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No Fish, Whales or Plankton - a Lifeless Ocean Will Absorb Less Carbon Emissions, Accelerate Climate Change 0525.rtfWhat Are Natural Carbon Sinks? And Why Are They Changing? 1124.rtfTrees and Land Absorbed Almost No CO2 Last Year. Is Nature’s Carbon Sink Failing? 1024.rtfWeakening Ocean Carbon Sink and Storage, from Analysis over 20 Years 0823.rtfMethane Emissions Much More Sensitive to Global Heating than Earlier Thought 0722.rtfHow Coastland Development ‘Blue Carbon' Contributes to Climate Change 0615.rtfCutting Soot and Methane May Not Give Hoped-For Climate Help 0813.rtfCO2 Levels Accelerate 1207.rtfPlants and Soils Could Accelerate Climate Warming 1112.rtfMore on CO2 Sink Fading 1207.rtfCO2 from Australia Bush Fires = Its Annual Industrial Emissions 0209.rtfCarbon Sinks Changing 2 0313.pdfCO2 Levels Accelerate - Emissions 67%, Sinks 33% 1207.pdfCarbon Sinks Changing 1107.pdf
Biofuel Problems
Biofuel Problems
Soils
Soils
European and British Soils Seriously Degraded by Intensive Farming 0525.rtfClimate Change “Will Accelerate” Owing to Decline in Natural Carbon Storage 0325.rtfPoorest Areas Have Zero Harvests Left – UN Chief 0624.rtfShaky Ground 0723.rtf - Selling sequestration credits is shaky, for several reasons. 1. Carbon may only move from the lower solis layers to the top foot. 2. Carbon may not stay in the ground nearly as long (a century) as the soil credit is sold for. 3. The error bars for measurements or claims are very wide, and include zero. 4. Sampling is relatively costly, so samples from a few sampled fields are combined in a computer model to estimate savings for many more unsampled fields. 5. Other lesser issues.No-Till May Not Be the Agricultural Panacea We Thought It Was 0822.rtf - With no-till, more carbon is found in the top 10 cm of soil, but even less (than before) 10-60 cm down, for less carbon (0.28 to 2.29 tonnes / hectare) stored aross the whole soil profile. Based on 144 studies over the last 50 years. Un-tilled soil becomes compacted over time.Soil-Science Revolution Upends Plans to Fight Climate Change 0721.rtf - Many, more recent, studies indicate that, when soil carbon building practices (no-till, cover crops, etc.) are used, more carbon shows up in the top. "When farmers skipped the tilling and instead drilled seeds into the ground, carbon stores grew in upper soil layers, but they disappeared from lower layers. Most experts now believe that the practice redistributes carbon within the soil rather than increases it.”
Moreover, what the researchers found — or, more specifically, what they didn’t find — was shocking: there were few or no long “recalcitrant” carbon molecules — the kind that don’t break down. Almost everything seemed to be small and, in principle, digestible.Click for more
Moreover, what the researchers found — or, more specifically, what they didn’t find — was shocking: there were few or no long “recalcitrant” carbon molecules — the kind that don’t break down. Almost everything seemed to be small and, in principle, digestible.Click for more
Net, Land Absorbs Carbon Now, but It Could Emit It in Just a Few Decades 0121.rtf - forests AND soilsPeatlands Store Lots of Carbon, but Warming and Development Could End That 1220.rtfClimate Change May Reduce Soil’s Ability to Absorb Water – a Key Store of CO2 - 0919.rtfOrganic Farming Can Be Much Worse for the Climate 1218.rtf - lower crop yields / acre —> more forest acres to food cropsThere’s a Climate Bomb Under Your Feet 1017.rtf1:3 of Earth's Soil Is Acutely Degraded due to Agriculture 0917.rtfDrylands Will Suffer if World Reaches 2°C 0417.rtfIs Climate Change Putting the World's Micro-Biomes at Risk? 0316.rtfEarth Has Lost 1:3 of Arable Land in Past 40 Years 1215.rtfWhy Scientists Are So Worried about Drylands (40% of Earth’s Land) 0915.rtfHow Fast Will Rising Temperatures Shrink the Earth's CO2 Storage Spots? 0615.rtfWorld's Plants and Soils to Switch from Carbon Sink to Source by 2100 - 0415.rtfCalifornia Rangeland Lost to Farms & Cities Poses Greenhouse Gas Risk 1214.rtfWarning over Vulnerability of Soil Carbon to Warming 0914.rtfStudy Questions Nature’s Ability to ‘Self-Correct’ Climate 0813.rtfSoil Carbon Is Just Blowing in the Wind 0813.rtf
Carbon Sources
Carbon Sources
Rice Paddies Spew Methane. New Variety Makes Them Much Less Gassy. 0225.rtfOil Companies Leaked Less Methane in West Texas, Report. Enviros Doubt It. 0125.rtfMethane Emissions in Permian Basin Fall as Drillers Plug Leaks 1224.rtfCO2 Pollution in the West Could Drop with Expansion of Electrical Grid 1024.rtfHow Factory Farming Ends, Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions 0824.rtfThe World Agreed to Ban Hydrochlorofluorocarbons— and It’s Working 0624.rtfClick for more
Planetary Health Diet Will Likely Keep You Alive Longer and Help the Planet 0624.rtfThe Race to Map the World’s Forests and Protect $110 Billion of Trade 0624.rtfWorld Bank’s Climate Plan - Pricier Red Meat & Dairy, Cheaper Chicken & Veggies 0524.rtfA Drug for Cows Could Curb Methane Emissions from Meat and Dairy 0524.rtfRice Has a Methane Problem That a Startup Promise to Fix 0524.rtfDehydrate the Stratosphere to Curb Global Warming? 0224.rtfTurning Methane from Dairy Barns and Coal Mines to CO2 Fights Climate Change 0124.rtfDairy Giants Take 1st Steps to Tackle Planet-Warming Cow Burps 1223.rtfProgress in SE Asia & Brazil to Slow Deforestation Could Boost Climate Efforts 0823.rtfWhy Won’t Companies Use This Quick Fix to Reduce Cow Methane Emissions? 0623.rtf - Feed additive cuts methane in burps 30%, but is not cheap enough for most.Cheap Methane Fix to Global Warming Is Finally Gaining Support 0623.rtfThe High-Stakes Race to Reduce Emissions from Cement 0623.rtfBrazil’s Lula Lays Out Plan to Halt Amazon Deforestation 0623.rtfA Simple Way to Prevent Heaps of Methane Pollution - Composting 0523.rtfNew (Gas) Pipeline Agency Rule Aimed at Cutting Methane Leaks 0523.rtfPrice to Plug Old Wells in Gulf of Mexico Is $30 Billion 0523.rtfDeforestation in Brazil's Amazon Falls in 1st Month under Lula 0223.rtfFixing Oil & Gas Industry Methane Leaks, a Climate Game Changer, Pays for Itself 1122.rtfUniversity of Queensland Looks to Drastically Cut Livestock Methane Emissions 1022.rtfNew Zealand to Tax Agriculture Emissions at the Farm, in World 1st 1022.rtf1st Harvest of Methane-Reducing Seaweed Asparagopsis in Western Australia 1022.rtfReducing Beef’s Carbon Footprint Is Key to Net-Zero in Latin America, Caribbean 0922.rtfVultures Prevent 10s of Millions of Metric Tons of Carbon Emissions Each Year 0922.rtfNew Technology Could Help Air Conditioning’s Climate Problem 0922.rtfSeaweed Feed Reduces Cow Methane Emissions, but Scaling Up Is Slow 0822.rtfPlant-Based Meat by Far the Best Climate Investment, Report Finds 0722.rtfFeeding Cows Seaweed Reduces Their Methane Emissions. Scaling Up Needed 0622.rtf - Average methane belch reduction was 52% for feed Brominata, made of a red seaweed, Asparagopsis taxiformis, at a dairy farm in California.Cow and Sheep Burps to Be Taxed by New Zealand, in World 1st 0622.rtfThawing Permafrost in Sweden Releases Less Methane than Feared 0522.rtfCutting Methane Emissions Can Stop Arctic Summer Sea Ice from Melting 0322.rtfCracking Down on Methane ‘Ultra Emitters’ Can Combat Climate Change Quickly 0222.rtfStates to Get $1.15 Billion from Feds to Plug Abandoned Wells Leaking Methane 0122.rtfAnalysis of $ per ton Carbon Capture Options in industry 0721.rtfCow Feed That Cleans Potent Methane Burps Nears Europe Rollout 1121.rtfWe Need a Bigger Planet to Fix the Climate with Trees 1121.rtf“Urban Sequoia” Technology Could Turn Buildings into Climate-Fighting Tools 1121.rtfBiden Wants to Cut Methane Emissions. We Must Get It Out of the Air, Too. 1121.rtfThe Cheap and Easy Climate Fix to Cool the Planet Fast - Methane Control 1021.rtfEPA to Slash Use of Powerful Greenhouse Gases in Grocery Freezers 0921.rtfChina Just Entered Major HFC Climate Pact. Now Comes the Hard Part. 0921.rtfCapping Methane-Spewing Oil Wells, One Hole at a Time 0721.rtfManufacturers Are Now Providing Data for Buying Climate-Friendly Refrigerators 0421.rtfFeeding Cows Seaweed Could Slash Their Methane Emissions a Staggering 82% - 0321.rtfHow Wetlands Are Linked to Our Climate 0221.rtfAn Unusual Snack for Cows, a Powerful Fix for Climate 1120.rtfBurger King Addresses Climate Change by Changing Cows' Diets 0720.rtfMootral’s Garlicky Supplements Solve Cow Methane Burps 0520.rtfCan Methane Burps Be Bred Out of Cows? 0719.rtfCould Changing the Way We Farm Rice Be a Climate Solution? 0420.rtfCarbon-Intensive Cement Industry Feeling the Heat 0919.rtfAmerica's Mega-Emitters Are Starting to Close 0819.rtfCan We Grow Enough Seaweed to Help Cows Fight Climate Change? 0619.rtfDispose of Old CFCs to Help Fight Climate Change 0419.rtfTermite Mounds Prevent 1:2 of Termite Methane Emissions 1118.rtfCompanies Launch Plan to Capture Methane from Hog Manure Lagoons 1118.rtfSeaweed Diet for Burping Cows? 0718.rtfHow Eating Seaweed Can Help Cows to Belch Less Methane 0718.rtf‘Farming’ Microbes to Feed Cows Could Save Land and Cut Emissions 0618.rtfSeaweed in Cow Feed Reduces Methane Emissions Almost Entirely 0518.rtfNegative Emissions Tested at World’s 1st Major BECCS Facility 0616.rtfTrees Deal with Climate Change Better than Expected 0316.rtfRice Growers on the Front Lines of U.S. Carbon Markets 0116.rtfSave More than 4 Million Lives a Year by Harnessing the Sun to Cook 0116.rtfNew Rice Could Help Reduce Global Greenhouse Gases 1215.rtfBetter Manure Management to Help Cut EU Farm Emissions by 2025 - 1215.rtfRice Farmers Now Eligible for Carbon Offset Payments 0615.rtfReplacing Old Gas Pipes Reduces Leaks 0915.rtfBeef’s Impact on Emissions Scrutinized 0815.rtfDiet Change Cuts Methane Emissions in Cow Burps 0815.rtfLess-Gassy Cows Could Soon Be on Farms 1214.rtfNot Long to Wait Till Released CO2 Turns Up Temperature 1214.rtfMelting Permafrost May Stabilize Global Long-Term Temperatures 0714.rtfEurope Soil Organic Carbon Content.pdfCarbon Cycle Gets More Extreme as Climate Changes 0813.rtfGlobal GHG Emissions Flat in 2009 - 0710.rtfColumbus Cut Atmospheric CO2 Levels 1011.rtfCut Soot, Methane & Low Ozone 0211.rtfApproaching Tipping Points 0108.rtfAtmosphere Ripe for Climate Disaster Now 1108.rtfNatural Sinks Still Sop Up Carbon 0512.rtfCutting Methane, Soot Soon Can Slow Climate Damage 1112.rtfCarbon Cycle Science Update Since IPCC AR-4 0710.webarchive
Misc.
Misc.
Not Long to Wait Till Released CO2 Turns Up Temperature 1214.rtfFlights in the Pacific Fingered as a Big Climate Culprit 0913.rtfCarbon Cycle Gets More Extreme as Climate Changes 0813.rtfCutting Methane, Soot Soon Can Slow Climate Damage 1112.rtfNatural Sinks Still Sop Up Carbon 0512.rtfColumbus Cut Atmospheric CO2 Levels 1011.rtfCut Soot, Methane & Low Ozone 0211.rtfCarbon Cycle Science Update Since IPCC AR-4 0710.webarchiveGlobal GHG Emissions Flat in 2009 - 0710.rtfAtmosphere Ripe for Climate Disaster Now 1108.rtfApproaching Tipping Points 0108.rtf
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