Posted on November 30 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in Energy + Climate
Tire Pressure - Just one tire under-inflated by 8 psi can increase fuel consumption by 4%, and reduce the life of the tire by 15,000km. Check tire pressure once a month!
Posted on November 30 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in Carbon Emissions, Energy + Climate, Health + Pollution
Environmental Leader, November 19, 2009
A report (PDF) by scientists shows that emissions are outpacing the ability of ocean and land carbon sinks to soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). They are concerned that if natural sinks can’t keep pace with the increased CO2 emission then the impacts of global warming will accelerate over the next century.
Posted on November 27 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in Carbon Emissions
World Business Council for Sustainable Development, The Economist
November 21, 2009
The Economist - Green with envy, The tension between free trade and capping emissions
STATEMENTS by Barack Obama on his travels through Asia have lowered expectations that December’s global summit on climate change in Copenhagen will lead to binding cuts in carbon emissions.
Posted on November 27 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in Carbon Emissions, Climate Change
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
9 November 2009
As nations haggle over carbon cuts, measurement is tough
Reuters - Targets and trust. These are at the heart of a tougher new global climate pact possibly just weeks away.
The bigger the pledged emissions cuts or reductions in growth in carbon dioxide pollution, the greater the need to prove nations meet those targets and curb the pace of climate change.
Posted on November 27 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in Carbon Emissions, Climate Change
Planet Ark
Date: 19-Nov-09
FACTBOX: Climate Negotiating Positions Of Top Emitters
Author: Reuters
Russia toughened on Wednesday its goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions, saying it would target a 25 percent reduction from 1990 levels by 2020 compared with a 10-15 percent pledge previously.
Posted on November 27 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in Carbon Emissions, Climate Change
CBC News
Last Updated: Thursday, November 26, 2009 | 10:29 PM ET
Harper to attend Copenhagen climate summit
Prime Minister Stephen Harper will attend the Copenhagen climate change meeting next month after all, his office said Thursday — a day after saying he would not go.
Posted on November 27 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in Energy + Climate
Fact: To produce each week’s Sunday newspapers, 500,000 trees must be cut down - read papers online and reduce waste!
Posted on November 26 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in Carbon Emissions, Climate Change
The Guardian, guardian.co.uk
Wednesday 25 November 2009 18.38 GMT
UN and campaign groups welcome Obama’s decision, but critics say ‘right city, wrong date’
By: John Vidal and David Adam
President Barack Obama will travel to Copenhagen next month for the United Nations climate summit with a new offer to cut US greenhouse gas emissions by 17% on 2005 figures by 2020.
Posted on November 26 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in Energy + Climate
Fact: 80 percent of Canadians commute to work by car. Only 10 percent use public transportation (Statistics Canada)
Posted on November 26 2009 by zerofootprint and filed in Carbon Emissions, Climate Change
The Guardian, guardian.co.uk
Wednesday 25 November 2009 18.38 GMT
UN and campaign groups welcome Obama’s decision, but critics say ‘right city, wrong date’
By: John Vidal and David Adam
President Barack Obama will travel to Copenhagen next month for the United Nations climate summit with a new offer to cut US greenhouse gas emissions by 17% on 2005 figures by 2020.
Zerofootprint congratulates the 16,400 students from around the world who have used the iEARN Youth Calculator. Together, you have pledged to reduce your personal carbon emissions by over 10,000 tonnes - a remarkable achievement!
