Since a buildup of humanmade carbon dioxide is causing the planet to warm, why not just suck this greenhouse gas straight out of the atmosphere? That's one strategy scientists have proposed to combat climate change. But a new analysis suggests that the approach may be neither economical nor practical.

What international agreement produced 10 times the climate benefits of Kyoto and could produce several times more greenhouse gas reductions than any post-2012 climate agreement? The answer: the Montreal protocol, which Kofi Annan described as “perhaps the most successful international agreement to date”. Because a new climate agreement is unlikely to emerge in Copenhagen in December, it is time to look for possible interim alternative ideas in the Montreal protocol, which supporters call the best kept secret in the war against climate change.

Medewerkers van de natuurorganisatie World Land Trust en de University of Leeds hebben berekend dat het terugdringen van houtkap en extra bos bijplanten veel meer CO2-besparing oplevert dan bossen omzetten in energie-akkers.

In het Klimaatverdrag en Kyoto Protocol heeft Nederland zich verplicht tot reductie van de uitstoot van broeikasgassen. Daartoe worden een aantal maatregelen uitgevoerd. Internationaal zijn ook eisen gesteld met betrekking tot monitoring en rapportage. De