There is at least one kind of geo-engineering that is both effective and
uncontroversial - reducing black carbon emissions - in particular those
reaching the Arctic!
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Subject: New report highlights SLCF emissions in the Nordic countries
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 13:55:37 +0000
From: Michael Funch <[email protected]>
Reply-To: Michael Funch <[email protected]>
To: Climate Change Info Mailing List <[email protected]>
CC: [email protected] <[email protected]>, Anna Gran <[email protected]>, Frøydis
Johannessen <[email protected]>
*New report highlights SLCF emissions in the Nordic countries*
/Conclusions and recommendations on Nordic actions against Short-lived
Climate Forcers: New report produced as a follow up to the Svalbard
Declaration from the Environment Ministers in the Nordic countries*.*/
High concentrations of Short-lived Climate Forces such as black carbon
may have a large impact on global warming, especially for the Arctic
region. The good news, however, is that early reductions of such
pollutants could reduce the speed of global warming in the short term.
Emission reductions will also have important health benefits.
Realising that global emissions of SLCFs can only be effectively abated
through broad international, regional and national initiatives, the
Nordic Ministers of Environment from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway
and Sweden adopted " the "Svalbard Declaration" in March 2012 and agreed
to improve the basis for national and joint Nordic initiatives.
To support the work initiated by the ministers, the Nordic Climate and
Air Quality Group under the Nordic Council of Ministers has now produced
a new report with nine specific policy recommendations on immediate
Nordic actions, Nordic campaigns and international actions.
Read the full report
<http://www.norden.org/en/publications/publikationer/2012-567>.
Read the Svalbard Declaration
<http://www.norden.org/en/nordic-council-of-ministers/council-of-ministers/nordic-council-of-ministers-for-the-environment-mr-m/declarations-and-statements/svalbard-declaration-on-shortlived-climate-forcers>.
*Background *
Recent scientific findings have identified that the so-called
Short-lived Climate Forcers (SLCFs) such as black carbon (soot) might
have a larger impact on global warming than earlier assessments have
indicated, especially for the Arctic climate, resulting in rapid melting
of snow and ice in the Arctic region. Abatement of these emissions would
reduce the speed of global and Arctic warming.
The Nordic Climate and Air Quality Group under the Nordic Council of
Ministers held a seminar in June 2012 where scientist and policy-makers
discussed recent scientific developments and on-going activities related
to SLCF's. This included national experiences with emission inventories,
identification of cost-effective measures to cut emissions and the
drawing up of national action plans as well as the development in the
field of international co-operation on SLCFs.
In addition, the workshop adopted a number of conclusions and
recommendations on scientific research, monitoring and modelling
underlining that particular emphasis should be directed towards the
Arctic region, and the need to intensify collaboration with Russia. All
presentations at the workshop are also included in the report.
Venlig hilsen/
Kind regards
*
Michael Funch
*Seniorrådgiver/Senior Adviser
Direct +45 21 71 71 43
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Nordisk Råd/Nordisk Ministerråd/
Nordic Council/Nordic Council of Ministers
Ved Stranden 18
DK-1061 København K
Tel +45 33 96 02 00
Fax +45 33 96 02 02
_http://www.norden.org_
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