Emissions by USA nearly doubled in 14 years.
22/12/2005 US energy department report shows US emissions rose 2% in 2004 and were 7,122.1m tonnes of CO2 equivalent the previous year - about 25% of the world total. Read the rest of this entry »
Pollution causes more cooling than previously thought
22/12/2005 As atmspheric pollution is cleaned up it could trigger a greater surge in global warming, scientists warn in the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminsitration Report published in Nature journal. Previous assumptions about the cooling effects of aerosols from pollution have been badly underestimated the Report says.
Water vapour increases CO2 effect
12/12/2005 BBC Water vapour rather than carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the main reason why Europe’s climate is warming, according to a new study. Read the rest of this entry »