[Coral-List] Two news stories about coral reefs

Ruben van Hooidonk ruben.van.hooidonk at noaa.gov
Tue Aug 23 14:47:03 EDT 2016


To put things in perspective:
The contribution of aircraft to global CO2 emissions has been estimated at around 2%, the cement industry at 5%. Meat and dairy production at 18%. 


http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc/aviation/index.htm

http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/09/emissions-from-the-cement-industry/

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/climatechange/doc/FAO%20report%20executive%20summary.pdf


> On Aug 23, 2016, at 11:23, Paul Sammarco <psammarco at lumcon.edu> wrote:
> 
> Dear Folks,
> 
> This is basically correct.  One of the largest consumers and combusters of
> petroleum hydrocarbons is our jet fleets throughout the world.  The CO2
> mentioned below is released primarily in the upper atmosphere - at
> 25,000-35,000 ft or so.  
> 
> Cheers, 
> 
> Paul
> 
> Paul W. Sammarco, Ph.D.
> Professor
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> [mailto:coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of ROSS POOLEY
> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2016 11:29 AM
> To: douglasfennertassi at gmail.com; coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Two news stories about coral reefs
> 
> Number 1 should be, stop flying in commercial jets from all over the world,
> emitting tonnes of co2 to see the reef.
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my Mi phone
> On Douglas Fenner <douglasfennertassi at gmail.com>, 18 Aug 2016 19:24 wrote:
> 
> Five things we can do right now to save the Great Barrier Reef
> 
> https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2016/jun/13/five-th
> ings-we-can-do-right-now-to-save-the-great-barrier-reef
> 
> The coral die-off crisis is a climate crime, and Exxon fired the gun.
> 
> https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/17/the-
> coral-die-off-crisis-is-a-climate-and-exxon-fired-the-gun?CMP=share_btn_tw
> 
> 
> Cheers,  Doug
> 
> 
> --
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> 
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> 
> Join the International Society for Reef Studies.  Membership includes a
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> "Belief in climate change is optional, participation is not."- Jim Beever.
>  "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not to their own facts."-
> Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
> 
> Earth's hot streak continues with warmest May since at least 1880.
> 
> https://www.yahoo.com/news/climate-just-phoning-now-may-193634823.html
> 
> The political hurdles facing a carbon tax- and how to overcome them.
> 
> http://www.vox.com/2016/4/26/11470804/carbon-tax-political-constraints
> 
> Solar can power more than 100 times America's current electricity needs, a
> new report finds
> 
> http://www.theclimategroup.org/what-we-do/news-and-blogs/solar-can-power-mor
> e-than-100-times-americas-current-electricity-needs-new-report-finds
> 
> website:  http://independent.academia.edu/DouglasFenner
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