ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Carbon storage recovers faster than plant biodiversity in re-growing tropical forests

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News   Carbon storage recovers faster than plant biodiversity in re-growing tropical forests Posted: 05 Nov 2013 04:46 PM PST A new study of re-growing tropical forests has concluded that plant biodiversity takes longer to recover than carbon storage following major disturbances such as clearance for farming. …

Nexus 2014: Water, Food, Climate and Energy Conference

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Call for AbstractsNexus 2014: Water, Food, Climate and Energy Conference March 4–7, 2014 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC USA The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will host the Nexus 2014: Water, Food, Climate and Energy Conference on March 3-7, …

Cleantech News from CleanTechnica: Department Of Defense Launches Attack On Climate Change

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Cleantech News from CleanTechnica Department Of Defense Launches Attack On Climate Change Estonia Is 1st Country In The World To Install Nationwide System Of Fast Chargers For EVs LEDs Without Heavy Metals, Silicon Nanocrystal Multicolor LEDs Created 2012 Solar Predictions Reviewed Solar Frontier Predicts 50% Cut In Price Of Its …

Cutting carbon emissions 5%/year could cut climate damage by 2/3

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

Nature: Strict Limits On Carbon Pollution Could Reduce Some Climate Change Damage By Two-Thirds Posted as Guest blog on ThinkProgress.org/climate: 14 Jan 2013 09:33 AM PST Emissions would need to peak in 2016 and drop 5%/year through 2050   University of Reading news release   Tough limits on global emissions of greenhouse gases …