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Air & Climate E-Zine August 2013 |
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| This Month´s Featured Articles, Papers & Reports |
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Fossil Fuel Use Pushes Carbon Dioxide Emissions into Dangerous Territory
Increasing global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), a heat-trapping gas, are pushing the world into dangerous territory, closing the window of time to avert the worst consequences of higher temperatures, such as melting ice and rising seas. Since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels have grown exponentially. Despite wide agreement by governments on the need to limit emissions, the rate of increase ratcheted up from less than 1 percent each year in the ... | ||
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Cutting Carbon through Industrial Energy Efficiency: The Case of Midwest Pulp and Paper Mills
While manufacturing is a critical part of the U.S. economy, it’s struggled over the last several years—both financially and environmentally. Overall U.S. manufacturing employment has dropped by more than one-third since 2000. Meanwhile, U.S. industry—of which manufacturing is the largest component—still uses more energy than any other sector and serves as the largest source of U.S. and global greenhouse gas emissions. The good news is that energy efficiency can help ... | ||
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