CO2 Archive

  • A map showing U.S. methane emissions by county from landfills. Reproduced from NREL.

    Should Methane Be Our First Line of Attack to Slow Global Heating?

    Posted on April 9, 2012 | No Comments
    By Penny Paugh Scientist Peter Cox, speaking at the University of Exeter (United Kingdom), recently suggests that the way to win the battle with greenhouse gases is to lower methane emissions. In fact, curbing methane may be the best way to stem dangerous warming. Methane...

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    Largest Carbon Dioxide Spike in History Reported for 2010

    Posted on November 7, 2011 | No Comments
    The amount of global warming gases sent into the atmosphere made an unprecedented jump in 2010, according to the US Department of Energy’s latest world data on carbon dioxide emissions. The 512 million metric ton increase amounted to a near six percent rise between 2009...

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  • HIPPO pollutant trends

    The Study of Black Carbon and Other Pollutants in the Atmosphere

    Posted on October 21, 2011 | No Comments
    Black carbon made by emissions from coal plants, forest fires, and diesel engines, and other greenhouse gases are being studied in the upper atmosphere.  The HIAPER Pole-to-Pole Observation (HIPPO) is studying the earth’s atmosphere, pole to pole, vertically and across latitudes. Supported by the National...

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