http://www.environmentalleader.com The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:24:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/climate-scientists-alleged-to-have-manipulated-data/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/climate-scientists-alleged-to-have-manipulated-data/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:42:15 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27748 Thousands of sensitive documents and emails including some climate change docs dating back a decade ago that indicate scientists may be overstating the case for global warming by manipulating data were stolen from Britain’s Hadley Climate Research Unit by Russian hackers, according to many news reports and blogs. The release of 1,000 emails and 3,000 documents [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/climate-scientists-alleged-to-have-manipulated-data/feed/ 13 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/wwf-wri-make-last-minute-pitches-on-climate-change/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/wwf-wri-make-last-minute-pitches-on-climate-change/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:33:01 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27758 As the clock ticks down to the Copenhagen talks, two prominent environmental advocacy groups are making their final pitches to encourage world leaders to adopt a climate deal. The World Wildlife Federation, along with Allianz, has issued an interactive online application that reveals “tipping points” on climate change, while the World Resources Institute has issued a [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/wwf-wri-make-last-minute-pitches-on-climate-change/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/s-america-takes-most-urgent-view-of-copenhagen-talks/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/s-america-takes-most-urgent-view-of-copenhagen-talks/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:39:33 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27646 People in South America view a global climate deal as having more urgency than people in other parts of the world. About 99 percent of South Americans surveyed by World Wide Views on Global Warming. That compares to about 93 percent of those in Europe, 92 percent of those Oceana, 91 percent of those in Africa and [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/s-america-takes-most-urgent-view-of-copenhagen-talks/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/fossil-fuel-emissions-rose-29-since-2000/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/fossil-fuel-emissions-rose-29-since-2000/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:42:07 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27625 A report (PDF) by scientists shows that emissions are outpacing the ability of ocean and land carbon sinks to soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). They are concerned that if natural sinks can’t keep pace with the increased CO2 emission then the impacts of global [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/fossil-fuel-emissions-rose-29-since-2000/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/canada-delays-ghg-emissions-regs-russia-ups-emissions-cuts/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/canada-delays-ghg-emissions-regs-russia-ups-emissions-cuts/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:01:49 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27594 Add Canada to a growing list of countries that want to wait until a global climate deal is struck and the United States decides how it will regulate emissions before they regulate their own greenhouse gas emissions. Earlier this week, New Zealand made a similar announcement. There also appears to be some widespread discussion over [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/canada-delays-ghg-emissions-regs-russia-ups-emissions-cuts/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/e-waste-on-the-rise-while-electronics-makers-ramp-up-recycling-efforts/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/e-waste-on-the-rise-while-electronics-makers-ramp-up-recycling-efforts/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:00:16 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27342 Transboundary movement of hazardous waste shows a disastrous accumulation of e-waste, roughly about 6 billion tons, according to an upcoming report from the Basel Convention, reports RedOrbit. Part of the accumulation is attributed to increasing demand for electronic gaming, high definition TVs and smart cars, according to the article. But some consumer electronics manufactures like [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/e-waste-on-the-rise-while-electronics-makers-ramp-up-recycling-efforts/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/consensus-no-climate-deal-at-copenhagen/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/consensus-no-climate-deal-at-copenhagen/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:52:45 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27325 The decision by some world leaders to not seek a binding climate change agreement in Copenhagen has dealt a significant setback to efforts leading up to December’s meeting, reports the Wall Street Journal. Instead, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has proposed to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders a politically binding agreement that would commit to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/consensus-no-climate-deal-at-copenhagen/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/13/only-sustainable-development-for-u-s-is-low-carbon-development/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/13/only-sustainable-development-for-u-s-is-low-carbon-development/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:13:33 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27029 Todd Stern, State Department Special Envoy for Climate Change, testifies at the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on “Copenhagen and Beyond: Is there a Successor to the Kyoto Protocol?” Stern says that developing countries will be resistant to setting emissions targets because they feel that more developed countries created the problem of climate change. “The only sustainable [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/13/only-sustainable-development-for-u-s-is-low-carbon-development/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/10/nations-argue-over-co2-emissions-cuts-audits/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/10/nations-argue-over-co2-emissions-cuts-audits/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:45:14 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26995 The measurement, reporting and auditing of greenhouse gas emissions by each country is a key focus of U.N. climate negotiations leading up to climate talks in Copenhagen in December, reports Reuters. Rich nations are under pressure to cut their emissions 25-40 percent below 1990 levels by 2020 and spend billions in aid and green technology for [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/10/nations-argue-over-co2-emissions-cuts-audits/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/study-finds-more-value-in-peat-co2-credits/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/study-finds-more-value-in-peat-co2-credits/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:36:39 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26940 Carbon-rich peatlands may trap more greenhouse gases than first thought, driving up their potential value on the carbon market, according to a new study, reports Reuters. Huge amounts of greenhouse gases are released when peatlands are logged or drained for agriculture, and even more when the dried bogs catch fire and release toxic haze into the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/study-finds-more-value-in-peat-co2-credits/feed/ 0