Showing posts with label Green Carbon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Green Carbon. Show all posts

Monday, August 25, 2008

Lib Dems outline plan for energy independence by 2050

By James Murray on News

James Murray, BusinessGreen, Thursday 21 August 2008 at 16:10:00

Call for an investment programme on a scale of the Apollo projects as party pledges to increase pressure on government to toughen up Climate Bill

The Liberal Democrats today set out ambitious plans to slash UK carbon emissions and attain energy independence by 2050 through a massive scaling up of renewable and carbon capture technologies....

Thursday, August 7, 2008

The role of natural forests in carbon storage

Green carbon: the role of natural forests in carbon storage, part 1 - a green carbon account of Australia’s south-eastern Eucalypt forests, and policy implications
Brendan G. Mackey, Heather Keith, Sandra L. Berry and David B. Lindenmayer / ANU E Press
The colour of carbon matters. Green carbon is the carbon stored in the plants and soil of natural ecosystems and is a vital part of the global carbon cycle. This report is the first in a series that examines the role of natural forests in the storage of carbon, the impacts of human activities, and the implications for climate change policy. Posted 06-08-2008