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Tuesday, 29 April 2008
A first conference on climate change, on the Internet
 The first completely virtual world conference on climate, "Klima 2008 / Climate 2008", will be held from 3 to 7 November 2008. The objective of this conference is unprecedented to provide participants from all over the world (scientific, political, business associations, NGOs, but also individuals and schools) the opportunity to meet with all groups of reference at the highest level analyse and discuss the different facets of climate change. The organizers, who hope to convene a million participants, wanted the conference will develop synergies and stimulate the exchange of scientific knowledge and cooperation of scientific institutions. Participation in "Klima 2008 / Climate 2008" is free.
 Ideas and short contributions may be sent to the HAW Hamburg before May 15, 2008. A scientific committee of high-level, comprising of scientists from the Centre for Research on the effects of climate Potsdam (PIK), the Max-Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg, the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research ( AWI), Delft Technical University (TU Delft) and the EPA will examine. The items will be published in a book entitled "The interdisciplinary aspects of climate change."
 A first mapping of CO2 emissions attributable to humans in Europe
 With the help of satellite data, scientists at the University of Bremen have managed to measure elevations of the local concentration of carbon dioxide attributed to humans. They are based on data from the spectrometer SCIAMACHY (Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography) installed on the European satellite Envisat. The highest concentrations are located above the main European conurbation stretching from Amsterdam to Frankfurt / Main.

NewsIf the measured concentrations of CO2 emissions are well identified in databases and the density of population, further studies are needed before we can make quantitative conclusions on anthropogenic emissions, the authors stress.
Envisat makes first ever observation of regionally elevated CO2 emissions from manmade; ESA Press Release, March 18, 2008
The model provides a mapping Vulcan refined from local emissions of CO2 to the USA
The Vulcan project, conducted at the American University of Purdue, aims to better quantify the North American emissions of CO2 in space and time. After 3 years of work, he allowed the estimation of CO2 emissions in North America at factories, power plants, roads and housing sectors, based on data from air pollution (carbon monoxide, nitrous oxide) provided by the Agency for Environmental Protection for the year 2002. The results showed that the cards previously established emissions were inaccurate and unusable by policy makers. Indeed, the differences observed emission (compared to data Vulcan) reached 5 ppm of CO2 in some regions, equivalent to 3 years of global emissions.
Work continues to develop similar maps for Canada and Mexico, include emissions of carbon monoxide and nitrous oxide, and incorporate data on biofuels.
The project Vulcan gave birth to an initiative of greater magnitude, the project Hestia, whose objective is "to quantify, simulate and visualize the metabolism of industrial economic activity across the planet."
The Bavaria spends 42 million euros to a research agenda on climate
The Bavaria, with its location near the Alpine valleys, is particularly affected by climate change. That is why the climate program "Bayern 2020" was developed and equipped with 42 million euros. It aims to analyse the concrete effects of climate change in Bavaria, formulate scenarios of evolution, and make usable knowledge acquired by the legislature or industry, by issuing clear recommendations. The work will be interdisciplinary, involving representatives of natural sciences, engineering, economics, humanities and social.
Launching the Scientific Foundation for Biodiversity
The Scientific Foundation for Biodiversity, officially launched last February, will bring together public research organizations, environmental NGOs and businesses. It will coordinate research on biodiversity and lead a mission of information to the general public.
 
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