Read what our writers around the world are saying about climate change.
The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has broken above 400 parts per million for the first time in human history, US monitors announced Friday, indicating a record level for greenhouse gases. Climate scientists say that the symbolic threshold should serve as a call for action to begin reversing ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Climate Change, greenhouse gas, Science, Sustainability (1 comment)
Ontario is on the verge of becoming the first industrial region in North America to eliminate all coal-fired electrical generation. Here’s how Canada's most populous province did it — and what the U.S. and others can learn from it. By most measures of environmental policy and progress, Ontario ... keep reading
Written by Yale 360 last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Coal & Oil, Fuel, greenhouse gas, Health, Industry & Business
With climate change getting harder to ignore many businesses are taking action, and while most find that reducing their carbon output is an excellent way to reduce their operating costs through improving efficiency, there’s another and often greater benefit to be gained by using carbon certification as a marketing ... keep reading
Written by David Thompson in February, about Branding, Corporate Citizenship, Education, Emissions, greenhouse gas, Industry & Business
Doctors say the Government’s plans to downsize New Zealand’s only tool to combat climate change puts our country’s health at risk. ‘We’ve all seen the frightening footage of the devastation caused by superstorm Sandy this week’, says Dr Rhys Jones from the NZ Climate and Health ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in November 2012, about Carbon Trading, Emissions, greenhouse gas, Politics & Government, Weather
Australia finally got an operational carbon tax over the weekend and it joins other nations in putting a price on carbon emissions. Primeminister Julia Gillard told the ABC's Insiders programme that Opposition leader Tony Abbott was bluffing when he repeatedly swore over recent days to make it his first ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in July 2012, about Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Trading, Emissions, greenhouse gas, Industry & Business, Politics & Government (1 comment)
New Zealand based company carboNZero Holdings has announced its Certified Emissions Measurement And Reduction Scheme, CEMARS(TM) has been approved by the world’s largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting organisation, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). The company has become one of only 17 global standards meeting CDP verification criteria ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in April 2012, about Climate Change, Emissions, greenhouse gas, Industry & Business (1 comment)
The West Coast Environment Network has filed an appeal with the Environment Court challenging the recent resource consents awarded to Perth based listed company Bathurst Resources. They want to mine up to two million tonnes of high-grade coal from the Denniston Plateau north of Westport. West Coast Environment Network have ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in September 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Air Quality, Carbon Sequestration, Chemicals, Children and Families, Coal & Oil, Emissions, Environmental Disasters, ETS, greenhouse gas, Health, Industry & Business (2 comments)
Here's what they said about climate change in the communique from the Pacific Forum . I know there is a strange and wonderful language used in these documents , but it may be that its harder to understand than a doctors prescription.But this looks like recognition that the very existence ... keep reading
Written by Nicole C in September 2011, about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, greenhouse gas, Politics & Government, Water
As China produced in March 2011 a five year plan that is arguably one of the most serious environmental plans on the planet for environmental remediation and with a massive move to clean technologies and to clean up their environment the year started with some real action on climate change ... keep reading
Written by Vicki B in August 2011, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Electric vehicles, Emissions, greenhouse gas (6 comments)
Coal Action Network Aotearoa has condemned the decision to grant resource consent for the 200 hectare mine on the Denniston Plateau, inland from Westport, saying New Zealand doesn't need to mine more coal.Consent has been given for a massive new open cast coal mine on conservation land on ... keep reading
Written by celsias in August 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Air Quality, Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Finance & Money, greenhouse gas, Health, Industry & Business, mining
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