Tag Archives : CO2 emissions

Since the Bing Bang and the creation of the universe around 13.7 billion years ago, one of the constant phenomenon of nature on earth has been ‘evolution’, whether it be that of flora, fauna or us humans. However, in the dues course of human evolution, mankind, in its quest of development, has disastrously ignored the very essence of its existence, [...]

As the global climate change intensifies, wreaking havoc on weather conditions across the globe, millions upon million of people are now getting more aware about the impact of various elements that have impacted our environment and are increasingly turning to more innovative means of living that, have reduce that impact. With this phenomenally growing [...]

It is the industrialized countries that have done the most damage to the Amazon rainforests. ‘Brazil’s president says “gringos” should pay Amazon nations to prevent deforestation, insisting rich Western nations have caused much more past environmental destruction than the loggers and farmers who cut and burn trees in the world’s [...]

Greenpeace has blocked one of the world’s largest pulp mills, owned by Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), in the heart of Indonesia’s rainforests, an attempt on the eve of the critical UN Copenhagen Climate Summit. Greenpeace activists ‘occupied one of the cranes for 27 hours in extreme conditions. All activists have now been detained by [...]

Cleantech depends on energy policy. US President Obama deals with two core climate issues: meeting the larger goal of reducing carbon emissions, and finding a way of rescuing the renewables industry from Wall Street’s collapse. The benchmark of 450 ppm is a crucial figure issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. ‘Limiting concentration [...]

The Kyoto Protocol is an obvious failure in its mandate to enjoin countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, and quite ironically, ‘global carbon-dioxide emissions have grown by 25% since the protocol was adopted in 1997.’ There are glaring reasons why the soon-to-expire Kyoto Protocol did not succeed. This treaty left out of [...]

Cassava is touted by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as the savior of Africa, being a staple food of more than half a billion of the world’s poorest people. The crop augurs well in the continent because it is basically drought-resistant. But one of the most important foods on the planet is becoming increasingly toxic due to carbon [...]

Ford goes eco-friendly with their new next-generation high-efficiency low-CO2 four-cylinder EcoBoost gasoline engine family. This was unveiled today at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show. This is an innovative way of finding the right tune of power and economy. Ford aims to increase the power of its engines and reducing fuel consumption at the same time [...]

Perhaps to make Earth Day 2009 more significant, carbon dioxide (CO2) was officially categorized as a pollutant by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This overhauls the grand scheme of things through the climate change bill which has already survived the US House of Representatives, and is awaiting an equal approval by the US Senate. The impending [...]

Here is an interesting product which seems to let people know about the Carbon Di-oxide emissions. The minimalist and simple design of the cube is in contrast with the complications posed by climate change and global warming. The block called “Dado” seems to tell people how they could reduce CO2 emissions. I doubt anything extremely technological [...]