Posted on September 6th, 2010 by Green Assembly
TOKYO ~ Nineteen groups concerned with climate change have expressed their dismay at an article by leading biochar advocates.
The groups say the article, published in the science magazine Nature and posted online in the August edition of Nature Communications, proposes that an area larger than the land mass of India could be turned into charcoal [...]
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Posted on August 30th, 2010 by Green Assembly
TOKYO ~ Sustainable biochar production has the technical potential to make a substantial contribution to mitigating climate change, according to a report in Nature.
The report, one of the most objective and scientific ever undertaken, shows that maximum avoided emissions in the order of 1.8 Pg CO2-Ce annually, and of 130 Pg CO2-Ce over the course [...]
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Posted on November 2nd, 2008 by Green Assembly
TOKYO ~ The world is heading for an ecological “credit crunch” as human demands on the world’s natural capital reach nearly a third more than earth can sustain.
That is the stark warning contained in the latest edition of WWF’s Living Planet Report, a highly-respected statement of the planet’s health produced every two years.
In addition, global [...]
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Posted on October 19th, 2008 by Green Assembly
PHILIPPINES (Southeast Asia)
CO2 Emissions p.capita (tonnes) UN
World Ranking CO2 Emissions (p.capita) UN
EPI World Ranking Climate Change
TI World Ranking Corruption
TI Asia Ranking Corruption
Ratified Kyoto Protocol (year)
0.97
65
37
141
18
2003
Compiled by Green Assembly. Data sourced from the UN,Transparency International,and EPI
THE PHILIPPINES is one of the most corrupt countries in the world, and according to the [...]
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Posted on September 2nd, 2008 by Green Assembly
AUSTRALIA ~ Microscopic tooth-like fossils have helped an international team led by scientists from The Australian National University to demonstrate for the first time a link between a cooling climate and increasing biodiversity in ancient oceans almost 500 million years ago.
The team, headed by Dr Julie Trotter of the ANU Research School of Earth Sciences, [...]
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