How many trees does it take to offset U.S. CO2 emissions?
The answer? Almost 467 billion! I was looking through the EPA’s Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks (yes, I peruse reports like that out of pure interest; what of it?) and […]
Tag Archives: greenhouse gases
Testing Out Cap-and-Trade in California
You may have heard: California recently held its first auction for carbon dioxide emissions credits. The auction was orchestrated by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) as part of the […]
Climate Expected to Warm More Rapidly Without Action
A number of disturbing climate figures have been released in the past few days and weeks: CO2 levels continue to rise, other greenhouse gas (GHG) levels are reaching record highs, […]
