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Environmental News Network -- Know Your Environment
Excess carbon dioxide, emitted by burning fossil fuels like coal and petroleum, is one of the most important factors in driving global warming. While the world is focused on controlling these emissions to limit climate change, less attention has been paid to the capacity of vegetation and soils to take up and store carbon.
The flow of China’s carbon emissions has reversed according to new research led by scientists at the University of East Anglia.
The solar sector has surpassed coal as the largest generator of new electricity in India, accounting for 39 percent of new electricity production in 2017, according to new data.
Samples of sediment taken from the ocean floor of the North Atlantic Ocean have given researchers an unprecedented insight into the reasons why Europe’s climate has changed over the past 3000 years.
En virtud del Acuerdo de París de 2015, las naciones se comprometieron a elevar la temperatura global promedio en menos de 2 ° C por encima de los niveles preindustriales y a tomar medidas para reducir esa elevación a 1,5 ° C. Para alcanzar esos objetivos, no solo debemos detener el aumento de nuestras emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, también debemos extraer grandes cantidades de dióxido de carbono (CO2) de la atmósfera.
A new study, led by the University of Leeds, found there was less volcanic activity in Iceland when glacier cover was more extensive. As the glaciers melted, volcanic eruptions increased due to subsequent changes in surface pressure.
