The global warming, climate change, and the effect of greenhouse gases ...
Geoengineering (or Geoengineering) is the art (because it is more an art than a science currently) of trying to modify the climate, it is not necessarily a new science (see the Arte report above ) but it is becoming more and more important at the moment in order to limit global warming… with or without the approval of the populations… […]
Nano-Spike catalysis; Discovery of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory made a little ... by chance! The process makes it possible to obtain ethanol from CO2, electricity and water in the presence of a specific nano-catalyst called Nano-Spike. The reported return on electricity is 60 to 70%, which is acceptable provided renewable electricity is used (the process [...]
While France continues (almost) everything to rely on nuclear electricity ... countries are now, and regularly, beating records of production in renewable electricity! This month it is the turn of Portugal to realize a real tour de force of the renewable! A few days after Germany produced so much renewable electricity that producers [...]
Back to Copenhagen by R.Guillet Rémi Guillet is an ECN Engineer (ex ENSM), he graduated in 1966. He is a doctor in energy mechanics from the Univ. H. Poincaré Nancy 1 (2002) and has a DEA Economie Paris 13 (2001) Debate and analysis: the non-summit of Copenhagen Fire 2009, and 2010 opens its "solar" cycle. [...]
Gulf Stream, the Achilles heel of the climate. Documentary directed by Nicolas KOUTSIKAS and Stephan POULLE (48 minutes) The Gulf Stream is a "giant" natural heat pump whose thermal power is equivalent to 1 000 000 nuclear reactors and flow 150 times that of all rivers in the world! Learn more and [...]
An electric car emits CO2 and not a little! This is the confession, very honest, of a Mitsubishi official in front of France2 last week about the MiEV, electric car last born of the brand. The Mitsubishi MiEV is an 100% electric car that would emit, indirectly, taking into account only the manufacture of [...]
Geothermal energy: heat pumps and CO2, energy savings and CO2 emissions For our taste, geothermal energy is all too often presented as renewable and “green” energy. This article relates to surface geothermal energy, known as heat pumps, and not deep geothermal energy or the capture of deep heat networks which […]
Here is an answer to the black dossier of renewable energies published in Science and Life in March 2008. Here is the debate about this dossier which is at the origin of the following article. Science et Vie March 2008: black dossier on green energies This dossier makes entirely positive judgments on the potential […]
Green Guide to Alpine winter sports resorts Selective sewage treatment, wastewater treatment, development, renewable energies, public transport or social actions ... as many alternatives of sustainable development that are emerging and that can be supported in the resort. By the Green Guide of mountain resorts, the association wishes to encourage responsible mountain practices, [...]
What are the CO2 emissions by source or sector of human activity in the world? Sources: IEA, IPCC and Jancovici Find out more: - CO2 emissions per inhabitant and by country - CO2 emissions by country and by electric kWh in Europe - CO2 emissions per liter of fuel: petrol, diesel or lpg - forums Warming […]
Here is a map of the world of CO2 emissions per capita and by country (click to enlarge) Source: Photographic documentation n ° 8053: Sustainable development. What geographic challenges? (authors: Yvette Veyret, Gérard Granier) In more detail: CO2 emissions per electric kWh in Europe and CO2 or GHG emissions by […]
Project Castor, how to capture CO2? IFP summary document. At present it would be better to invest not in CO2 capture projects, which are economically difficult to produce, but in CO2, especially with micro-algae. Indeed; CO2 can be a resource for new generation biofuels. In […]
What are the CO2 emissions depending on the fuel you use: petrol, diesel (fuel oil) or LPG? In kg of CO2 per liter of fuel This page is the practical application and summary of the page on the combustion equations of alkanes, H2O and CO2 We invite the attentive reader to read this page to find out […]
A very well done documentary fiction to better understand the enormous influence of oil on our lives ... Released in November 2006. Learn more: - oil and fossil fuels Forum - Discuss this documentary
What is the pollution of skiing and winter sports? Carbon footprint of an Alpine winter sports resort. Detailed calculations of greenhouse gas emissions and skiing practice Study carried out between May 2007 and September 2007 by the Mountain Riders Association at the Saint Martin de Belleville resort […]
Animation of the temperatures of the globe since 1884. We can see constant variations but the last years are largely in the "red" ... Read more: forum climate change and global warming Source Download the file (a newsletter subscription may be required): NASA Earth temperature animation
By Viktor Danilov-Danilian, director of the Institute for Water Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, for RIA Novosti Climate change on our planet is becoming less and less predictable. We keep calculating the losses caused by abnormal heat waves, floods, droughts, hurricanes and tornadoes. According to the ministry […]
This article is the continuation of the article: Cooling the Earth to fight against global warming To learn more and debate: cooling the Earth against global warming and climate change with global geoengineering: fiction or reality? Global geoengineering or global climate manipulation “Current climate policy seems […]
Our planet Earth soon air conditioned? by Joëlle Pénochet Find out more and debate: cooling the earth against global warming and climate change with global geoengineering: fiction or reality? All major studies published recently predict that climate change - announced over thirty years ago by several official reports, personalities […]
Project of Technological Research carried out by Christophe Martz at the ENSAIS and supported at the end of January 2001. It is a study of congestion in urban centers and an inventory of the various technological solutions that could improve air quality and traffic conditions in urban centers. Unanimous conclusion: the organization and the behaviors of [...]
What is the global consumption of primary energy, its evolution since the beginning of the industrial era and the different sources of energy used by humanity? The answers to these 3 questions are in the graph below (click on the image to enlarge): Evolution of “commercial” energy consumption in millions of Tons of oil equivalent. Sources: Schilling & […]
QUESTION: How much, in terms of greenhouse effect, does the piece of meat that I have on my plate cost? ANSWER: According to Jean-Marc Jancovici, the kg of veal is equivalent to a car journey of 220 km! The suckling lamb: 180 km! Beef: 70 km! Pork: 30 km! Eat veal […]
Warming: Permafrost at Risk Up to 90% of the permafrost in the polar regions of Canada, Russia and Alaska could disappear by 2100 due to global warming, much sooner, in fact, than researchers have so far predicted. This is revealed by a study by the American research center […]
Or how EdF manages to lobby to counter the standards concerning the temperature of the cooling water of its atomic power plants. Introduction The 2003 heat wave had revealed it, the 2006 heat wave confirmed it: nuclear power plants are very sensitive to an above-average ambient temperature! Reason: […]
The climate can change suddenly due to natural or human-made forces Keywords: climate change, temperature, biosphere, glaciers, studies. Results of a study of ice cores collected in tropical zones For the first time, glaciologists compared elements found in ice cores collected in the Andes […]
Keywords: global warming, climate, human activities, consequences, temperatures, ecosystem. Read part 1: definition of the greenhouse effect Role of human activity in the greenhouse effect Most greenhouse gases (GHG) are of natural origin. But some of them are solely due to human activity or see their […]
Definition and actors of the greenhouse effect Keywords: definition, global warming, climate, climate, albedo, GWP, carbon equivalent, Earth, ecosystem, global… Definition: what is the greenhouse effect? The greenhouse effect is a natural process of global warming that takes place in the Earth's radiative and thermal balance. It is […]
According to the vast majority of experts, the increase in greenhouse gases makes it inevitable global warming. After a presentation of the greenhouse effect, this document addresses the responsibility for road transport and the need for a profound transformation of this sector. PDF document, 20 pages, 1,1 Mo. Visit the website EducAuto.org and [...]
To reduce France's national oil consumption and energy dependence and to fight against climate change, the government has implemented various measures to promote more energy-efficient vehicles: energy label, strengthening of the vehicle tax credit particulars, taxation on the registration certificate and tax on [...]
On March 15 the first installation in the world was launched in Denmark to remove carbon dioxide from the fumes escaping from a coal-fired power plant. Perhaps a significant advance in the fight against greenhouse gases. The Castor CO2 Capture Project
Transport in France: some aspects and key figures Keywords: transport, road, heavy goods vehicles, impact, ADEME, environment Introduction In a context where climate change and rising energy prices have become a reality, the transport sector is must initiate reflection and concrete actions to guarantee the competitiveness of […]
The biggest project in the world to capture carbon dioxide Keywords: Beaver, CO2, sequestration, capture, capture, capture, reduction, optimization, clean plant, greenhouse effect, fight Learn more: - Summary document on capture of CO2 - Castor Landfill Project on forums: debates, ideas, economic viability? Bigger […]
by Hervé Le Treut, Jean-Marc Jancovici Flammarion, 2004 Summary: Since the appearance of life, man is the first species able to disrupt the climatic conditions prevailing on Earth. In less than a century, the increase in the greenhouse effect, a consequence of an increasing use of energy, is likely to cause an unprecedented warming of […]
A report on the 13h News of France2 on 30 November 2005. The report mentions the disturbing release of CO2 by peat bogs. Indeed; A study showed that the soil currently rejected twice as much CO2 as there are 25 years ago. In other words: the soil absorbs [...]
Report broadcast on the news at 13 p.m. of France2 on November 30, 2005. Keywords: global warming, consequence, soil, environment, runaway The report evokes the worrying release of CO2 from peatlands. Indeed; a study has shown that the soil now releases twice as much CO2 as it did 25 years ago. In other words […]
The sensitivity of ecosystems to global change Keywords: changes, climate, biodiversity, species, threat, studies A study carried out by several European laboratories, including the Alpine Ecology Laboratory (CNRS - Université Grenoble 1 - Université Chambery), shows that the sensitivity of ecosystems to global change could increase the vulnerability of certain European regions by the […]
The second edition of "Earth, end of Party? Is now available as a printed book. This is a synthesis work and the method of analysis and forecasting used was tested with - alas, this is not good news - a total success this summer. As I had calculated a few months more [...]
Inventory of large combustion plants in France according to the 88 / 609 / CEE and 2001 / 80 / CE directives - Presentation and summary of the results. This report provides a reminder of the definitions used in the Inventory of Large Combustion Plants, as well as detailed results by region, industry and fuel category. Download the file (a [...]
Departmentalized inventory of air pollutant emissions in France by CITEPA. This report presents the departmental inventory of atmospheric emissions for metropolitan France. The programs are presented by department and region. They are also reported to the population and the area, in the form of tables and maps. This document therefore includes [...]
Inventory of greenhouse gas emissions in France under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change by CITEPA, December 2007. The data presented apply to the geographical, temporal and sectoral fields defined specifically in this context and may therefore differ from those corresponding to other definitions established [...]
Here is the full text of the Kyoto Protocol. Keywords: kyoto protocol, text, full, emission level, CO2 KYOTO PROTOCOL TO THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE The Parties to this Protocol, Being Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change (hereinafter referred to as the “Convention”), Anxious to achieve […]
Energy jackpot or hell bomb? The challenge of "burning ice" Keywords: energy, resources, gas hydrate, methane hydrates, environment, greenhouse effect, runaway We found billions of cubic meters of gas at the bottom of the oceans. Enough to solve all energy problems. The risk: making global warming […]
The two Arctic engines operating the Gulf Stream are showing signs of weakness. A heating failure in Europe is therefore becoming clear, despite global warming. "The chimneys have almost all disappeared!" With his mouth like an old sea bass, Peter Wadhams has certainly had to face serious grains during his existence […]
Studying the relationships between people, seas and climate The oceans provide cheap food for many people on the planet. As a result, the economic weight of fishing is considerable. However, for several years now, we have seen a stagnation in this windfall which seemed inexhaustible, as well as a general decrease in size […]
Experts are warning: ecosystem changes continue to worsen and jeopardize achievement of global development goals World Resources Institute press release, 30/03/05 London, March 2005 - landmark study published today today reveals that around 60% of the services provided by ecosystems and which allow life on […]
“CO2solidaire” to offset its GHG emissions Transforming greenhouse gas emissions generated by its transport (plane, car or domestic activity) into donations for development programs in southern countries, this is the idea proposed by the CO2solidaire.org website. An awareness and empowerment project for individuals […]
Black scenario at the White House. If the Gulf Stream stops… Global warming + melting of the poles = stopping of the ocean current + panic on the planet. This is the equation given by two American researchers to George W. Bush, who hastened ... to bury it! Some reports are chilling. The one written by Peter Schwartz and Doug […]
Following the application of the Kyoto protocol on Wednesday, February 16, 2005, the main French media created a real media tidal wave vis-à-vis the Kyoto protocol. However, nothing new emerges from these articles except information that has been heard over and over again. So many articles, for a […]
Scientists present a calendar of global warming Keywords: global warming, climate, planing, evolution, dates, estimates February 2, 2005, a scientist from the German Research Institute for Climate Change in Postdam - the largest research institute German in this area - presented a detailed schedule of the effects that […]
250 million years ago, climate change responsible for the great extinction The Permian extinction The Permian extinction is the greatest mass extinction that affected the biosphere. It occurred 250 million years ago and marks the limit between the Permian and the Triassic, therefore the limit between the primary era (Paleozoic) […]
