Errors In Calculations Undermine Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 15:42
in Earth & Climate
Critics of global warming will note that if the people behind the Kyoto protocol can't even get basic accounting correct there may be plenty of errors in simulations but science is about convergence over time. And owning up to little mistakes and fixing them. An international team has found a critical error in the accounting method used to measure compliance with carbon limits and the flaw, which centers on the measurement of CO2 emissions from the use of bioenergy, could undermine greenhouse gas reduction goals if not addressed. read more