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Study estimates global black carbon emissions up 72% from 1960-2007; BC emissions intensity down 52%

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teragrams per year in 2007 (+72%). The Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said BC has a direct radiative forcing of +0.4 (+0.05 Historical annual BC emissions in the residential sector (A), industrial sector (B), and motor vehicles (C) from 1960 to 2007. Click to enlarge.

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UN Review of Recent Climate Research Concludes That Impacts Of Climate Change Coming Faster Than Anticipated

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Significant climate anomalies 2008/2009. Source: Climate Change Compendium. per year from 2000-2007. In 2007, summer sea ice in the Arctic Ocean shrank to its smallest extent ever, 24% less than the previous record in 2005, and 34% less than the average minimum extent in the period 1970-2000. Click to enlarge.

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Alberta Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation Awarding C$37.5 Million in Funding for Renewable Energy Projects from Biofuels to Home Generation

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Alberta, Canada’s Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCMEC) Corporation is awarding more than C$37.5 Since 2007, Alberta companies that annually produce more than 100,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions are legally required to reduce their greenhouse gas intensity by 12%. ECB Enviro North America Inc. ,

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Researchers Predict Permafrost Thaw Will Intensify Climate Change More Quickly Than Previously Thought; Melting of Greenland Icesheet Could Drive More Water Than Previously Thought to North American Northeast

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An understanding of the rate of carbon release is necessary to estimate the strength of positive feedback to climate change, a likely consequence of permafrost thaw. Sea level rise may be an additional 10 centimeters (4 inches) higher by populated areas in northeastern North America than previously thought.

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Ford researchers: global light-duty CO2 regulatory targets broadly consistent with 450 ppm stabilization

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By 2050, all regions have reduced new vehicle fuel consumption by 83% relative to 2010 yielding average new vehicle TTW emission targets in 2050 ranging from 24 g CO 2 /km in Latin America to 32 g CO 2 /km in North America. Biofuel plays a large role in North America, enabling the relaxation of the near-term (2015?2025)

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California Energy Commission awards more than $2.6M for natural gas vehicles

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Daimler Trucks North America LLC is awarded $884,000 for the buy-down of 34 natural gas-powered vehicles in the 26,001 pounds and greater gross vehicle weight range. Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007) created the California Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program.

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NOAA: North American 2008 Cooling Attributed to Natural Causes

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Left side: 1970-2007 trend in annual surface air temperature. In 2008, global land temperatures were the sixth warmest on record, whereas it was the coldest year in North America since 1996. The analysis included historical data and climate model simulations that were conducted in the US and internationally. Credit: NOAA.

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