Tag: GHGs
Thanksgiving Thoughts
Nov. 22, 2010 In lectures about climate change I give to groups or at conferences, I try to be hopeful. When I talk about its probable impacts, I discuss what the scientific community (IPCC) has estimated, that if we can reduce GHG emissions by 70-80% from a 1990 baseline by 2050 we can avoid the [...]
Posted: November 22nd, 2010 under Uncategorized.
Tags: GHGs, resources, Thanksgiving
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Green Strategies: Costs Dropping, Benefits Growing
Environmental News for YouTM July 2010 It goes without saying that when developing “green” strategies for a company the first thing that’s asked is “So, what’s this going to cost us?” The assumption is that green strategies – to save energy, to reduce GHG emissions, to reduce water use and waste generation – will always [...]
Posted: July 13th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
Tags: cost control, GHGs, green building
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Early Lessons of the U.S. Mandatory GHG Emission Reporting Rule
As has been written in several previous Environmental News for You the new Mandatory GHG Emission Reporting Rule (40 CFR Part 98) is in effect. There has probably never been a rule in the history of the USEPA with such stringent requirements for monitoring, emission estimation, and reporting. In addition, the USEPA released a draft [...]
Posted: April 13th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
Tags: GHGs, greenhouse gases, mandatory reporting, Part 98
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What Is All This About Cap and Trade?
Environmental News for You – March 2010 Discussions about climate change policy focus on how we can reach the goal that a large majority of the world’s scientists believe is necessary: to reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 70-80% from a 1990 baseline by 2050. One suggested system to achieve this is called “Cap [...]
Posted: March 9th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
Tags: cap and trade, climate change, GHGs, regulation
Comments: 1
Will People or Will Technology Green the World?
Feb. 15, 2010 There has been much talk in the last decade or so in the US about people changing their lifestyles to have a more sustainable planet. Polls show the majority of Americans favor this. However, until the recent recession, energy usage (miles driven, electricity use per capita) continued to rise. Most people will [...]
Posted: February 15th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
Tags: GHGs, technology
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