Recently added articles from Global Warming Focus:
Report: Most comprehensive analysis to date of national policy options to reduce deforestation.
Dec 21, 2009 ... An agreement at this week's UN Climate Change talks in Copenhagen to cut carbon emissions by paying developing countries to maintain their forests has the potential to reverse the decline in the world's forests, according to a comprehensive analysis of national policy options to reduce ...
Intensive land management leaves Europe without carbon sinks.
Dec 21, 2009 ... This release is available in German. Of all global carbon dioxide emissions, less than half accumulate in the atmosphere where it contributes to global warming. The remainder is hidden away in oceans and terrestrial ecosystems such as forests, grasslands and peat-lands ....
Report Shows Western Communities Take Action Against Climate Change, Call It Planning for 'Sustainability' or 'Economic Efficiency' Instead.
Dec 21, 2009 ... Planners in western communities are promoting efforts that address climate change-related challenges -- like managing water supplies, reducing energy consumption, building more efficient transportation systems and protecting open space -- but are reluctant to label them as initiatives ...
Whirlpool Corporation Takes a Leading Role in Copenhagen.
Dec 21, 2009 ... Beginning with the establishment of an office of environmental control nearly 40 years ago, Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) has consistently led the appliance industry in its focus on energy efficiency, protection of the environment and climate change mitigation, and continues to build on ...
Old hay and Alpine ibex horns reveal how grasslands respond to climate change.
Dec 21, 2009 ... How do plant ecosystems react to rising concentrations of the greenhouse gas CO2 in the atmosphere over the long term? This fundamental question is becoming increasingly pressing in light of global climate change. Researchers from the Chair of Grassland Science at the Technische ...