Climate stabilization: Planting trees cannot replace cutting CO2 emissions

Growing plants and then storing the CO2 they have taken up from the atmosphere is no viable option to counteract unmitigated emissions from fossil fuel burning, a new study shows
Posted On 18 May 2017
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Halving global carbon emissions by 2040 is within our reach

Leading industries, investors and climate advocates set out achievable pathways to limit global warming to well below 2˚C while stimulating economic development and social progress.
Posted On 28 Apr 2017
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Water and soil muddy carbon budget thinking

New research on soil, ponds and lakes means a rethink is needed on how to help tackle climate change by balancing the carbon budget.
Posted On 03 Mar 2017
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‘Carbon not the enemy’ – We Need A New Language for Carbon

Carbon can be recognized as an asset rather than a toxin, and the life-giving carbon cycle can become a model for human designs.
Posted On 14 Nov 2016
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World must cut further 25% from 2030 emissions – UN report

World is still heading for temperature rise of 2.9 to 3.4oC this century, even with Paris pledges
Posted On 07 Nov 2016
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Cleantech Challenge Seeks to Reduce GHG Emissions in Canada’s Oil Sands

Federal-BC-Alberta Collaboration Invites Proposals to Address Hot Water Production in Oil Sands Mining Facilities
Posted On 02 Nov 2016
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Rising emissions usher in climate reality era

Global carbon dioxide concentrations have produced a new climate reality era, with emissions levels unlikely to fall for centuries ahead, the United Nations says.
Posted On 24 Oct 2016
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Poll: Most Canadians favour a quicker end to coal power

Survey shows support for phasing out coal-fired electricity and other policies to transition to clean energy
Posted On 20 Oct 2016
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