Snaptu: Which industries emit the most carbon?

This question and answer is part of the Guardian's ultimate climate change FAQ

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"Carbon" is shorthand for greenhouse gas emissions, including CO2, methane, nitrous oxide and F-gases. These…

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Snaptu: Solar panel installations surge on UK's roofs

• Government subsidies driving demand for panels

• Expert says fall in price removes need for feed-in tariff review

Householders rushing to put solar panels on their roof in order to take advantage of government subsidies have more than tripled the…

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Snaptu: Avião movido a energia solar tentará seu 1º voo internacional

A equipe do avião experimental Impulso Solar HB-SIA vai executar o primeiro voo internacional na próxima semana. A decolagem será da Suíça com destino ao aeroporto de Bruxelas, na Bélgica, informaram os coordenadores do projeto. O Solar Impulse…

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Snaptu: Apple named as 'least green' company

Greenpeace report puts Apple at bottom of green league table due to reliance on coal at data centres

Apple has come bottom of the most comprehensive green league table of technology companies because of its heavy reliance on "dirty data"…

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Snaptu: Apple named as 'least green' company

Greenpeace report puts Apple at bottom of green league table due to reliance on coal at data centres

Apple has come bottom of the most comprehensive green league table of technology companies because of its heavy reliance on "dirty data"…

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Snaptu: Cows, climate change and the high court

If you took all the cows in the United States and figured out how much greenhouse gas they emit, would you be able to sue all the farmers who own them? Justice Antonin Scalia wondered about that in a...

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Snaptu: Silencioso demais, carro elétrico oferece risco no trânsito

Carros elétricos silenciosos serão em breve coisa do passado nos Estados Unidos. O motivo é uma lei para melhorar a segurança dos pedestres, sancionada em janeiro de 2011 pelo presidente Barack Obama. A lei obriga automóveis elétricos e híbridos a…

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Snaptu: CPFL faz acordo com produtora de energia renovável Ersa

A CPFL anunciou no final da terça-feira uma associação com a produtora de energia renovável Ersa, em uma operação em que deterá 63,6% de uma nova unidade focada em pequenas usinas hidrelétricas, termelétricas a biomassa e centrais de energia eólica.…

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Snaptu: Emissões de gases do efeito estufa crescem 58% em SP

As emissões de gases de efeito estufa no Estado de São Paulo cresceram 58%, entre 1990 e 2008, considerando as emissões de um dos principais gases, o CO2 (dióxido de carbono). Veja o inventário completo Os dados constam do primeiro inventário…

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Snaptu: Buraco na camada de ozônio explica seca australiana, diz estudo

Os cientistas concluíram que outros fatores também têm influência, como a emissão dos gases que causam o efeito estufa e os ciclos naturais do clima, como os que causaram secas no passado. MECANISMOS "O estudo ilustra o papel importante que…

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