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China ends production of HCFC greenhouse gases
2013-04-25 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: China has agreed to end the production of industrial hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) by 2030. The chemicals deplete the ozone layer and create a very potent greenhouse gas during production meaning that the phase out could save the equivalent of eight billion tonnes of CO2. Although they have shorter lifetimes than CO2, their effect on warming in the near term is significant. $385 million from a Montreal Protocol fund will be used to phase out the production of HCFCs in China, the country...
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House removes limits on greenhouse gases
2013-04-19 05:01:06| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will no longer have the authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions under a proposal that has passed the Texas House.
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Greenhouse gases with short lifespan also add to global warming
2013-04-17 15:38:28| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Camera: The reduction of greenhouse gases that cycle through the atmosphere more quickly than carbon dioxide could significantly reduce potential sea level rise this century, according to a study in which the National Center for Atmospheric Research was a major contributor. Although carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere remain the most significant contributor to continued increase to the Earth's sea level increase, four other heat-trapping pollutants also have a damaging effect, according to NCAR's...
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Greenhouse gases make high temps hotter in China
2013-04-12 09:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: China, the world's largest producer of carbon dioxide, is directly feeling the man-made heat of global warming, scientists conclude in the first study to link the burning of fossil fuels to one country's rise in its daily temperature spikes. China emits more of the greenhouse gas than the next two biggest carbon polluters -- the U.S. and India -- combined. And its emissions keep soaring by about 10 percent per year. While other studies have linked averaged-out temperature increases in China...
Wild weather can send greenhouse gases spiralling
2013-04-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature: Climate change has a disconcerting tendency to amplify itself through feedback effects. Melting sea ice exposes dark water, allowing the ocean to soak up more heat. Arctic warming speeds the release of carbon dioxide from permafrost. And, as researchers discussed at a meeting last week in Seefeld, Austria, climate extremes -- heatwaves, droughts and storms -- can hamper plant growth, weakening a major buffer against the rise of CO2 in the atmosphere. Heatwaves and droughts will very likely become...
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