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EU member states should cut their carbon dioxide emissions, widely blamed for global warming, by 40 per cent by 2030, the European Commission said today.
Last Updated: Monday, November 25, 2013, 18:32
Even if carbon dioxide emissions came to a sudden halt, the greenhouse gas already present in the Earth`s atmosphere could continue to warm our planet for hundreds of years, a new study has found.
Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 14:35
Top climate scientists have claimed that the development of safer nuclear power can help in decelerating the effects of global warming by cutting down on fossil fuel pollution.
Last Updated: Monday, June 10, 2013, 20:09
The Paris-based agency urged governments to act, saying the 2C target could still be met with little economic pain.
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Scientists from the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) on Monday warned over the rapid acidification of the Arctic Ocean caused by carbon dioxide emissions.
Last Updated: Sunday, February 17, 2013, 14:02
Reducing carbon dioxide emissions alone may not be enough to curb global warming. There is a need to develop technologies that remove large amounts of the gas at the source, say researchers.
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Asia-Pacific was expected to contribute approximately 45 per cent of global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2030 and an estimated 60 per cent by 2100.
Last Updated: Monday, August 8, 2011, 17:18
By 2100, the world will have to use every available means to cut down emissions for survival -- just to limit carbon dioxide (CO2) levels to less than 40 percent higher of what they are today, researchers say.
Last Updated: Saturday, November 21, 2009, 14:52
Carbon dioxide emissions are up by 29 percent since 2000, far beyond the capacity of the global "sinks" to absorb such volumes, says a report.
Last Updated: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 13:10
A new report has determined that the current methods for estimating greenhouse gas emissions have limitations that make it difficult to monitor carbon dioxide emissions and verify an international climate treaty.
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