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Russia is seeking a comprehensive and binding agreement on climate change that involves all countries, rather than a treaty that only obliges developed nations to cut emissions of greenhouse gases. The statement comes as the 15th UN Climate Change Conference, a result of two-year international talks on a binding treaty
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $900,000 grant to Clemson University to investigate the potential impact of geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide on underground drinking water sources. As part of the research, Clemson University, in conjunction with Stanford University, will conduct laboratory experiments and modeling
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Climate change is an increasingly significant threat to the livelihoods of Sri Lankan communities, particularly farmers, workers, and women, who are already struggling with poverty and inequality. The country's economy and environment are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, which include rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, and
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A new series of studies published in The Lancet highlights the interconnected relationship between climate change and human health. The research, supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), reveals that strategies to reduce greenhouse gases can also have numerous health benefits. Key takeaways from the studies include
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World leaders, including Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, are set to meet in Copenhagen next month for the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 to discuss updating the Kyoto Protocol and approving a framework for climate change mitigation. However, the current protocol's complexities and lack of binding obligations
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Noting the unprecedented breadth of support for action on climate change, Exelon Chairman and CEO John W. Rowe and Natural Resources Defense Council President Frances G. Beinecke emphasized the importance of economy-wide cap-and-trade legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In a panel discussion at the Economic Club of Chicago, Rowe
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The South Korean government's ambitious goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30% from expected levels in 2020 is facing resistance from the business circle, with the Federation of Korean Industries warning that the target is too steep and could undermine manufacturers' competitiveness. The country's
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Researchers at the Agricultural Research Service's North Central Soil Conservation Research Laboratory in Morris, Minn., are exploring practical ways to keep carbon in the soil and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Soil scientist Jane Johnson conducted a study to investigate the impact of crop rotation, tillage, and fertilizer on
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Conservation and energy groups have taken a drastic step in challenging the air pollution permit for TransAlta Corp.'s coal-burning power plant in Centralia. The groups, led by Earthjustice, are calling for the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to object to the permit renewal, citing the failure of
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A group of climate scientists has identified a critical flaw in the way the Kyoto Protocol calculates carbon emissions from biofuels, which could undermine the treaty's goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The current exemption of tailpipe and smokestack emissions from biofuels from a country's total
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Biofuels, which play a crucial role in reducing direct CO2 emissions from the transportation sector, should not be treated the same as fossil fuels under climate change legislation, according to Brent Erickson, executive vice president of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). The organization has released a letter to Sen. Barbara
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China's President Hu Jintao is set to announce significant carbon emissions cuts at the UN climate summit in New York, according to UN climate chief Yvo De Boer. China's plans for energy efficiency, renewable power, and pollution control are "so ambitious that it could well
