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Scientists call for careful use of time scales, reference dates and statistical approaches in analyzing climate change trends to avoid distortion and hampering of response

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2009, 1949?1976, The trendlines show temperature trends from 1949 to 1976, 1977 to 2009, and 1949 to 2009. 2009, 1949? Reference dates. Interpolated surfaces showing the change in mean annual temperature across Alaska for three different time series: 1949?2009, 1976, and 1977?2009. Credit: ACS, Stevenson et al.

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S&P Global: absolute GHGs from Canadian oil sands did not increase in 2022 even as production grew

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The finding marks the first time since 2009—the earliest year that S&P Global Commodity Insights estimates such data—that absolute emissions did not rise absent a major market disruption and decline in overall production. kgCO 2 e/bbl per year or about 1.8%.

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Beijing Has No Plans for Vehicle Emission Fees in 2009

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Responding to a story in the Beijing Times about the pending imposition of fees on vehicle emissions in the city, the deputy-director of Beijing’s environmental protection bureau said that there are no plans for such fees in 2009. “We We usually follow the state policies on pollutant discharge fees,” said Du.

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2009-2010 El Niño Indicators Strong, Pacific Ocean Warming Continues

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Mean temperatures and anomalies in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, 18 December to 22 December 2009, as measured by moored ocean. El Niño” refers to the warm phase of the oscillation, which occurs every three to eight years and is associated with. buoys monitored in real time by NOAA’s Tropical Atmospheric Ocean. TAO) researchers.

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Daimler Trucks NA SuperTruck achieves 115% freight efficiency improvement over 2009 baseline; 50.2% engine BTE

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These tests resulted in the combined 115% freight efficiency improvement over a 2009 baseline truck. SuperTruck is supported by the US DOE under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. To measure freight efficiency, DTNA ran vehicle testing on highway routes in Oregon and Texas; one city route in Portland, Ore.; mpg (19.26

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Researcher urges more effort on assessment of land and water impacts of oil sands production; reference point for other unconventional fuels

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Bitumen production from the Canadian oil sands provides a point of reference that could be used to observe and better manage the land and water impacts of a rapid transition to unconventional fuels, suggests Dr. Sarah Jordaan of the Energy Technology Innovation Policy Research Group, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University.

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EIA Energy Outlook 2011 more than doubles estimates of US shale gas resources; higher production at lower prices

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The Annual Energy Outlook 2011 (AEO2011) Reference case released yesterday by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) more than doubles the technically recoverable US shale gas resources assumed in AEO2010 and added new shale oil resources. quadrillion Btu in 2009 to 31.8 quadrillion Btu in 2009 to 18.4 Source: EIA.

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