Carbon dioxide levels now 61% higher than 1990
The world’s emissions of the main greenhouse gas produced by human activities, carbon dioxide, in 2013 are expected to be nearly two-thirds higher than in 1990
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Business eyes opportunities from reusing carbon dioxide
Is it time to view CO2 not as a threat to the planet but as a valuable and sustainable resource to help combat climate change?
Satellite data could drive low-carbon shipping sector
NEWS: Shipping industry is ducking its share of carbon emissions cuts, study says
Tony Abbott branded ‘climate denier’ after carbon trading tirade
Morning summary: Australian opposition leader called carbon dioxide an “invisible substance”
2012 set to be record year for CO2 emissions
New figures from the Global Carbon Project show that emissions have risen 2.6% in 2012, making them 58% higher than 1990 levels.
UNEP warns of catastrophic permafrost melt by 2100
COP18: New report warns that nearly 40% of total global emissions could come from permafrost melt
WMO: Greenhouse gas concentrations reached record high in 2011
Latest Greenhouse Gas Bulletin from World Meteorological Organisation finds volumes of CO2 in atmosphere hit 390 ppm last year.
Emission reduction policies must be based on accurate carbon measurements
Understanding how much carbon is stored and released from trees remains on of the biggest technical challenges for REDD+, say scientists.
Geoengineering scheme could “balance global warming” in a world with double pre-industrial CO2
“Marine cloud-brightening” method to trigger cloud formation by spraying sea water into the atmosphere could reflect enough solar radiation away from earth to negate effects of climate change.
Climate Live: Calls for EU to adopt ambitious Co2 targets, climate change falls down US environmental agenda & sharp sea level rises seen in Oz
The latest international climate change news, debate and video from RTCC.
Would a CCS leak be as damaging as the BP Gulf of Mexico oil disaster?
Carbon Capture and Storage still remains on the of the most viable technologies to aid climate change mitigation, but what would be the impacts of a CO2 leakage in the world’s oceans?
G8 leaders sign-up to Obama and Clinton’s climate plan
The world’s eight leading economies join US climate change scheme to reduce short-term “forcers” including methane and soot in developing countries.
Research breakthrough: CO2 rises caused warming that ended last ice age
Compelling new evidence suggest that rises in CO2 caused much of the global warming responsible for ending the last ice age, strengthening the link between CO2 and rising temperatures today.