Emissions of carbon dioxide in the United States are declining; meanwhile coal and shale gas exports are increasing sharply causing a further darkening of skies over Europe and Asia. According to figures showed by EIA, US coal exports reached a record of more than 115 million tons in 2012, more than double if compared to 2009 figures, and a 17% increase over the previous year.
read more... 27/03/2013
In 2012, concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere increased by the second highest amount since 1959, when modern monitoring began. According to Pieter Tans, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientist who leads the effort to track CO2 levels, carbon dioxide levels augmented by 2.67 parts per million in comparison to a year before, to total something like 395 parts per million.
read more... 13/03/2013
China has announced it will establish a carbon tax by adding CO2 to the scope of existing environmental levies. According to a senior official with the Ministry of Finance, China will introduce a set of new taxation policies intended to protect the environment, including a tax on carbon dioxide emissions.
read more... 25/02/2013
A new report recently released by Frost& Sullivan notes that nuclear energy is the answer to achieve the aggressive EU targets, reducing the carbon dioxide emissions and dependence on fossil fuels.
read more... 02/01/2013
Global emissions of carbon dioxide were at a record high in 2011 and are expected to take a similar jump in 2012, as this year global CO2 emissions from the burning of fossil fuels are likely to hit 2.6% rise in comparison to 2011 levels, and according to some scientists it's quite impossible now that global warming can be limited to 2 degrees, which is the international target. Current level of the gas emissions is at 58% higher than 1990 levels.
read more... 03/12/2012