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The aim of this Guide is to provide an introduction to the subject of Climate Change with particular emphasis on the problems faced by developing countries
04.07.2009
When you put money into the bank, do you expect it to be
more...fuelling climate change? People & Planet didn't think so. So it is campaigning against the Royal Bank of Scotland, which owns NatWest, and which specialises in investing in oil, coal and gas projects and companies. Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Law] |
02.07.2009
Attempts to agree global measures to tackle climate change at a summit in Copenhagen in December are faltering, David King, former chief scientific adviser to the British Government, warned yesterday.
more...+ Amazon squatter law fuels deforestation worries From: OneWorld UK Image: President Obama: common platform with China? © Barack Obama (flickr)
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29.06.2009
Britain lacks a coherent energy system that can meet future energy needs while preventing rapid climate change, say scientists in a report that calls for a new vision for energy generation based on long-term replacement of fossil fuels.
more...Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Energy] |
29.06.2009
The new UK climate projections published by the Met Office Hadley Centre are a valuable risk management tool for policymakers. But they also speak volumes about the global failure to protect poor countries from climate change.
more...Related topics/regions: [Africa] [United Kingdom] [Culture] [Agriculture] Image: Cricket clubs will have to adapt to climate change © Bill Gunyon
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26.06.2009
In an attempt to highlight rapidly melting summer sea-ice in the Arctic, an expedition will attempt to sail through the Northeast Passage of the Russian Arctic in a single summer, a trip that took over two years to complete when first attempted in 1839.
more...Related topics/regions: [Russian Federation] |
25.06.2009
The possibility of 70,000 jobs being created by a home insulation programme to cut CO2 emissions shows the need for more energy-efficient homes is "zooming up the political agenda", says Britain's largest union.
more...+ 70,000 new green jobs if councils tackle climate change From: Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Shelter & housing] [Energy] |
24.06.2009
R. K. Pachauri calls on journalists to maintain focus on the scientific rationale for action in their coverage of climate change.
more...From: SciDev.Net Related topics/regions: [Information & media] |
24.06.2009
Policymakers must radically alter their views of migration and see it as a vital adaptation to climate change rather than an unwanted consequence or a failure to adapt, according to new research.
more...From: International Institute for Environment and Development Related topics/regions: [Migration] |
01.06.2009
The mood of last week's World Business Summit on Climate Change was positive that climate negotiators will reach agreement in Copenhagen in December. But US Energy Secretary, Steven Chu, appears to be in hasty retreat from election promises.
more...Related topics/regions: [United States] [Business] Image: Cyclone shelter in Bangladesh © David Swanson/IRIN / IRIN News
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30.05.2009
Owen Barder justifies his flying habit by offsetting the emissions against his "no meat, no car" lifestyle. Living in Ethiopia adds to his dilemmas. Owen Abroad
more...Related topics/regions: [Ethiopia] [Food] |
18.05.2009
What are the most effective strategies to inspire the behaviour change necessary to counter global warming? Less government intervention and more personal freedom might be the answer.
more...Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [ICT] [Environmental activism] Image: Policy Slam in action at the Dana Centre, facilitated by Perry Walker © Bill Gunyon
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16.05.2009
Here's a tricky one. Suzy Dean and her Modern Movement colleagues argue for more cheap flights and airport runways. This renders her somewhat unwelcome in these parts but her constructive criticism of anti-capitalist protesters deserves attention. Times Online
more...Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Activism] |
30.04.2009
U.S.-hosted climate talks with the world's biggest greenhouse gas polluters ended with signs of progress but sizable differences as nations work toward a deal this year to fight global warming.
more...From: Reuters Related topics/regions: [United States] [Politics] [Pollution] [Economy] Image: Obama aims to cut U.S. emissions more than 80 percent by 2050. © Barack Obama (flickr)
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20.04.2009
Subsidies for scrapping old cars are all the rage in Europe. But will these handouts put developing countries in a positive frame of mind to make concessions for a new Kyoto agreement?
more...Related topics/regions: [Europe] [Consumption] Image: 1994 Fiesta awaiting low carbon replacement © Bill Gunyon
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11.04.2009
Well informed blog by contributors to the World Bank's forthcoming World Development Report 2010, including the ubiquitous Nicholas Stern.
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