The Bush administration is working towards a new goal for helping developing nations to reduce their carbon emissions: a US plan to succeed the Kyoto Protocol in 2012 is hoping to include some of the world’s largest emitters in a scheme forcing them to try to reduce emissions as far as possible in exchange for [...]

Bloomberg reports that the largest Brazilian city will be selling Carbon Emission Permits for the first time on the 27th September. An equivalent of 808,450 tons of CO2 in permits gained through the city’s Clean Development Mechanisms will be sold, with a minimum bid price that will be set at a 40% discount rate of [...]

A BBC article tells how the Brazilian President ‘Lula’ has announced figures that show that deforestation in the Amazon has slowed by 25% to the lowest rates since 2000. This has been granted due to increased measures against illegal logging and environmental policies. Deforestation is responsible for 75% of Brazil’s CO2 emissions, as new land [...]

Al Gore announced yesterday how some of the largest carbon emitters have spent millions in order to create opinions in the public that contradict growing evidence that global warming is happening, and is induced by man. He compared their efforts to the tobacco industry years ago.
The Guardian reported, Al Gore suggests that developing countries like [...]

Human activities now significantly influence global rainfall patterns, according to a brief story in The Economist, reporting work published in the journal Nature.
“MANKIND is influencing how much it rains, according to researchers led by Xuebin Zhang of Environment Canada. More rain and snow is falling in Canada, Britain and northern Europe, two-thirds of which is [...]