Al Gore will publish a follow-up to his global warming awareness bestseller An Inconvenient Truth in November. Meanwhile, Ian Plimer has already written a new book on climate change. Read more here and here.
Lowest Carbon Emitters in Bigger Cities
City folk, on average, emit less carbon dioxide than their country cousins. Read more here.
Cost of Carbon Could Create Tariff War
A world tariff war driven by Europe and the US over greenhouse gas emissions is likely unless there is a strong global agreement to prevent climate change. Read more here.
From Brussels, Without Money
The money issue, Mr den Blanken said, had overshadowed other elements of the meeting’s final communiqué that environmentalists should applaud – including a commitment to create a global carbon trading market. Read more here.
Need Floor-Price for Carbon?
A shake-up in the way the “boom and bust” carbon markets are working in Europe is being urged ahead of tomorrow’s auction of new emission certificates by the UK government. Read more here.
New Larger Pacific Island
OVER the last week a new island has formed in the Pacific Ocean near Tonga. But, no, it is not because sea levels are falling!
Rather it is the consequence of a volcanic eruption.
A volcanic eruption allows molten rock, ash, and poisonous gases to escape from the earth’s mantle sometimes resulting in the formation of a mountain or island.
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.