Full Coverage: Consumption

10.10.2008 A new approach to tackling climate change advocates setting emission reduction targets according a country's responsibility and capacity to contribute to a solution. Sweden may even consider an improbable-sounding 122 per cent. Could this ever be put into practice, asks Duncan Clark.
From: The Guardian

07.10.2008 Don't just shop, support a good cause.

07.10.2008 A snapshot of climate policies and practices, good and bad, that are pulling the UK in different directions, and of the organisations holding the power to make a difference.

03.10.2008 Emissions from China's export industry are everyone's responsibility — future trade and climate policy must be linked, says Glen Peters.

02.10.2008 The world will have to take drastic action within two years to reduce greenhouse gas pollution if it is to avoid the worst effects of climate change, a new study warns.
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30.09.2008 Despite the increasing international sense of urgency, the growth rate of emissions has continued to speed up, bringing atmospheric CO2 concentration to 383 parts per million (ppm) in 2007.
From: Science Daily

26.09.2008 Cities are being unfairly blamed for most of humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions and this threatens efforts to tackle climate change, warns a study.

25.09.2008 People who believe they have the greenest lifestyles can be seen as some of the main culprits behind global warming, says a team of researchers, who claim that many ideas about sustainable living are a myth.
From: The Guardian

24.09.2008 Actress Emma Thompson urges Guides and Brownies across Britain to become Climate Champions by reducing their carbon footprints and leading greener lives.

22.09.2008 Global warming and finite resources mean our way of life is more threatened than ever, and it's time for the green movement to face up to some hard truths, writes environmentalist Mark Lynas.
From: NewStatesman

27.03.2008 NEW YORK, Mar 27 (OneWorld) - There will likely be fewer wildfires and more trees for future generations if loggers abide by a set of international rules on forest management, says a new study by independent environmentalists.

27.02.2008 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 26 (OneWorld) - Most of California's furniture contains toxic chemicals that have been linked to cancer, birth defects, hormone disruption, and neurological and reproductive dysfunction, according to a report released today.

21.02.2008 NEW YORK, Feb 21 (OneWorld) - Graphic images of animal cruelty and this week's record recall of U.S. beef have spurred fresh demands to expand a ban on killing sick animals for food consumption.

12.02.2008 NEW YORK, Feb 12 (OneWorld) - Some of the nation's top jewelers declared Tuesday they were ready to dump gold miners who abuse indigenous communities and their environment.

26.01.2008 NEW YORK, Jan 25 (OneWorld) - More than 1,000 people continue to die every day in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a result of armed conflict fueled predominantly by the world's thirst for gold and diamonds.

24.01.2008 NEW YORK, Jan 24 (OneWorld) - A broad coalition is urging consumers and grocery stores to refuse burgers, milk, and other products from cloned animals, following a U.S. government decision to lift a ban on the controversial foods.

24.01.2008 WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (OneWorld) - As General Motors vied with Toyota over who sold more cars during 2007, U.S. environmental activists were sending a different sort of sales message to automakers gathered at the Washington Auto Show: "Increase fuel efficiency."

15.01.2008 NEW YORK, Jan 15 (OneWorld) - Rights activists in the West are urging buyers and sellers of precious gems to reject rubies and jades mined in Myanmar (formerly Burma).

18.12.2007 About 60 per cent of annual turnover in UK retailing occurs during the Christmas period. A new briefing, The Carbon Cost of Christmas, exposes some of the biggest festival 'No-nos' followed by some big Christmas ‘Yes-yeses'.

17.11.2007 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 17 (OneWorld) - A coalition of grassroots organizations will lead worldwide demonstrations against Wal-Mart and other so-called "big box" retail stores today.