The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has adopted four scenarios, termed as representative concentration pathways (RCPs), to reduce green house gases. One of the four scenarios is to reduce an important green house gas, nitrous oxide (N2O) in the environment.
Ibrahim Khamis, Ph.D., a member of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, has explained the possibility of using current nuclear power facilities as heat sources for efficient and cost-effective production of hydrogen.
A study published in the Environmental Research Letters, a journal of IOP Publishing, indicates that an extreme shift to low carbon-emitting technologies like hydroelectric and wind power might not lead to decrease in global warming till the second half of this century.
AECOM Technology and REC Solar have unveiled a new 1.16 MW solar installation at the California State University in Fullerton. REC Solar has performed the roof-top installations of three solar systems on two buildings and a parking structure at CSU Fullerton.
A 1 MW solar photovoltaic plant has been commissioned in Kadiri, Andhra Pradesh, India. Solar Integration Systems India (Solarsis) and Abound Solar, a manufacturer of thin-film photovoltaic modules, have announced the commissioning, which happened on January 14, 2012.
The Nordic nations have embarked on a cooperative venture in the capture of CO2. Experts in capture, storage and transport of CO2 are meeting at the newly formed NORDICCS centre for the first time.
Collins Bus, a provider of Type-A school and school activity buses in North America, and BAF, a supplier of natural gas vehicles, have partnered to build a Type-A school bus featuring a compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system.
A report released by The University of Manchester claims that nuclear power can make a considerable contribution to the reduction of greenhouse gases. But, this contribution will also have a significant negative impact on the environment and natural resources of the country.
In an endeavor to decrease the environmental impact of emissions from farms, Neiker-Tecnalia has set up a mobile laboratory. Neiker-Tecnalia is the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development.
In a report formulated by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and a team of international experts from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) from Austria, the top 16 measures that could help in saving around 2.4 million lives every year, avoiding annual crop losses amounting to 32 million and protecting the climate by half a degree have been listed.
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