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Putting a Price on Carbon Could Help Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions

As the Democratic Party prepares for its upcoming convention, the platform committee is reportedly considering the implementation of a carbon tax to deal with climate change.

28 Jun 2016

AAAS Symposium Highlights Steps to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions

A range of policy solutions is necessary to reduce carbon dioxide emissions generated by the energy and transportation sectors, speakers at a 6 May symposium on energy and the economy said.

3 Jun 2016

Gas Alarm System Protects Waste Treatment Staff

The human nose is particularly sensitive to Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S); a highly offensive odorous gas, reminiscent of rotten eggs.

31 May 2016

COP21: Enormous Potential of Green Buildings Discussed at Delta21 Forum

As the end of the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP21) nears, experts and scholars in the energy, architecture and meteorology fields from both sides of the Taiwan Strait attend the Delta21 Forum organized by Delta Electronics on December 10 at the Grand Palais. They discussed the enormous potential of green buildings in regards to energy conservation and lower carbon emissions from the policy support, energy-efficient technology and architectural design perspective.

12 Dec 2015

Study Shows Which Countries are Responsible for Cost of Environmental Damages from Global Warming

Tropical forests are home to more of the world's terrestrial biodiversity than any other habitat, but are increasingly threatened by the impact of human activities. Illegal logging, in particular, poses a severe and increasing threat to tropical forests worldwide. But, until now, its impact on tropical wildlife has not been quantified.

9 Sep 2015

Study Shows Which Countries are Responsible for Cost of Environmental Damages from Global Warming

All countries have contributed to recent climate change, but some much more so than others. Those that have contributed more than their fair share have accumulated a climate debt, owed to countries that have contributed less to historical warming.

9 Sep 2015

New Technique to Study Carbon-Saving Benefits of Tropical Forest Conservation

Environmental Scientists have developed an affordable technique to help provide evidence of the carbon-saving benefits of tropical forest conservation.

28 Aug 2015

Advanced Climate Model Simulations Show Broad Disagreement in Annual CO2 Sequestration Amount in Northern Eurasia

In a new assessment of nine state-of-the-art climate model simulations provided by major international modeling centers, Michael Rawlins at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and colleagues found broad disagreement in the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) annually sequestered in tundra and boreal ecosystems of Northern Eurasia, a vast, understudied region of the world.

30 Jul 2015

Novel Technology Reduces Carbon Dioxide Content of Natural Gas

Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have developed a cutting-edge method of reducing the carbon dioxide content of natural gas, a process of major economic and environmental importance in the oil and gas industry.

30 Jul 2015

Quantitech FTIR gas analyser helps support ‘carbon capture’ research

Quantitech has commissioned an advanced Gasmet FTIR multiparameter gas analyser at the UK Carbon Capture & Storage Research Centre (UKCCSRC) facility near Sheffield.

25 Jun 2014