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29.06.2012 Greenhouse gas emissions fell last year - but only because of milder weather
Britain's greenhouse gas emissions fell last year but only due to milder weather and higher energy prices, government advisors have warned as they call for greater action to address climate change.
Accesări: 449
 
29.06.2012 World Bank Announces Winners in “Apps for Climate” Competition
A software application developed in Argentina that teaches about energy consumption, climate change and the actions needed to reduce carbon emissions took first place in the World Bank “Apps for Climate” competition.
Accesări: 405
 
29.06.2012 Project aims to win China low-carbon investment
An international research project was launched on Thursday in Beijing to explore how China can better attract and manage investment in low-carbon initiatives.
Accesări: 435
 
29.06.2012 West's Wildfires A Preview Of Changed Climate: Scientists
Scorching heat, high winds and bone-dry conditions are fueling catastrophic wildfires in the U.S. West that offer a preview of the kind of disasters that human-caused climate change could bring, a trio of scientists said on Thursday.
Accesări: 394
 
27.06.2012 Polish businesses launch offensive against EU climate policy
The Polish Chamber of Commerce (PCC) threw its weight behind Warsaw’s campaign against the EU’s decarbonisation goals for 2050 yesterday (26 June), launching a study which claims that Polish jobs, growth, inflation and the environment are under threat.
Accesări: 429
 
27.06.2012 D.C. appeals court upholds EPA regulations to fight global warming
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s finding that greenhouse gases contribute to global warming and are a threat to public health, a major victory for the Obama administration and a setback to states and trade groups that oppose government regulations on carbon emissions.
Accesări: 454
 
26.06.2012 What the Failure of Rio+20 Means for the Climate
Expectations were extremely modest for the Rio+20 Earth Summit that ended last week-and the best thing that might be said about the conference is that it managed to clear that very low bar. Despite the presence of more than 50,000 people and about 100 heads of state and government-though not, notably, U.S. President Barack Obama-the summit produced very little of note.
Accesări: 458
 
25.06.2012 My Ghanaian grandfather would agree that Rio+20 may yet be a turning point
The storm clouds above the Riocentro conference centre as the Amazonian winter came in were seen by some as an ill omen. The emerging outcomes of the Rio+20 Earth summit have been long on rhetoric and short on specifics, and with a marked lack of firm commitments from the political leaders present. Aggrieved nature biting back?
Accesări: 369
 
25.06.2012 A New Satellite Tool Tracks Deforestation
An international team of researchers presented a new tool at the Rio+20 sustainability conference last week: the first satellite system for monitoring deforestation across Latin America in nearly real time. While such programs have existed in Brazil for several years, the program, called Terra-i, fills a much-needed gap for some smaller Latin countries that are losing forests at an equal or higher rate.
Accesări: 436
 
24.06.2012 Climate change protesters arrested outside Buckingham Palace
Four climate change activists were arrested in London on Saturday after they scaled the gates of Queen Elizabeth II's Buckingham Palace residence and chained themselves to the railings.
Accesări: 415
 
24.06.2012 It's Happening, but Not in Rio
For the past two weeks, representatives from around the world met here for Rio+20, the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development, to define a global plan of action that would take humanity toward a cleaner, greener future.
Accesări: 433
 
22.06.2012 Indonesian forest fires could endanger region, warns scientist
An Indonesian scientist has warned of a growing danger of forest fires in the western Indonesian island of Sumatra engulfing neighbouring countries in resulting haze, as occurred in 2006.
Accesări: 404
 
22.06.2012 Rio 'reflects efforts of developing nations'
An action plan that reaffirms "the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities", expected to be adopted by heads of state at the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development on Friday, reflects the efforts of developing countries, experts said.
Accesări: 358
 
21.06.2012 New UN report spotlights role of climate change in driving people from their homes
Climate change can play a role in driving people from their homes into areas of conflict and potentially across borders, according to a new United Nations report released today.
Accesări: 370
 
21.06.2012 Rio+20 politicians deliver 'new definition of hypocrisy' claim NGOs
World leaders at the Rio+20 Earth summit in Brazil delivered a "new definition of hypocrisy" for standing in the way of progress and failing so far to challenge the text of the draft outcome document, NGO leaders said on Thursday.
Accesări: 443
 
21.06.2012 Rio+20 Pushes on with Weak Text, Mixed Predictions
Delegates from around the world are meeting in Rio de Janeiro to discuss how to make the planet more sustainable, despite a rapidly growing population. The reprise of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit dubbed “Rio+20” has so far drawn mixed reactions: some call it an “opportunity”; others say it is another step on a long, complicated road to realizing a more sustainable society.
Accesări: 442
 
20.06.2012 Rio summit to make fresh bid to tackle environment woes
A crucial summit on global development kicks off here on Wednesday with nearly 20 heads of state and government, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in attendance in a fresh bid to rally the world behind a common environmental blueprint amid economic woes and discord.
Accesări: 418
 
19.06.2012 Major cities tackle climate change even as Rio summit’s outcome remains uncertain
Four dozen of the world’s largest cities have taken steps to cut 248 million tons of greenhouse-gas emissions by 2020, according to a report issued Tuesday, an announcement aimed at demonstrating that environmental progress can continue in the absence of a broad international climate agreement.
Accesări: 395
 
19.06.2012 Uncertain future for international forest scheme
TO INDUSTRIAL NATIONS scrabbling desperately for ways to reduce their carbon debt, the idea was instantly appealing: invest in developing-world projects that either prevent a forest from being cleared, or replant an area that has been cleared, thus reducing global carbon emissions, and earn carbon credits in the process.
Accesări: 371
 
18.06.2012 (Climate) Change Is In the Air
Sustainable development and reducing vulnerability to climate change are not two sides of the same coin, but complementary
Accesări: 351
 
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