Global News May 2011

Comment Global Leaked document reveals Rio + 20 sustainable development goals, 10 January Rio + 20 must empower the grassroots, 8 December Oil will decline shortly after 2015, says former oil expert of International Energy Agency, January 5 topic How the European Program to Reduce Carbon Pollution From Aviation Works, Jake Schmidt, 1/5/12 place, topic David Pencheon: Sustainability by stealth – 8 steps to heaven, 13 Dec topic Local CO2 Mapping Takes Off (With Your Help!), John Geraci, November 29 Please Stop Talking About Global Warming, John Geraci, November 17 topic, topic ________ References

Energy-related carbon-dioxide emissions in 2010 the highest in history, according to latest estimates by the International Energy Agency, 30 May After a dip in 2009 caused by the global financial crisis, emissions are estimated to have climbed to a record 30.6 Gigatonnes (Gt), a 5% jump from the previous record year in 2008, when levels reached 29.3 Gt. topic

Seattle Launches Online Yellow Pages Opt Out Registry, 10 May topic, place

Net transfer in emissions from developing to developed countries through international trade increased from 0.4 billion tonnes of CO₂ in 1990 to 1.6 billion tonnes in 2008. This exceeds the 0.7 billion tonne reduction that developed nations must make each year to meet their Kyoto targets, say the authors of a recent study published in US scientific journal Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences. 4 May topic

Transparent Solar Cells Can Turn Windows into Solar Panels. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say they have created a new class of transparent photovoltaic cells that can turn windows into solar panels. 1st May topic

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