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China drives world carbon emissions to record high
2014-09-21 19:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: World carbon dioxide emissions will hit a record high this year, driven by China's growth and keeping the world far off track from the deep cuts needed to limit climate change, a study said on Sunday. More than half of proven fossil fuel reserves may have to stay in the ground if governments are serious about a promise made in 2010 to limit a rise in average temperatures to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6F) above pre-industrial times, the Global Carbon Project report by leading research institutes said....
Global Carbon Emissions Reach Record High
2014-09-21 19:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: Concentrations of carbon dioxide will surge to a new high in the atmosphere in 2014, scientists announced today in advance of the U.N. Climate Summit in New York City. Global carbon dioxide emissions are projected to soar to 44 billion tons (40 billion metric tons) this year, a 2.5 percent increase from 2013 levels, according to joint studies published today (Sept. 21) in the journals Nature Climate Change and Nature Geoscience. The new estimates come from the Global Carbon Project, an international...
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Electric Use in San Diego Area Hits Demand Record
2014-09-20 15:05:32| Energy - Topix.net
Following a record-breaking five-day heat wave combined with a microburst of thunderstorms bringing high winds, San Diego Gas & Electric on Friday, Sept. 19 customers and community partners for their efforts to save energy and for their patience during power outages.
VIDEO: GSK receives record fine in China
2014-09-19 18:13:58| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline is fined $490m (297m) after being found guilt of bribery by a Chinese court.
Antarctic Sea Ice Hits a Record Max, and Thats Not Good
2014-09-18 20:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Desk: For the third year in a row, the sea ice ringing Antarctica has set a new record. Its extent is the farthest now since observations began in the late `70s, and scientists say the growth is largely the result of climate change. Antarctic sea ice melts during the early part of the year but typically packs it back on by September. The ice broke last year`s record for extent on Monday, according to a report in New Scientist. It`s the latest evidence of a small but significant growth trend of about...
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