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Saturday 04 July

Pacific Northwest Forests Could Store More Carbon, Help Address Greenhouse Issues
ScienceDaily.com | 03 Jul 2009
The forests of the Pacific Northwest hold significant potential to increase carbon storage and help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in coming years, a recent study concludes, if they are managed primarily for that purpose through timber harvest reductions and increased rotation ages.
 Climate Change
New Type Of El Nino Could Mean More Hurricanes Make Landfall
ScienceDaily.com | 03 Jul 2009
A new study, in the journal Science, suggests that the form of El Nino may be changing potentially causing not only a greater number of hurricanes than in average years, but also a greater chance of hurricanes making landfall.
 Climate Change
Ancient Supervolcano's Eruption Caused Decade Of Severe Winters
ScienceDaily.com | 02 Jul 2009
Previous studies have suggested that Indonesia's Toba supervolcano, when it erupted about 74,000 years ago, triggered a 1,000-year episode of ice sheet advance, and also may have produced a short-lived "volcanic winter," which drastically reduced the human population at the time. Researchers have now found that none of the models to simulate the supervolcanic eruption initiate glaciation.
 Climate Change
King Crabs Go Deep To Avoid Hot Water
ScienceDaily.com | 02 Jul 2009
Researchers have drawn together 200 years' worth of oceanographic knowledge to investigate the distribution of a notorious deep-sea giant - the king crab. The results reveal temperature as a driving force behind the divergence of a major seafloor predator; globally, and over tens of millions of years of Earth's history.
 Climate Change
Sweden tables eco-efficiency roadmap for Europe
EurActiv | 02 Jul 2009
A report by the Stockholm Environment Institute, entitled 'A European Eco-efficient Economy', will provide a basis for discussions during an informal meeting of energy and environment ministers in Åre on 23-25 July.
 EU Emission Trading Scheme | Climate Change
Heatwave continues
The Independent | 02 Jul 2009
With two disappointing summers behind us, members of the public are making the most of the sunshine as they take time out to enjoy the hot weather.
 Climate Change
Renewables industry pushes for tougher targets
Environmental Finance | 02 Jul 2009
2 July: Renewable energy advocates have welcomed the momentum toward adoption of a US federal renewable electricity standard, but vowed to keep pushing for a stronger mandate.
 Economy | Emissions Trading and Flexible Mechanisms | Industry | Global Warming
UK's Brown calls for $100 billion a year climate fund (from Carbon Finance)
Environmental Finance | 02 Jul 2009
2 July: UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for $100 billion a year to be put aside by 2020 to help developing countries fight climate change - the first leader of an industrialised country to put a figure on the table.
 Economy | Emissions Trading and Flexible Mechanisms | Industry | Global Warming
VC investment in clean-tech rebounds to $1.2 billion
Environmental Finance | 02 Jul 2009
2 July: Venture capital investment in clean technologies rebounded to $1.2 billion in the second quarter of 2009, according to the Cleantech Group, but investment levels stayed well below the highs of 2007-08.
 Economy | Emissions Trading and Flexible Mechanisms | Industry | Global Warming
Ex-Wall Street bankers launch clean-tech advisory firm
Environmental Finance | 02 Jul 2009
2 July: A team of former Wall Street bankers have launched a financial advisory firm focused on the alternative energy and clean technology sectors.
 Economy | Emissions Trading and Flexible Mechanisms | Industry | Global Warming
CME launches SO2 contracts
Environmental Finance | 02 Jul 2009
2 July: CME Group is to launch a series of futures and options contracts based on sulphur dioxide allowances in mid July.
 Economy | Emissions Trading and Flexible Mechanisms | Industry | Global Warming
UK government faces judicial review over sustainability at RBS
Environmental Finance | 02 Jul 2009
2 July: Three environmental NGOs have taken legal action against the UK Treasury over its decision to bail out RBS without imposing environmental criteria on the bank's finance practices
 Economy | Emissions Trading and Flexible Mechanisms | Industry | Global Warming
UK could generate £70bn from wind, wave power - Carbon Trust
Environmental Finance | 02 Jul 2009
2 July: The UK offshore wind and wave power markets could be worth £70 billion ($115 billion) and provide at least 15% of the carbon dioxide emissions reductions needed to meet the country's 2050 targets, said the Carbon Trust today.
 Economy | Emissions Trading and Flexible Mechanisms | Industry | Global Warming
Bache launches biofuels and climate change index (from Bioenergy Business)
Environmental Finance | 02 Jul 2009
2 July: Trader and broker Bache Commodities yesterday launched a "green" investment and benchmarking index based on biofuels feedstocks and "clean air" commodities including carbon emissions credits.
 Economy | Emissions Trading and Flexible Mechanisms | Industry | Global Warming
Siemens doubles income from environmental business
Environmental Finance | 02 Jul 2009
2 July: Annual revenues from Siemens' environmental activities grew 12% in 2008 to €18.9 billion ($26.5 billion) - almost double the rate for the business as a whole.
 Economy | Emissions Trading and Flexible Mechanisms | Industry | Global Warming
Incredible shrinking sheep blamed on climate change
New Scientist | 02 Jul 2009
The mysterious size reduction of Scottish sheep over the last 20 years can be explained by shorter winters, researchers say
 Climate Change
Plant life saved Earth from an icy fate
New Scientist | 02 Jul 2009
We owe our very existence to plants, which – thanks to their relationship with CO2 – have prevented the Earth from freezing over
 Climate Change
A Clarion Call to Insurers
ClimateBiz | 02 Jul 2009
The insurance industry should view two recent climate change stories of significance as a clarion call to action. Ignoring the risks could one day open up a flood of legal troubles for the industry.
 Economy | Industry | Climate Change | Global Warming
Coca Cola to Put Fuel Cells to Work at N.Y. Bottling Plant
ClimateBiz | 02 Jul 2009
Coca Cola signed a 10-year contract with UTC Power that will bring two fuel cells to a southern New York bottling plant, where they will produce enough heat and energy to satisfy nearly a third of the facility's needs. The state of New York also provided $2 million for the project.
 Economy | Industry | Climate Change | Global Warming
World's Largest Cement Firms Slow CO2 Emissions Despite Production Growth
ClimateBiz | 02 Jul 2009
Efforts by the world's leading cement companies knocked down carbon dioxide emissions from the industry's manufacturing process by 35 percent even while production climbed by 53 percent, according to a new report by the World Business Council for Sustainable Developments Cement Sustainability Initiative.
 Economy | Industry | Climate Change | Global Warming

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