Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Saying that “ investment-grade climate change and clean energy policy is required to shift private sector investment from high-carbon to low-carbon assets ”, a group of 285 investors has urged governments and international policy makers to take new and meaningful steps in the fight against climate change.

Climate Change 360

Climate Change Climate Global Energy 360

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2012

Shipping is a major driver in the Australian economy, with 753 Mt of international exports worth $202 billion passing through Australian ports in 2008-2009. The study appeared recently in the journal Air Quality and Climate Change , the journal of the Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand.

Emissions 199

Emissions Australia New Zealand Exhaust 199

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2009

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for the aviation industry and governments to bring an aligned global approach on aviation carbon emissions to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference to be held this December in Copenhagen. Of this, 6.0%

2010 186

2010 Emissions Industrial Industry 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

Verification of the emission reduction or carbon sequestration is critical in efforts to mitigate climate change. One question is who will be responsible for verifying changes in carbon, which raises questions about the role of a regulatory agency for accrediting claimed changes in carbon levels from an activity.

Carbon 255

Carbon Climate Change Climate Emissions 255

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2011

The severe earthquakes that shook the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, in February and in June (the third time since autumn 2010) are not connected with the Japanese quake. Munich Re and climate change. magnitude) aftershock, which caused even greater losses in the Tokyo area than the main earthquake.

Japan 239

Japan 2011 2010 Climate Change 239

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Although scientists were careful to point out that no single heat or flood event can be conclusively tied to climate change, they warned that events such as the fires and floods of 2009 are consistent with climate models produced in the past, and are likely to be more common in the future. Earlier post.). Saji et al. :

Australia 150

Australia Climate Change Water 2009 150