Tag: greenhouse gas emissions
Scientiss at IIASS want us to know how important the next 10 years are for changing our energy habits. Here’s what they suggest.
The unanimous decision from the state’s highest court reverses a lower court ruling and requires the state Department of Environmental Protection issue regulations “that address multiple sources of categories of sources of greenhouse gas emissions…”
The CO2 fertilization effect is only temporary and will diminish over time, leading the researchers to conclude that the positives of rising CO2 levels are outweighed by the negatives.
Global greenhouse gas emissions during the last ten years have been the highest in Human History according to a leaked report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Without drastic action, ‘temperatures will increase by 4 to 5 centigrade that could reap devastating effects on the planet’ they said. Personally I don’t see the global population being able to respond quickly enough. That said, I am an optimist, because I believe in realignment; in that the earth has a resilient, self-regulating eco-system. When challenged in this way, she may take a little time, but make no mistake, she will respond.
