Nordics consider alternative to EU emissions trading system
If the European emissions trading system is not reformed to work efficiently, a Nordic carbon price floor could be introduced to secure future green...
Calling Chinas carbon market ambitious shows how low the bar has fallen
Much hype surrounds China’s national carbon market. Expected to begin later this year, the cap and trade system has been ballyhooed as an “ambitious” climate...
Seeing the forest through the trees with a new LiDAR system
Researchers use gated digital holography methods to develop foliage penetrating LiDAR that can survey obscured ground.
Lake harvests are likely more fruitful than we knew
Harvests from freshwater fisheries such as the Great Lakes could total more than 12 million tons a year globally and contribute more to global...
Ozone recovery may be delayed by unregulated chemicals
Recent increases in an unregulated ozone-depleting substance, could delay recovery of Antarctic ozone levels by 5-30 years, depending on emissions scenarios. The findings suggest...
Distant earthquakes can cause underwater landslides
New research finds large earthquakes can trigger underwater landslides thousands of miles away, weeks or months after the quake occurs.
How climate change has plagued the health of nations for centuries.
Anthony McMichael, author of ‘Climate Change and the Health of Nations’, sees material growth as a hazard to our survival.
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Regulating the indirect land use carbon emissions imposes high hidden costs on fuel
Biofuel policies like the Low-Carbon Fuel Standard in California are trying to minimize the indirect land use change related emissions by accounting for the...
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