Failure to cut CO2 emissions spells global health catastrophe

October 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new analysis of climate risk has shown that even moderate carbon-reduction policies now can substantially lower the risk of future climate change. To illustrate the findings of their model, MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) researchers created a pair of 'roulette wheels.' This wheel depicts their estimate of the range of probability of potential global temperature change over the next 100 years if no policy change is enacted on curbing greenhouse gas emissions.

October 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new research, scientists have determined that tiny organisms that covered the planet more than 250 million years ago, appear to be a species of ancient fungus which were able to thrive in dead wood during this period because the world's forests had been wiped out. Scientists from Imperial College London and other universities in the UK, USA and The Netherlands, conducted the research.

September 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has determined that Denver, US, released the largest amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) and Barcelona, Spain, the smallest amount this year. The study documented how differences in climate, population density and other factors affect GHG emissions in global cities.

September 22nd, 2009 LONDON - The worldwide recession might have sent the financial markets in a tizzy, but reports indicate that it is also likely to bring the biggest annual fall in the world's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 40 years. According to a report by BBC news, the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that global CO2 emissions will fall by more than 2 percent during 2009.

September 10th, 2009 LONDON - Condoms are the cheapest way to reduce carbon emissions, claims a controversial new report. According to the report for the UK's Optimum Population Trust, putting the brake on global population growth would be five times cheaper than any other method of tackling the world's greenhouse gases.

August 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A panel of experts have determined that China's carbon emissions output could peak around 2030 if the government continues to be serious about "strengthened measures" to improve energy efficiency and if it accelerates exploration of renewable energy. According to the panel from the National Development and Reform Commission and the Development Research Center of the State Council, with the right policies, emissions growth could slow after 2020, with a peak around 2030.

July 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A research team led by Princeton University scientists has developed a new way of dividing responsibility for carbon emissions among countries. The method is outlined in a paper, titled "Sharing Global CO2 Emissions Among 1 Billion High Emitters," published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

June 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new study, a team of scientists has found a direct relationship between carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and global warming. The study was done by Damon Matthews, a professor in Concordia University's Department of Geography, Planning and the Environment, along with colleagues from Victoria and the UK.

June 6th, 2009 LONDON - Scholars have come up with a definition of 'global health', which is often confused with public health or international health. In a commentary, Dr.

June 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new report released by the Worldwatch Institute has said that agriculture could become a big part of the solution to global warming. According to a report in Environmental News Network (ENN), innovations in food production and land use that are ready to be put to work could reduce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to roughly 25 percent of global fossil fuel emissions and be managed to reduce carbon already in the atmosphere as well.

May 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has shown that shown that a biofuel eliminating even 10-percent of current gasoline pollutant emissions would have a beneficial impact on human health. While the focus of a shift from gasoline to biofuels has been on global warming, such a shift could also impact human health.

May 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The level of carbon emissions into the Earth's atmosphere will surge nearly 40 percent by 2030 if the governments can't force more limits on pollutants blamed for global warming, a US report said Wednesday. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) projected that energy consumption will increase 44 percent between 2006 and 2030, mainly because of higher demands from the developing world.

March 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The world's wealthiest nations should be responsible for China's pollution coming from exports, Chinese officials said amid talks with the US on how to combat global warming. China, the world's largest polluter together with the US, has a plan in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming even as its economy grows rapidly, said Li Gao, director of China's department of climate change.

March 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US will ask companies to report on their greenhouse-gas emissions that are blamed for global warming, setting the stage for government-imposed limits on climate pollution supported by President Barack Obama and long resisted by his predecessor. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tuesday said it will ask most major polluting firms to submit annual reports on their emissions levels beginning with 2010.

February 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama warned of an economic 'catastrophe' if lawmakers were unable to pass an unprecedented economic stimulus package and slammed Republicans for failing to recognise the outcome of the country's general election last year. 'A failure to act, and act now, will turn crisis into a catastrophe and guarantee a longer recession,' Obama warned Wednesday at the White House.