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Oil and gas now Canada's biggest greenhouse gas source
2014-04-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Durham Region: An environmental analyst says the rise of oil and gas production as Canada's biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions adds further weight to calls for the federal government to bring in long-promised regulations for the oil industry. The Environment Canada report quietly released Friday reveals the energy sector has now surpassed transportation as the largest generator of the climate-change causing gases. The report, covering the period from 1990 to 2012, states that oil and gas now account...
IPCC report: Greenhouse gas emissions accelerated in past decade
2014-04-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Star: Greenhouse gas emissions grew almost twice as fast in the past decade as they did in the previous 30 years, bringing the world another step closer to a level of warming that could wreck havoc with the climate if humans dont end their dependence on fossil fuels, says a shocking new report by the UN climate panel. The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change the third of three since September calls for a drastic shift from fossil fuels like oil and coal to renewable energy...
Greenhouse gas emissions from today will be felt for at least 1000 years
2014-04-13 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Greenhouse gas emissions from today will greatly affect our descendants for at least 1000 years. "In 1000 years, between 15 and 40 per cent of the CO2 we emit today will still be left in the atmosphere," says Professor Anders Hammer Strmman at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). "We are talking about effects 30 generations ahead. This is something people need to take to heart now." It doesnt stop with 30 generations either. The effects of our actions today will be...
UN: greenhouse gas emissions nearly doubled first decade 21st century
2014-04-13 03:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Greenhouse gas emissions grew nearly twice as fast over the past decade as in the previous 30 years, bringing the world closer to warming that will bring dramatic and dangerous changes to the climate, according to a leaked draft of a United Nations' report. The report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said the growth rate in emissions over the from 2000-10 was higher than expected even after taking into account the economic slowdown. "Global GHG [greenhouse gas] emissions...
Canada Liberal Leader Trudeau Calls for Greenhouse Gas Limits on Oil Sands
2014-04-10 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau wants to save the oil sands by imposing greenhouse gas-emission limits on the fast-growing sector that is the engine of Alberta's economy. The Liberal Leader has just returned from a visit to Fort McMurray, where he campaigned for the local Liberal candidate Kyle Harrietha in a coming by-election and toured Suncor Energy Inc.'s massive mining operation. In an interview Wednesday, Mr. Trudeau asserted his support for the controversial oil sands industry that has...
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