Full Coverage: Climate change

31.01.2008 WWF:n Climate Solutions 2050 -raportin mukaan maailma voi halutessaan vastata energiantarpeeseensa ja samalla pienentää päästöjään. Tämä on mahdollista kestävien energianlähteiden ja energiateknologioiden avulla, mutta vain, jos poliittiset päätökset tehdään seuraavien viiden vuoden aikana.

29.01.2008 River dolphins of Bangladesh are facing a serious risk of extinction due to over-fishing, shortage of prey, pollution, etc. Efforts are now being made to protect them by monitoring salinity levels of rivers and preventing accidental killings of dolphins by fishermen.

24.01.2008 EU komission mukaan Euroopan pitää vähentää kasvihuonekaasupäästöjään 20 prosenttia vuoden 1990 tasosta vuoteen 2020 mennessä. WWF:n mielestä tämä ei riitä: EU:n pitäisi vähentää päästöjään 30 prosenttia ja huutokaupata päästöoikeutensa, jotta kehitysmaita voitaisiin auttaa sopeutumaan ilmastonmuutokseen.

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."

22.01.2008 The scientific community and governments contributing to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have laid all remaining doubts to rest this year and put the onus squarely on political leaders.

22.01.2008 Vandana Shiva continued to stand up for the rights of women, small farmers, and others marginalized by modern society, particularly in the face of corporate-led expansions in the agriculture and biofuel sectors.

22.01.2008 As the world grapples with the impact of climate change, a book titled: State of the World 2008: Innovations for a Sustainable Economy, by WorldWatch Institute highlights the shift towards innovative environmental policies. Corporate groups are investing huge capital to make the global economy environment friendly.

21.01.2008 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 21 (OneWorld) - South Carolina voters concerned about global warming are calling on the Democratic candidates for president to focus on climate change solutions as they stage a public debate in the resort town of Myrtle Beach this evening.

18.01.2008 NEW YORK, Jan 18 (OneWorld) - London and Paris were given a prestigious award this week for their innovative citywide programs to improve public transit and reduce traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions.

18.01.2008 Palm oil companies are clearing forests with fires for plantations, says the latest Greenpeace report: Cool farming: Climate impacts of agriculture and mitigation potential. The report says that industrial agriculture is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases and suggests alternative methods and techniques to prevent the damage.

16.01.2008 Until now all efforts were going in improving the crop yield, but global warming is forcing scientists to change their research agenda and look for ways to make crops climate-proof, so that they are resilient to the vagaries of weather. Journalist T.V. Padma, in her article takes an overview of the situation.

14.01.2008 Climate change will aggravate almost all existing inequalities of resource use, including access to food and water scarcity, and inordinately affect the poor. It will intensify almost all existing contradictions of IndiaÂ’s complex and violent social structure, says New Delhi-based activist, Nagraj Adve in a comprehensive and insightful essay.

11.01.2008 Lentoliikenteen päästöt kasvavat tällä hetkellä nopeammin kuin minkään muun toimialan. Eurooppalaiset ympäristöjärjestöt tukevat päästökauppaa, mutta vaativat suurempia päästövähennyksiä ja lentokerosiinin verottamista.

10.01.2008 Sono più di 70.000 i bambini colpiti dalle alluvioni nella parte orientale dello Sri Lanka. A lanciare l'allarme è Save the Children che in una nota denuncia "i disastri naturali causati dal surriscaldamento del pianeta e dai cambiamenti climatici". Secondo un recente studio commissionato dall'organizzazione, nei prossimi dieci anni potrebbero essere 175 milioni i bambini nel mondo colpiti da disastri naturali dovuti ai cambiamenti climatici. Save the Children sta già portando aiuto alle famiglie che sono state colpite, molte delle quali erano già sfollate a causa del conflitto tra le forze governative e le Tigri del Tamil.

10.01.2008 WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (OneWorld) - Business and governments are vastly increasing their investments in solutions to climate change and other environmental problems that threaten the global economy, says a new report from a leading environmental think tank.

10.01.2008 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 10 (OneWorld) - Coastal residents and students from all over South Carolina are planning to picket this evening's Republican Party Presidential Candidates Debate.

09.01.2008 OneWorld South Asia's Annual Regional Meeting to be held on 8-9 February in Indian capital New Delhi will address the contention between the burning issue of climate change and developments goals in the region and underline the need for enhanced Southern participation.

03.01.2008 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 3 (OneWorld) - Sixteen U.S. states have joined a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), challenging its decision to stop California from implementing a landmark law limiting global warming pollution from new automobiles.