Climate Change: GLRPPR Sector Resources

News: What Are the Amounts of Greenhouse Gases Released in Your Area and What Are the Sources?

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:48:55 GMT

he European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has developed a high resolution digital view of artificial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for any 10 x 10 kms area in the world. Using JRC's work on emissions and Google Earth, this new tool allows the visualisation of the levels of emissions locally from 1970 to 2005 and the identification of the main sources.

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News: US counting on cows to reduce emissions

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:44:09 GMT

U.S. Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an agreement with the American dairy industry Tuesday to reduce the industry's greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent by 2020, mostly by convincing farmers to capture the methane from cow manure that otherwise would be released into the atmosphere.

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Resource: Climate 1 Stop

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:15:55 GMT

Climate 1 Stop is a climate portal launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December 2009 which aims to provide a single location for proven climate change tools, resources and information. Registered users may add information. A detailed search facility is available. The portal was developed by a group of organisations including NASA, USAID, the National Science Foundation, the Institute for the Application of Geospatial Technology and the University of Alabama-Huntsville in the USA, and CATHALAC in Panama.

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Resource: Accelerating Campus Climate Initiatives

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:57:26 GMT

This publication offers practical information to those working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from college and university campus operations. It describes a wide array of challenges or barriers to campus climate-mitigation efforts and describes solutions to each barrier, including examples and resources.

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News: CO: New Colorado Facility Becomes First Carbon-Positive Library

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:51:31 GMT

Thanks to solar panels, a geothermal heating and cooling system, and a gift of carbon-offset credits, Rangeview Library District's new Anythink Brighton, Colorado, branch is believed to be the first carbon-positive library in the United States. The building, which opened in September, offsets 167,620 pounds of carbon dioxide--16% more than it is anticipated to use annually.

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Resource: Carbon Footprint: What It Is and How To Measure It

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:32:25 GMT

Climate change is of high concern, driving growing demand for carbon footprint information. This leaflet is designed to help your organization get started with an efficient and effective approach to address this topic, building on existing international standards and European reference data; further information and data sources including links to service providers are included.

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News: EPA chief signals opposition to Clean Air Act curbs on GHGs

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:44:28 GMT

Many legal experts say U.S. EPA's final endangerment finding could ultimately trigger national air-quality standards for greenhouse gases, but Administrator Lisa Jackson is signaling that her agency would oppose such limits.

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News: NY: Bloomberg Drops an Effort to Cut Building Energy Use

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:57:57 GMT

After opposition from building owners, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has dropped the most far-reaching initiative of his plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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News: Coke Going to 100% HFC-Free Vending Machines, Coolers

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:42:26 GMT

The Coca-Cola Co. and its bottling partners have committed to using hydrofluorocarbon-free (HFC-free) technology for new vending machines and coolers by 2015, according to a press release. The change comes after years of persuading by Greenpeace. Hoke says that the scale of its announcement will help accelerate an industry wide transition to HFC-free refrigeration equipment. HFCs have been shown to affect the ozone layer.

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News: Pressure Mounts for IT's Inclusion in Copenhagen Agreement

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:23:50 GMT

The IT industry will be mentioned in the draft climate treaty that will form the basis for negotiations at next month's UN summit in Copenhagen, following a successful lobbying campaign from the international body that regulates the IT and telecommunications industry. The International Telecommunications Union said that the main aim of its push to have IT included in the treaty is to see energy-efficient IT projects included in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) offsetting scheme, or any successor to it. The CDM allows emission-reduction projects in developing countries to issue carbon credits or Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) that can be sold to governments and businesses in richer nations to generate an additional revenue stream for low-carbon investments.

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