climate crisis
Planting billions of trees across the world is by far the biggest and cheapest way to tackle the climate crisis, according to scientists, who have made the first calculation of how many more trees could be planted without encroaching on crop land or urban areas. As trees grow, they absorb and store the carbon dioxide […]
Human-Induced Climate Change Requires Urgent Actio
American Geophysical Union Statement Humanity is the major influence on the global climate change observed over the past 50 years. Rapid societal responses can significantly lessen negative outcomes. Human activities are changing Earth’s climate. At the global level, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping greenhouse gases have increased sharply since the Industrial Revolution. […]
Keeling curve
Why hasn’t a drop in CO2 emissions caused atmospheric levels to decline? A reasonable question. See Scripps’ answer and also scroll down to see Robert del Rosso’s reply. see entry …
Climate change: Zero emissions law should be PM’s legacy
Leading climate scientists have called for Theresa May to make her “legacy” a target to cut greenhouse gases to zero by 2050. A group of experts have written to the prime minister calling for her to enshrine a target for “net zero” emissions in national law. Experts claim the target is necessary to avoid dangerous […]