By Brian Stewart Most of us understand that trees are good for the environment and that they absorb carbon in order to grow. We are familiar with comparisons that show how many trees would have to be planted in order to compensate for the carbon emissions from an airplane flight … [continued]
In the last meeting of Wednesday, December 9, the Comité de Paris (Paris Committee) of the COP21 climate conference reconvened to register the reactions of conference parties to the draft agreement Laurent Fabius presented at 9 am today. Fabius opened by proposing that after Comité de Paris session closes, parties … [continued]
How can we take control of our energy future in the United States? Unstable policies in the past have placed the American nation in quite a precarious position today. By solidifying policy and adopting smart solutions, we can unleash investment and economic development while securing more stability for our future. … [continued]
The record GHG figures the World Meteorological Organization reveals in its tenth annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin today are not cause for celebration. Atmospheric greenhouse gases rose even faster last year than in each of the 30 years before, according to the WMO’s Atmospheric Environment Research Division’s Research Department in Geneva. … [continued]
CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) finds it encouraging that after years of denial, business uses carbon prices to plan ahead these days. The response of business and industry leaders to the problem of climate change is undergoing a major transformation, says the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions: “Just over … [continued]
It’s called “urban biomass,” and it’s ours (spsmw.org). Hard to imagine a subject that would find The Wall Street Journal and Grist in line with each other’s thinking, but burning wood for energy has achieved it. Neither outlet seems to view the topic positively. Both have cited the scientific work … [continued]
