A November 2009 report by international researchers who are also part of “Global Carbon Project” and published by Nature Geoscience shows an increase in CO2 emissions of 2.0% from 2007, 29% from 2000 and 41% above emissions in 1990. Another report by the International Energy Agency confirmed that China is by far the world largest CO2 emitter ahead of the USA. However, the USA still leads the CO2 emissions per capita ahead of Australia and Canada. These reports have highlighted several frightening trends: Continue Reading »

COP15 (MOP5 – AWG KP10) / AWG LCA8 = <+2 degrees

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AWG LCA8 + AWG KP10 – (COP15 x MOP5) = 350 ppm CO2

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Congratulations to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and former US VP. Al Gore, winners of the 2007 Peace Nobel Prize … “for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change”.
But it is the Nobel Peace Prize that was awarded, and truly so, the Norwegian committee recognized that the effect of climate change increases the chance of conflicts as natural resources are becoming scarce and countries or ethnics will fight to access these resources. Looking at the list of Nobel Prize Winners, I believe this is the first time that this prestigious – although sometimes controversial – distinction has been awarded for the sake of conflict prevention. Continue Reading »