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Geoengineering And Global Food Supply
Carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of coal, oil, and gas have been increasing over the past decades, causing the Earth to get hotter and hotter. There are concerns that a continuation of these trends could have catastrophic effects, including crop...
Climate-smart Agriculture Should be Livelihood-smart Too
Encouraging climate-smart agriculture can lead to climate change adaptation practices in a partnership where the farmer’s needs are addressed. “Climate-smart agriculture has the potential to increase sustainable productivity, increase the...
Generating Electricity Through CO2 Storage
About a year from now, two nondescript shipping containers will be installed in a field in Cranfield, Mississippi. They’ll house turbines designed to generate electricity in a way that’s never been done before. If initial tests go well, the technology...
Northwest Forest Plan has Unintended Benefit – Carbon Sequestration
The Northwest Forest Plan enacted in 1993 was designed to conserve old-growth forests and protect species such as the northern spotted owl, but researchers conclude in a new study that it had another powerful and unintended consequence – increased carbon...
Climate Change Impacts From Abroad Could Affect the UK More Than Domestic Climate Change
Climate change impacts from abroad could affect the UK more than climate change at home according to a report, published today by Foresight, the Government’s futures think tank.
Natural Iron Fertilization Influences Deep-sea Ecosystems Off the Crozet Islands
Geo-engineering schemes aimed at tackling global warming through artificial iron fertilization of the oceans would significantly affect deep-sea ecosystems, according to research involving scientists from the United Kingdom’s National Oceanography...
Orang-utan And Pygmy Elephant Survival in the Heart of Borneo Receives Major Boost
Orang-utan and Pygmy Elephant survival in the Heart of Borneo has received a major boost with the certification of nearly 300,000 hectares of important habitat in the forest reserves of Ulu Segama-Malua and Tangkulap-Pinangah, in the Malaysian state...
South Africa Cautions on Future of Kyoto Protocol
Failure to get all parties to sign onto and renew their commitment to the Kyoto Protocol at the Durban conference would take the world a step back, the Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, cautioned this week. How People...
