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World will not meet 2C warming target, climate change experts agree Guardian poll reveals almost nine out of 10 climate experts do not believe current political efforts will keep warming below 2 C David Adam, environment correspondent The Guardian, Tuesday 14 April 2009 Article history Water shortage will cause greater ruin than peak oil. Continue Reading →
Sea ice spread linked to ozone layer Article from: The Australian SEA ice around Antarctica has been increasing at a rate of 100,000sq km a decade since the 1970s, according to a landmark study to be published today. The study by the British Antarctic Survey, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, says rather Continue Reading →
Miliband’s coal decision is cynical and meaningless If coal plants go ahead on the condition that their emissions will one day be abated through carbon capture and storage technology, then emissions are a certainty Comments (0) Digg it It’s simple: there should be no new coal burning without 100% carbon capture and storage (CCS) Continue Reading →
Mangroves ‘protect coastal villages during cyclones’ Mangroves cut coastal deaths during cyclones — but their effectiveness during tsunamis is inconclusive, says a new study. From SciDev, part of the Guardian Environment Networ From SciDev, part of the Guardian Environment Network Debate is growing on using mangrove forests as a protective shield against cyclones Mangrove Continue Reading →
Budget 2009: Darling promises 34% emissions cuts with world’s first binding carbon budgets Environmentalists warn that emissions targets are out of date Juliette Jowit guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 22 April 2009 16.53 BST There was widespread criticism that the rest of the budget did not include enough money for renewable energy such as tidal power. Continue Reading →
Biogas extracted from waste forestry and agicultural produce has become a leading source of renewable energy in Europe.”If you look at all the countries in the top of the EU table when it comes to producing renewable energy, they all make use of bioenergy. Austria, Sweden, Latvia and Finland all have abundant forests. Bioenergy around the globe has a huge potential,” said Kasimir Nemestothy, Austrian Chamber of Agriculture. Austria expects to supply one fifth of its energy needs from biogas by 2020