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Factors contributing to the 7% drop in emissions in 2009. While emissions have declined in three out of the last four years, EIA noted, 2009 was “ exceptional ”. In addition to a decline in gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009 of 2.4%, the energy intensity of the economy (energy consumed per dollar of GDP) declined 2.4%

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Published in the journal Nature Climate Change , the new analysis shows fossil fuel emissions increased by 5.9% each year between 2000 and 2010—three times the rate of increase during the 1990s. Raupach (2011) Rapid growth in CO 2 emissions after the 2008–2009 global financial crisis. Canadell and Michael R.

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Despite a slight recovery in summer Arctic sea ice in 2009 from record-setting low years in 2007 and 2008, the sea ice extent remains significantly below previous years and remains on a trend leading toward ice-free Arctic summers, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder’s National Snow and Ice Data Center. Earlier post.).

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The authors, under the umbrella of the Global Carbon Project , reported a 29% increase in global CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel between 2000 and 2008 (the latest year for which figures are available), and by 41% between 2008 and 1990, the reference year of the Kyoto Protocol. between 2000 and 2008, compared with 1% per year in the 1990s.

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MAY 29, 2009

Anthropogenic global greenhouse gas emissions increased by 15% between 2000 and 2005, a sharp increase in the expected rate of growth, according to a new report from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC).

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MAY 30, 2011

After a dip in 2009 caused by the global financial crisis, emissions are estimated to have climbed to a record 30.6 While the IEA estimates that 40% of global emissions came from OECD countries in 2010, these countries only accounted for 25% of emissions growth compared to 2009. tonnes for China, and 1.5 tonnes in India.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

“ One Agreement, Two Steps ” Expectations for Copenhagen quickly became complicated after Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen boarded an overnight flight to Singapore to address an impromptu breakfast forum on climate change at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit on 15 November. by Jack Rosebro.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2009

The researchers first calculated the historic contributions from transport, concluding that transport in total has contributed 9% of total net man-made warming in the year 2000. By sector, they found that road transport is the largest contributor—11% of the warming in 2000 is due to this sector. Aviation contributed 4% and rail 1%.

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MAY 14, 2013

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released a new report, State-Level Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2000-2010. Factors such as size, population density, available fuels, types of businesses, climate, all play a role in both total and per capita emissions, the EIA noted. Climate Change Emissions'

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DECEMBER 16, 2009

IPCC reference emissions scenarios, 2000—2100. The dispute has contributed to a significant split among the primary bloc of developing countries, and has highlighted an increased focus on climate adaptation strategies, in addition to emissions reductions, during the talks. Global 2ºC maximal warming limit as compared to past and.

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readings, from long-term average, 1850-2009 Source: Met Office UK. 2009 has also been warmer than 2008, due in part to El Niño conditions in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. 2009 has also been warmer than 2008, due in part to El Niño conditions in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. Although 2009 looks to be the fifth.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

This incongruity provides evidence of human influences on climate change, says Kaufman. The 2000-year reconstruction of Arctic temperatures provided by the study incorporated three types of field-based data, each of which captured the response of a different component of the Arctic's climate system to changes in temperature.

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Since 2000, the BP Institute for Multiphase Flow has formed an important part of the relationship and in 2010 BP funded the new McKenzie Chair in Earth Sciences. In 2009 the start-up company Permasense, providing wireless corrosion and non-destructive monitoring technology, was formed based on BP-funded research.

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Our results suggest that gas-aerosol interactions play an important role in methane’s GWP, and hence our larger value would allow better optimization of climate change mitigation policies. Methane’s GWP may also change with time as air quality regulations alter the background state of tropospheric chemistry. Shindell et al.

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Right side: 2008 annual surface air temperature, shown as a departure from the 1971-2000 climatology. Using computer-generated models as well as observations, the team analyzed causes for climate variations in the recent decades. Kumar (2009) A strong bout of natural cooling in 2008. Credit: NOAA. Click to enlarge. Hoerling, J.

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Percent change in median CO2 by scenario relative to 2000. 2009) Click to enlarge. A Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning study on climate change concludes that “smart growth” combined with the use of hybrid vehicle technology could reduce cities’ carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions significantly by 2050.

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JANUARY 4, 2010

Many projections of future greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and subsequent warming trends, particularly those used by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), assume a constant airborne fraction to 2100. Estimated carbon emissions and uptake, 1850-2000, including the Earth’s as yet unidentified carbon sink.

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The increase is due mainly to the simulated rise in wildfire frequency in the future, warmer climate. Previous studies by other researchers have probed the links between climate change and fire severity in the West and elsewhere. Source: Spracklen et al. Click to enlarge. degrees Celsius (3 degrees Fahrenheit) by 2050.

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted its final Report to Congress on Black Carbon , in response to an October 2009 request from Congress to advance efforts to understand the role of black carbon (BC) in climate change. Earlier post.).

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in 2009, will increase by 2.1% million bbl/d in 2009, up about 370,000 bbl/d from 2008. The primary contributors to the production growth in 2009 and 2010 are the Thunder Horse, Tahiti, Shenzi, and Atlantis offshore fields in the Federal Gulf of Mexico (GOM). per gallon in 2009 to $2.84 billion gallons in 2009 to 12.3

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

bushels per acre, which represents a 12% increase over the data (1998-2000 average) used in the current US LCI database; Each bushel of soybeans harvested reduces greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) equivalents) by 32.6 Key findings of the study include: Average soybean yield for the 2004-2007 time period was 42.35 kg (for the 3.36

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Sea-level change in response to the collapse of the WAIS computed by using (A) a standard eustatic sea-level theory and (B) the new model. (C) 2009) Click to enlarge. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has estimated that a collapse of the WAIS would raise sea levels around the world by about 16.5 Peter CLark.

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JANUARY 13, 2012

Biofuels are commonly touted as a dual solution to the problems of dependence on foreign energy sources and climate change, but their impacts are not confined to these two areas. We also examined geographic trends.

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Remember when the dot.com bubble burst in 2000 and, seemingly overnight, some companies ceased making millions hand-over-fist? Increases in carbon dioxide concentration along with global surface temperatures are showing a decline in agricultural yields due to climate change. [

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MARCH 13, 2009

Creation of this database is a big step forward for researching long-term changes in air pollution and correlating these with climate change. The researchers compared the visibility data to available satellite data (2000-2007), and found it to be comparable as an indicator of aerosol concentration in the air.

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While renewable energy has made promising gains in just the last few years—the cost of solar dropped by about two-thirds from 2009 to 2014—new drilling and extraction techniques have made fossil fuels cheaper and markedly increased the amount of oil and gas available.

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In addition, oil sands imports could ultimately increase to a range of 20% to 36% of US oil and refined product imports by 2030 from the 2009 level of 8%, according to the Dialogue ’s first report, The Role of Canadian Oil Sands in US Oil Supply. Tags: Canada Climate Change Fuels Lifecycle analysis Oil Oil sands.

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Climate Central, The Weather Channel, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has been accepted for publication in the American Geophysical Union journal Geophysical Research Letters. Climate change is making itself felt in terms of day-to-day weather in the United States. Credit: NCAR.

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Global ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) and HFC emissions (A), global CO 2 and HFC emissions (B), and ODS, HFC, and CO 2 global RF (C) for the period 2000–2050. 2009) Click to enlarge. Andersen (2009) The large contribution of projected HFC emissions to future climate forcing. Velders et al. Velders, David W. 0902817106.

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MARCH 15, 2009

Renewable energy technologies could generate 40% of the world’s electricity by 2050, according to research presented at the International Scientific Congress “Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & Decisions”. More specifically, Germany has more than doubled its share of renewable energy since 2000.

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TERM reports have been published since 2000. EEA Report No 3/2009 ). Tags: Climate Change Emissions Europe Market Background Policy. Transport at a crossroads. TERM 2008: indicators tracking transport and environment in the European Union. (

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tonnes per capita, despite a decline due to the recession in 2008-2009, high oil prices and an increased share of natural gas. In the European Union, CO 2 emissions dropped by 3% to 7.5 tonnes per capita. The United States remain one of the largest emitters of CO2, with 17.3 the United States (16%). the European Union (11%). Japan (4%).

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The 2000 Fleet Rule for Transit Agencies (Transit Fleet Rule) required reductions in both criteria pollutant emissions and exposure to air contaminants from urban buses and transit fleet vehicles. For agencies that are operating diesel buses, diesel hybrids represent about 50% of bus purchases, even though there is no purchase requirement.

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JUNE 22, 2009

Nissan is reviewing its long-term carbon dioxide (CO2) emission targets and according to the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) global CO2 concentration in the atmosphere should be stablised below 450ppm.

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Call the main Guardian and Observer switchboard: +44 (0)20 3353 2000 Advertising guide License/buy our content About this article Close Labours £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution This article was first published on guardian.co.uk BST on Thursday 16 April 2009. BST on Thursday 16 April 2009.

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In August 2009 a state-of-the-art rig using “new technology&# spilled 2000 barrels of oil a day for 10 weeks into the fragile East Timor Sea. And make no mistake about it – this move is a shameless and indefensible sellout to the very people most responsible for the climate change we’re experiencing now.

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Two possible futures: One in which no climate policies are implemented (red), and one with strong action to mitigate emissions (blue). 2009) Click to enlarge. The study explicitly takes into account the uncertainties related to modeling climate change. Nature Reports Climate Change , doi: 10.1038/climate.2009.38.

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