Word: carbonization
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...largely responsible for the state of the world’s environment. Global warming is caused by the greenhouse effect, or the retention of “greenhouse gases,” like carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane, within the atmosphere. In 1990, the year that the 1997 Kyoto Protocol took into account when setting emission reduction goals, the U.S. produced 36% of all global emissions, making it the world’s biggest net polluter. More recent evidence suggests China has now surpassed the U.S. as biggest net polluter; the U.S., however, still emits more greenhouse gases...
...India, 15% to 25% in Africa and Latin America, and 20% to 35% in the southern U.S. and Mexico. And if we consider the longer-term catastrophic risks from the runaway greenhouse effect, shutdown of the Gulf Stream and collapse of the West Antarctic ice shelf, curbing carbon dioxide emissions is a small price to pay for insurance, even though adaptation will also be needed. William R. Cline, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics and Center for Global Development, Washington
...India, 15% to 25% in Africa and Latin America and 20% to 35% in the southern U.S. and Mexico. And if we consider the longer-term catastrophic risks from the runaway greenhouse effect, shutdown of the Gulf Stream andcollapse of the West Antarctic ice shelf, curbing carbon dioxide emissions is a small price to pay for insurance, even though adaptation will also be needed...
Harvard: Congratulations are in order. As announced in September 18th’s Crimson (and The New York Times that same day), the University has voluntarily agreed to cap carbon emissions for the extensive science facilities it is planning for Allston. Struck between the University and the state, the agreement sets legally enforceable emissions limits on the real estate development to a level 50 percent below the national standard...
There's little time to waste. The rapid growth of developing economies presents both an opportunity and a risk in the drive to lower carbon emissions. Unlike sated developed nations, China and India still have massive amounts of energy infrastructure left to build, so if they can be induced to build clean, the future difference would be dramatic. The downside, of course, is that they still have massive amounts of energy infrastructure left to build - a startling realization, considering carbon emissions are already nearing dangerous levels today, even before that transition occurs. Cleaning up the developing world...