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- Germany is electrifying part of the autobahn to cut freight emissions Sat, 19 Aug 17, 12:16amSemi trucks are massive energy hogs, but Germany aims to change that. We rely on trucks to get the goods we need from one place to another, but all of those semi trucks spew a lot of pollution. So Siemens and the German state...
- The wealthiest ten-percent of the population generate half of the world’s emissions Fri, 4 Dec 15, 5:16amThe wealthiest 10-percent of the people on the planet are causing half of the world's carbon emissions. While world leaders gather to figure out who should carry the burden of reducing global warming, Oxfam has released numbers...
- INFOGRAPHIC: Are our homes becoming more sustainable overall? Wed, 29 Jul 15, 5:28amOur current climate situation is a big problem without one simple answer. In order to slow or halt climate change, we are going to need to change many different aspects of modern life. One aspect in particular - the modern...
- Tense Warsaw Climate Talks Finally Reach Agreement Mon, 25 Nov 13, 10:00pmFollowing two weeks of discussion, the UN climate talks in Warsaw finally ended in a compromise agreement, with participating nations agreeing to work toward curbing emissions as soon as possible...
- Amazing Infographic Shows Where the World’s Greenhouse Gases Come From Wed, 12 Jun 13, 3:00amIt's hard to keep track of all the greenhouse gases that are steadily collecting in the atmosphere - from auto emissions and coal plants to methane emissions from cattle and landfills...
- The 10 Countries Where Climate Change and Pollution Is Killing the Population Thu, 20 Dec 12, 7:01amWhen you hear about the effects on climate change on global populations, some of the places that might immediately spring to mind might include the low-lying island of Tuvalu or Haiti, which is increasingly bearing the brunt...
- World Leaders Hopeful As 2013 Doha Climate Change Conference Kicks Off Tue, 27 Nov 12, 7:00amIn recent years, climate change conferences have had underwhelming results – as the ones in Copenhagen and Bonn showed. However as the 18th session of the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)...
- The “Climate Train” is Greeted by Zulu Dancers and COP 17 Officials in Durban Wed, 30 Nov 11, 3:08amRead the rest of The “Climate Train” is Greeted by Zulu Dancers and COP 17 Officials in Durban Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Climate Change, climate change train, cop 17, coral reef,...
- COP 17 Kicks Off as 200 Nations Converge in South Africa to Save the Climate Tue, 29 Nov 11, 5:20amThe 17th Conference of the Parties — also known as COP17 or the 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference — kicked off today in Durban, South Africa – despite echoing doubts cast by the world’s...
- China’s Rapid Infrastructure Growth Caused CO2 Emissions to Triple Between 1992 and 2007 Fri, 7 Oct 11, 8:20amA new study shows that between 1992 and 2007 emissions in China nearly tripled. The study explores not only the emissions but their causes and revealed something interesting, in the past two decades China’s emissions...