<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for U.K. Ministry of Defence: Global warming goes on, deniers are deluded]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Colin Wright http://www.grist.org/article/the-more-the-climate-changes-the-more-they-stay-the-same/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:16:41 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/the-more-the-climate-changes-the-more-they-stay-the-same/1 From bad to worse..

Meanwhile,Sept. 25, 2008 -- Worldwide man-made emissions of carbon dioxide -- the main gas that causes global warming -- jumped 3 percent last year, international scientists said Thursday.

That means the world is spewing more carbon dioxide than the worst case scenario forecast by a Nobel Prize-winning group of international scientists in 2007. Scientists said if the trend does not stop, it puts the world potentially on track for the highest predicted rises in temperature and sea level...

What is "kind of scary" is that the worldwide emissions growth is beyond the highest growth in fossil fuel predicted

These figures are sort of like a reverse Olympics:

China +7.5
USA   +2
Russia/India/Indonesia +?
France/Australia -2
UK/Germany -3
Denmark -8




]]> From bad to worse..

Meanwhile,Sept. 25, 2008 -- Worldwide man-made emissions of carbon dioxide -- the main gas that causes global warming -- jumped 3 percent last year, international scientists said Thursday.

That means the world is spewing more carbon dioxide than the worst case scenario forecast by a Nobel Prize-winning group of international scientists in 2007. Scientists said if the trend does not stop, it puts the world potentially on track for the highest predicted rises in temperature and sea level...

What is "kind of scary" is that the worldwide emissions growth is beyond the highest growth in fossil fuel predicted

These figures are sort of like a reverse Olympics:

China +7.5
USA   +2
Russia/India/Indonesia +?
France/Australia -2
UK/Germany -3
Denmark -8




]]> Comment #2 by megreenyou http://www.grist.org/article/the-more-the-climate-changes-the-more-they-stay-the-same/ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:36:39 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/the-more-the-climate-changes-the-more-they-stay-the-same/2 Global Warming

            The U.S. generates almost 1/4 of all global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.  However, to present, federal restrictions have not yet been placed on GHG emissions.  There have been initiatives introduced for embryonic carbon trading markets.  The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is an obligatory system for reducing carbon emissions from U.S. power plants in the states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maine, Connecticut, Maryland, New Hampshire, and Vermont.  Caps will go in effect in 2009 and emissions trading will be a key component of the structure.

            In California, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 mandates the creation of a multi-industry structure to reduce GHG emissions in California to 1990 levels by 2020.  It appears that emissions trading will be a component of the system that may be linked with the European Union Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS).  In January 2005, the EU ETS commenced operation as the largest multi nation, multi-industry greenhouse gas emission trading system in the world.

            In the U.S., which lacks a binding federal carbon trading system, the private Chicago Climate Exchange that is owned by Climate Exchange plc is attempting to create a voluntary carbon exchange for North American and Brazil by utilizing independent verification to allow institutions and individuals to trade carbon reduction credits.

       The issues of global warming and its impact on biodiversity are reviewed at http://www.onebiosphere.com

Energy, Climate Change and Biodiversity
            Energy demand is projected to grow at least 50 per cent by 2030.  Energy generated by biomass and waste is estimated to supply 10 per cent of global demand by 2030.  This assumes that fossil fuels will be available to cover most of the demand increase.  Unfortunately, energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are projected to increase faster than energy use by 2030.

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            The U.S. generates almost 1/4 of all global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.  However, to present, federal restrictions have not yet been placed on GHG emissions.  There have been initiatives introduced for embryonic carbon trading markets.  The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is an obligatory system for reducing carbon emissions from U.S. power plants in the states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maine, Connecticut, Maryland, New Hampshire, and Vermont.  Caps will go in effect in 2009 and emissions trading will be a key component of the structure.

            In California, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 mandates the creation of a multi-industry structure to reduce GHG emissions in California to 1990 levels by 2020.  It appears that emissions trading will be a component of the system that may be linked with the European Union Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS).  In January 2005, the EU ETS commenced operation as the largest multi nation, multi-industry greenhouse gas emission trading system in the world.

            In the U.S., which lacks a binding federal carbon trading system, the private Chicago Climate Exchange that is owned by Climate Exchange plc is attempting to create a voluntary carbon exchange for North American and Brazil by utilizing independent verification to allow institutions and individuals to trade carbon reduction credits.

       The issues of global warming and its impact on biodiversity are reviewed at http://www.onebiosphere.com

Energy, Climate Change and Biodiversity
            Energy demand is projected to grow at least 50 per cent by 2030.  Energy generated by biomass and waste is estimated to supply 10 per cent of global demand by 2030.  This assumes that fossil fuels will be available to cover most of the demand increase.  Unfortunately, energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are projected to increase faster than energy use by 2030.

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