]> Blog Articles Tagged with 'carbon-sequestration' at http://www.greenedia.com http://www.greenedia.com/tags/carbon-sequestration Blog Articles Tagged with 'carbon-sequestration' at http://www.greenedia.com en New Cement Eats CO2 - Fights Global Warming http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/154543?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Cement: From Carbon Source to Carbon Sink?Lloyd has written before about cement as the unheralded polluter - in fact some estimates suggest that cement manufacture may be responsible for more global greenhouse emissions than the entire aviation... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/154543?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:52:42 -0500 Earth Policy Institute: Planting Trees and Managing Soils to Sequester Carbon http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/154570?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration By Lester R. BrownAs of 2007, the shrinking forests in the tropical regions were releasing 2.2 billion tons of carbon per year. Meanwhile, expanding forests in the temperate regions were absorbing 0.7 billion tons of carbon annually. On balance, a ne... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/154570?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:24:00 -0500 The Next Secretary of Energy: Will He Flinch & Cave to the Fossil Fuel Culture? http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/r-squared-energy-blog/153207?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration The following guest submission is from a poster who wishes to be identified as 'Silverthorne-Cebes', and describes himself as: Economist, retired; passionate about; ocean energy, development of eco-batteries for transportation, global debt repudiati... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/r-squared-energy-blog/153207?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:27:00 -0500 European conquest of the Americas may have driven global cooling http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153432?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Recovery of forests following the collapse of human populations in the Americas after the arrival of Europeans may have driven the period of global cooling from 1500-1750 known as the Little Ice Age, report researchers speaking at the annual meeting ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153432?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:28:00 -0500 Biochar and its Role in Mitigating Climate Change http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153436?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration The growing concerns about climate change have brought biochar, a charcoal produced from biomass combustion, into limelight. Biochar is a carbon-rich, fine-grained residue which can be produced either by ancient techniques (such as covering burning b... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153436?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:37:00 -0500 Carbon Sequestration in Practice http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/r-squared-energy-blog/152450?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration First of its Kind: Sequestered Carbon in Sneek, the NetherlandsBack in March, I left my job with ConocoPhillips to become the Engineering Director for London-based Accsys Technologies, PLC (but my work is focused within the wholly-owned Titan Wood su... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/r-squared-energy-blog/152450?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:52:00 -0500 Rainforests continue to fall but hope may rest in a market solution http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153447?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Environmentalists attempting to preserve the vanishing Amazon rain forest now confront a stark paradox: Never before have they succeeded in protecting so much of the world's largest tropical forest, yet never before has so much of it simultaneously b... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153447?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:30:39 -0500 Deal on forests falls short http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153450?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration A deal reached Wednesday in Poznan to include forests in future climate treaties is a positive step but falls short of the progress needed to get the REDD (reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation) mechanism on track for incorporation in... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153450?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:30:39 -0500 Macedonians plant six million trees in one day http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153453?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration While the world meets in Poznan, Poland to discuss actions related to global warming, the small Republic of Macedonia has already achieved an impressive goal. On November 19th, thousands of Macedonians took part in planting trees in a massive refores... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153453?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:30:39 -0500 What allows rainforests to grow so wildly? http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153454?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Molybdenum, a rare trace element, is the secret to rainforests' lush growth, reports research published in the journal Nature Geoscience.... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153454?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:30:39 -0500 Africa calls for full-range of bio-carbon as climate solution http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153455?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration A coalition of 26 African countries is calling for the inclusion of carbon credits generated through afforestation, reforestation, agroforestry, reduced soil tillage, and sustainable agricultural practices in future climate agreements.... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153455?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:30:39 -0500 Indigenous people win voice in climate negotiations http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153457?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Negotiators at U.N. climate conference have struck a deal to give forest-dependent people a voice in determining the role forest conservation will play future agreements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reports the Associated Press (AP). The agre... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153457?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:30:39 -0500 Another Way to Skin the Carbon Cat http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/152135?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration by Richard T. StuebiThe challenges associated with climate change are so daunting -- so much emission reductions to achieve, so much money to invest in energy efficiency and low/zero-carbon energy technologies and infrastructure, and so little time t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/152135?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:19:00 -0500 New standards ensure forest carbon projects protect indigenous people, biodiversity http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153463?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration The Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA) has released its second edition of its CCB Standard for certifying land-based carbon offset projects.... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153463?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:30:39 -0500 Peru seeks $200 million to save its rainforests http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153464?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Peru is seeking $200 million in international contributions over the next ten years to cut deforestation to zero, reports BBC News.... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153464?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:30:39 -0500 In Poznan, France pushes initiative to save rainforests http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153465?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration As talks for incorporating forest conservation into an international climate treaty stall in Poznan, Poland due to technical debates, France has proposed an aggressive effort to address deforestation and forest degradation through the establishment o... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153465?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:30:39 -0500 Betting on Biochar to Solve Our Super CO2 Imbalance http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/151847?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Nope, it's not biochar production you are witnessing but Polish charcoal making! Photo ecksunderscore @ flickr.UN climate talks are bogged down in Poznan, Poland, partly by Polish insistence that a new EU climate deal give them concessions to allow t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/151847?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Sun, 07 Dec 2008 07:50:16 -0500 Biochar gets some attention at Poznan as a measurable way of sequestering carbon http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/151458?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration What's a promising way of removing carbon from the atmosphere? Scientists attending climate talks in Poznan, Poland, are trying to sell the idea of biochar, a type of charcoal produced when biomass like agricultural and forest residue is baked ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/151458?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:50:21 -0500 REDD faces challenges but can succeed, says report http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153466?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), a forest policy think tank, today released its assessment on the proposed REDD (reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation) mechanism for slowing climate change.... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153466?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:30:39 -0500 Little progress on avoided deforestation at climate meeting in Poland http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153467?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Climate talks in Poland are failing to make progress on a proposed mechanism to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation, reports a forest policy group from the negotiations.... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/153467?rsstype=tag&tag=carbon-sequestration Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:30:39 -0500