The grey, sulphur-laden skies overlying parts of Asia have a bright side — they reflect sunlight back into space, moderating temperatures on the ground. Scientists are now exploring how and where pollution from power plants could offset, for a time, the greenhouse warming of the carbon dioxide they emit.
Mumbai: After a dull 2009, the voluntary market for carbon offsets is seeing a revival thanks largely to the emission reduction commitments made by the United States.
While the Copenhagen conference was on, reams of print coverage, editorials and conversations were dedicated to the cause of climate change. But as days go by after the conference, the idea of bringing the attention to the issue and the solutions that can be implemented seems to have faded into the background.
The only serious and viable approach for engaging developing countries in global efforts to tame global warming is one that aligns with their own core interests. Those interests are complex, but in general these countries put a high priority on economic development and energy security.
The objectives of the case studies are to determine the potential of indigenous knowledge in strategically
contributing to mitigation and adaptation to climate change. The case studies assess the indigenous
knowledge practiced and applied by local communities in East, West and Southern Africa regions and
This State of the Forest Carbon Markets report presents new trends in global forest carbon offset markets that have not, until now, been comprehensively documented. This report was created to increase transparency and answer fundamental questions about the supply of forestry-based carbon credits, such as transaction volumes, credit prices, hectares influenced and tenure rights.
Detailed assessment of the Copenhagen Accord in relation to the science-based demands put forward by Greenpeace in order to avoid catastrophic cimate change.
