Archive for December 17th, 2005

New England to cap-and-trade

17th 2005f December, 2005, Peter

In a sign of support for carbon emissions trading, 7 north-east US states are negotiating to sign an agreement to cap greenhouse gas emissions from electric power stations and permit them to trade in allowances. The states are Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Vermont, with Massachusetts a possible [...]

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Sadly, another record year!

17th 2005f December, 2005, Peter

According to the Financial Times, the UK Meteorological Office predicts that, for the Northen Hemisphere, 2005 is likely to be hottest on record. If so, “the 10 warmest years on record will all have occurred within the last 11 years.”
A BBC article states that it was the hottest year on record for the [...]

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