Transition from CFCs to HFCs under Montreal Protocol hurts climate – adjustment required
But let’s stick to the Montreal spirit and call it a challenge instead of a problem.
Tag Archives: greenhouse gases
World food demand could double by 2050 – if so agricultural intensification could save 2 billion tonnes of CO2 per year
A new projection by the University of Minnesota and the University of California Santa Barbara shows global food demand could rise by 100-110 percent between 2005 and 2050, which would pose a grave threat to remaining tropical rainforests and would … Continue reading
Graph of the day: Antropocene Atmospheric Experiment – GHG climate forcing increased 29% over 20 years
2011 Antarctic ozone hole reached 16.17 million square kilometers
In April the WMO announced the Arctic ozone hole had reached record proportions – perhaps even doubling the previous depletion record of 2005, a Nature publication recently added. On the southern hemisphere the story seems much the same. New data … Continue reading
New IPCC report, raised emissions scenarios?
If we can’t bring actual emissions down to within the IPCC projections range – than why don’t we bend the spectrum upwards. It’s easier.
Today’s paradox: coal is not worse for climate than natural gas
It´s basic chemistry: coal is mainly carbon, if you burn it you get lots of CO2. Natural gas is mostly methane, and that’s a different story. With methane just ’20 percent of the burned atoms’ are carbon, the rest is … Continue reading
Not all nitrogen for forest growth comes from air – trees can tap into bedrock too
And somehow “that stunning finding has the potential to change all projections related to climate change.” Wow. That’s dramatic.
1000kg lab meat at 96% less GHGs
Sometimes, when confronted with the promises of technology, we are tempted to dream away to a planet where we could cheer at yet another billion extra people, where we could set our livestock free to let wolves and big cats … Continue reading