Effects of Global Warming - Latest Effects of Global Warming News - Go Green Toolshed » Blog Archive » Eco-Libris Blog: Green Book of ...

Posted by Rolf Joho on May 4th, 2010 filed in Effects of Global Warming


New Spring Collection

I hope you’ve been enjoying my posts lately. I thought I might do something different today and rustle up a few bits of info from around the WWW. These are some of the news items and blog posts that have been popular over the last few weeks. Leave me your thoughts.

Go Green Toolshed » Blog Archive » Eco-Libris blog: Green book of …

Award-winning science writer Seymour Simon teams up with the Smithsonian Institution to give you a full-color photographic introduction to the causes and effects of global warming and climate change. What we think about it? …

Go Green Toolshed » Blog Archive » The Mountain Murmur » Blog …

effects of global warming March 29th, 2010. Effects of Global Warming Felt in Jackson Hole Posted on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010. Yesterday we awoke in Jackson Hole to fresh snow on the ground. it was actually a strange sight, …

YID With LID: Global Warming Moonbats React Icely to Reports of …

Dr David Whitehouse, of the Global Warming Policy Foundation think-tank, said: “it does seem that the sea ice is returning to 'average' after the record lows of 2007 and 2008. There has been a definite recovery trend since then so far …

Hope you enjoy the read as much as I did and please if you have something to say, use the comments form below to let everyone know your thoughts.

Have a great day!

Also known as the Global Warming Solutions Act, AB 32 needs to operate carefully within its specific principles to maintain its effectiveness. As hard-line approach to the reduction of global warming can be admirable, it also places threats to companies who might resort to placing investments elsewhere.

There is a chance that unless California’s administration and regulatory bodies assuage the worries of both existing, domesticated organizations and those seeking to do business in the state, new initiatives could stall or be reversed. As always, education is key and as the AB 32 legislation approaches some of its more important benchmark targets, this is more necessary than ever.

If the Global Warming Solutions Act, code-named AB 32, is to be truly effective, it must operate within a number of carefully defined objectives and principles. The AB 32 could bring stark challenges to the economic growth of California, being the most populous country in the United States.

It poses a big challenge to still maintain a neutral environment with the implementation of the Global Warming Solutions Act as companies which are based in California might be pressed hardly by this law? The very regulation requires that regulations introduced to reduce emissions be both “cost-effective and “technologically feasible.” This is surely easier said than done. It’s important to maintain this philosophy however if jobs are going to be safeguarded in the interest of consumers and business.

Many view changes as threats, but they must always be viewed as opportunities by the forward thinking business man. As the ultimate aim is to hasten energy efficiency, AB 32 legislation introduces several market-based caps and other incentives, including a number of restrictions. A company that goes further than the letter of the law and becomes even more energy-efficient will by definition reduce its carbon emissions and become more competitive in its marketplace anyway.

Should there be a nationwide cap and trade and market driven legislation that will be introduced, the California Global Warming Solutions Act definitely holds together. AB 32 in California was signed into law in 2006 and is thus quite far ahead of the game, while nationwide legislation is only now being considered in the US Senate and will likely take many years to “crank up”.

In the United Kingdom, countrywide cap and trade programs are now being introduced. It is believed by many that any form of market manipulation like this can be the most equitable form of reducing energy use and its consequent carbon emissions and that a network that’s linked worldwide which have the same schemes will be needed in order to attain the aims of the projects by environmentalist.

As written, AB 32 legislation seeks to reduce carbon emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2020. This represented a 25% reduction when the law was introduced in 2006. Looking further ahead, much more aggressive action is anticipated with a reduction of 80% deemed to be achievable by the year 2050.

Business leaders should ensure that they are as educated as possible in the intricacies of AB 32, most especially if they have operations in the state of California. Competitively minded leaders should pay attention to how innovative organizations are preparing for the impact of the legislation.

About The Author

Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32) — To better understand the refrigerant gas management regulations and the expected CARB program requirements, you may need to review its three main areas: (1) purpose, (2) applicability, and (3) definitions. Learn about Sustainability Resource Planning (SRP) software from Verisae at http://www.verisae.com/page/1/home.jsp

New Spring Collection


Related Blogs

Related Reading:

Changing Ecosystems: Effects of Global WarmingChanging Ecosystems: Effects of Global Warming
Nasco - Global Warming: Effects BookTakes a critical and scientific look at global warming and what can be done to reduce it. Helps students separate fact from fiction in popular accounts in order to make informed decisions about products and lifestyle choices that affect the Earth. Written using simplified language and vocabulary that is easier for students to understand. Reading passages, comprehension questions, hands-on activities, and six overhead transparencies are all provided. 60 pages. Grades 5-8.
Real Life Teens: Teens & Global WarmingReal Life Teens: Teens & Global Warming
Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years, Updated and Expanded EditionUnstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years, Updated and Expanded EditionSinger and Avery present—in popular language supported by in-depth scientific evidence—the compelling concept that global temperatures have been rising mostly or entirely because of a natural cycle. Using historic data from two millennia of recorded history combined with the natural physical records found in ice cores, seabed sediment, cave stalagmites, and tree rings, Unstoppable Global Warming argues that the 1,500 year solar-driven cycle that has always controlled the earth's climate remains the driving force in the current warming trend.

Trillions of dollars spent on reducing fossil fuel use would have no effect on today's rising temperatures. The public policy key, Singer and Avery propose, is adaptation, not fruitless attempts at prevention. Further, they offer convincing evidence that civilization's most successful eras have coincided with the cycle's warmest peaks. With the added benefit of modern technology, humanity can not only survive global climate change, but thrive.
Global Warming: Understanding the ForecastGlobal Warming: Understanding the ForecastGlobal Warming: Understanding the Forecast is a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of global warming. Written in an accessible style, this important book examines the processes of climate change and climate stability, from the distant past to the distant future.

Examining the greenhouse effect, the carbon cycle, and what the future may hold for global climate, this text draws on a wide range of disciplines, and summarizes not only scientific evidence, but also economic and policy issues, related to global warming. A companion web site at (http://understandingtheforecast.org) provides access to interactive computer models of the physics and chemistry behind the global warming forecast, which can be used to support suggested student projects included at the end of each chapter. Solutions and artwork from the book are available to instructors at www.blackwellpublishing.com/archer.

Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast provides an essential introduction to this vital issue for both students and general readers, with or without a science background.

Tags: ,

Leave a Comment

CAPTCHA Image
*