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Natural filters reduce CO2 absorption
Global economic growth causes atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to rise faster than expected because forests and oceans are having difficulty absorbing emission…
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Reduce emissions? Just bury CO2
Collecting CO2, burying it in the ground, the ocean floor ... is one of the solutions to limit greenhouse gas emissions in the air, being applied initially in some count…
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APEC leaders sign an agreement on climate change
Asia-Pacific leaders have reached an agreement on climate change, revealing an ambitious, long-term goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, the agreement does…
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Need more than 200 billion USD to maintain greenhouse gas concentrations
The United Nations estimates that the world needs between 200 and 210 billion USD to maintain the current level of greenhouse gas levels until 2030.
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Ozone causes pollution when on the ground
Natural Ozone (O3) is present at high altitudes to protect us against toxic ultraviolet rays, but when this gas is on the ground (also called tropospheric ozone or bad o…
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Ukraine: The second 'Chernobyl disaster'
Twenty people were hospitalized and hundreds evacuated after a yellow phosphorus train dislocated and caught fire in western Ukraine, creating a cloud of toxic gas cover…
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Beef making Earth ... warming up
According to research by Japanese scientists, producing every kilogram of beef produces more greenhouse gas emissions than a car that runs for three hours ... This study…
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Extract methane from hydroelectric dam
Brazilian scientists believe that a large amount of greenhouse gas emissions can be contained by capturing and burning methane gas released from large-scale hydroelectri…
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America has a new climate goal
US President George W Bush has called on nations to agree on the long-term goal of overcoming greenhouse gas emissions. Mr Bush said he would have a meeting with represe…
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Just with your hands, you can reduce tons of CO2
Save electricity, reduce kitchen waste, ride bicycles or use public transport ... The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has launched a series of things to do for…
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Underwater power plant in Rwanda
Rwanda is endowed with a huge energy source at the bottom of Lake Kivu in the west of the country. Over millions of years of geological transformation, Lake Kivu current…
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China minimizes greenhouse gas emissions
Ice melting, sea level rise, frequency of strong storms and tornadoes along with floods and droughts increase, causing serious damage to people. These are the consequenc…
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The US 'opposed' G8's climate proposal
A document revealing the US seems to have objected to the draft proposal of Germany to G8 countries on tough measures for greenhouse gas emissions. The US revised many p…
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Australia's plan: Pay to buy a greenhouse gas quota
As the host of the APEC Summit, which will take place in September, Australia is currently promoting the adoption of an emissions business model among APEC members, aime…
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Conference on climate change in Bangkok: The solution is available
After five days of intense discussion, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Thailand ended with the third report, also the IPCC's final report of the…