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Tags: CARBON offsetting; EMISSIONS (Air pollution); FOREST protection; DEFORESTATION; GREENHOUSE gases
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- Forest benefits beyond counting carbon. Harkin, Zoe // Ecos;Dec2009/Jan2010, Issue 152, p26
The article discusses the methods on how to calculate the carbon emissions in Australia. It notes the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysis on preventing deforestation. It mentions that carbon biomass is the accurate measure of carbon stocks. Moreover, carbon accounting...
- Seeing the Forest. Linden, Eugene; Lovejoy, Thomas; Phillips, J. Daniel // Foreign Affairs;Jul/Aug2004, Vol. 83 Issue 4, p8
The article provides information on various efforts to address tropical deforestation. Conservationists must find ways to preserve the vitality of the systems that protect a forest, not just the forest itself. Moreover, the pace of deforestation is such that conservationists will have to...
- The Heat's On in DC. // Treasury & Risk;Nov2007, p11
The article focuses on U.S. government efforts in limiting greenhouse gas emissions. President George W. Bush in October has started a forum on promoting collaboration with polluting nations to curb the emissions. The Congress has submitted a bill on carbon trading and Senate has committed its...
- Government's Renewable Energy Target is III Advised. Ridout, Heather // Manufacturers' Monthly;Oct2008, p4
The author comments on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) of the Australian federal government. The author asserts that the program will effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions that benefits the businesses and consumers. She adds that the government need to consult the energy...
- Major UK firms make scant use of C02 offsets. // ENDS (Environmental Data Services);Apr2011, Issue 435, p10
The article discusses a report from Carbon Retirement, a British-based carbon offsetting firm, which suggests that more leading public companies of the country should acquire voluntary carbon offsets to lessen their contribution to climate change. Carbon Retirement estimates that only 0.1% of...
- Carbon Offsets: Scam, Not Salvation. Burnett, H. Sterling // Power;Aug2009, Vol. 153 Issue 8, p80
The article offers author's opinion on the carbon offset program of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which stated to show vulnerability of carbon offsets in increasing costs and fraud. The author is critical of the business in which countries set targets on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and...
- Peat has highest CO2 emissions. // ENDS (Environmental Data Services);Aug2010, Issue 427, p30
The article focuses on a study concerning greenhouse gas emissions of horticultural growing media which indicate peat has the highest carbon dioxide (CO2 emissions. Other media such as composted green waste, coir and wood emit small or negative carbon. Peat is said to hold a substantial carbon...
- BALFOUR BEATTY ADMIT CARBON TARGET WILL NO CUT TOTAL EMISSIONS. // ENDS (Environmental Data Services);Dec2009, Issue 419, p13
The article reports that the carbon mitigation goal of Balfour Beatty would be applied to the carbon intensity instead of absolute emissions. The company told that it shrank its greenhouse gas emissions by 13.9 tonnes of carbon dioxide, from 46.7 tonnes of carbon dioxide per million pounds of...
- The green effect. // India Today;10/11/2010, p29
The article discusses the trade of carbon emissions, a new form of tradable commodity meant to decrease green house gases worldwide. It states that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has mandated a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to mitigate the production of...
