Wally Broecker (at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University) calls for a new approach to the problem of increasing atmospheric CO2 buildup (“CO2 Arithmetic” in Science 9 March 2007 ). Broecker argues that we need to begin to think in terms of a carbon pie rather than only in terms of conservation and [...]
Archive for March, 2007
Carbon Pie in the Sky
Posted in carbon capture & storage, global warming on 24 March 2007 | Leave a Comment »
UK Draft Climate Change Bill
Posted in law, random bits on 22 March 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The UK government has issued a draft bill that would set binding GHG emissions targets. The Climate Change Bill britian-climate-change-bill-2007.pdf calls for a series of 5-year carbon budgets that would result in a minimum 60% reduction in emissions by 2050. If it becomes a statute, the legislation will be the first of its kind. The [...]
Offshore Geological Sequestration Allowed by London Convention Amendment
Posted in carbon capture & storage, law on 12 March 2007 | 2 Comments »
Here is the news story, it looks like it has been passed around a few surf websites, I got it from Magic Seaweed:
Greenhouse Gas Ocean Burial Okayed
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 12 February, 2007 : – – OSLO – International rules allowing burial of greenhouse gases beneath the seabed enter into force on Saturday in [...]
Carbon Cult?
Posted in random bits on 1 March 2007 | 1 Comment »
In a new twist on the ‘technology will save us’, former Canadian defence minister Paul Hellyer said be believes advanced technology from extraterrestrial civilizations may “save our planet” from the perils of climate change. “I’m not discouraging anyone from being green conscious, but I would like to see what (alien) technology there might be that [...]
