Archive for November 25th, 2005

Carbon Dioxide highest for 650,000 years

25th 2005f November, 2005, Jez

As reported in a BBC article, current levels of both Carbon Dioxide and Methane are the highest they’ve been in 650 millenia.
The European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica (Epica) drilled 3¼km into an Antarctic region called Dome Concordia, retrieving samples which contain trapped air from the time the ice formed.
“One of the most important [...]

UK DEFRA: ETS Phase II Plans

25th 2005f November, 2005, Peter

The UK Government has announced interim decisions regarding the scope and operation of Phase II of the European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Details are available from the DEFRA website (see news announcement of 2005/11/24).
To quote from the summary of the document:
“The Environment Agency will be contacting installations in England and Wales shortly to collect [...]