You might be surprised to know how much greenhouse gas is released when a doctor administers anaesthetic gas. Marcy Cuttler writes on the CBC website about efforts to reduce the carbon footprint. How some doctors want to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the operating room In the moments before a patient undergoes surgery, chances … Continue reading Some doctors are finding ways to reduce GHG emissions in operating rooms
Category: GHG emissions
Most European companies have no target for reducing their greenhouse gas emissions
According to the annual Carbon Disclosure Project report, only one in three firms have climate goals set to go beyond 2025. Arthur Neslen explains in an article in The Guardian. How concerned should we be? Majority of European firms have no CO2 reduction targets Most European companies have no target for reducing their greenhouse … Continue reading Most European companies have no target for reducing their greenhouse gas emissions
Many countries essentially outsourcing their carbon pollution overseas
Effectively ‘outsourcing’ GHG emissions by importing energy-intensive products instead of producing them domestically is not a new concept. However, Brad Plumer explains in an article in the New York Times that dealing with imported emissions remains a thorny problem that must be addressed globally. What are your views? You’ve Heard of Outsourced Jobs, but Outsourced … Continue reading Many countries essentially outsourcing their carbon pollution overseas
Aviation and the energy transition
While we are starting to see some technical advances, aviation is still a major concern as we look for every opportunity to reduce GHG emissions. Ryan Katz-Rosene, assistant professor at the University of Ottawa’s School of Political Studies writes a good article in the Policy Options website about the policy dilemma. The policy dilemma … Continue reading Aviation and the energy transition
Have we passed a turning point in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
While greenhouse gas concentrations have crossed 400 parts per million on a temporary basis many times, scientists believe that we have now passed that symbolic level and we will not be seeing it drop. Chris Mooney writes in the Washington Post about latest developments. What do you think it will take for it to decrease … Continue reading Have we passed a turning point in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
The “biosphere” now a “net source” of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere
Chris Mooney writes in the Washington Post about a new study that discusses the hidden driver of climate change that we too often ignore. Humans are making global warming worse, all right — but in more ways than you think That’s the result of an important new study in Nature, which finds that the … Continue reading The “biosphere” now a “net source” of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere
