Full Coverage: Climate change

28.03.2008 MELBOURNE, Mar 28 (IPS) - Organisers of Earth Hour 2008 estimate that in excess of 30 million people worldwide will take action on Saturday to raise awareness of how small changes can make big differences when it comes to climate change.

27.03.2008 Greenpeace has warned that if current levels of emissions of greenhouses gases are not curtailed and global warming is not kept below 2-degree point, a major humanitarian crisis is awaiting the South Asian region. This can result in massive displacement of 125 million people in India and Bangladesh alone.

25.03.2008 Black carbon or soot is the second largest contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide and causes 1.6 million deaths worldwide every year. Using smoke free cookers and making economies less carbon intensive can curb soot emissions, says a study released in a British journal.

24.03.2008 NEW YORK, Mar 24 (OneWorld) - A corporate watchdog group has started a nationwide voting campaign to name and shame companies that run afoul of economic and environmental laws.

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18.03.2008 UNITED NATIONS, Mar 18 (OneWorld) - Alarmed by new scientific data showing a continued increase in the melting of the world's glaciers due to global warming, top UN environmental officials are making fresh calls for a new international agreement to cap greenhouse gas emissions.

17.03.2008 A new family exhibition at the Science Museum in London explores how our lives could be affected by changing climate and resources, and gives a glimpse of how we might live in 2050.

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14.03.2008 Melting ice from glaciers all over the globe has added more to the rise in sea levels than was previously projected, says the new findings published in a prestigious journal. An effective global emission control regime is the need of the hour to arrest this recession.

12.03.2008 Jos Ruotsi toteuttaa uuden ilmastoraporttinsa ehdotukset, maa vähentää kasvihuonepäästöjään jopa 90 prosenttia vuosisadan puoliväliin mennessä ja nousee EU:n ilmastopolitiikan suunnannäyttäjäksi. Ilmastokomitean raportti toimii pohjana Ruotsin hallituksen syksyllä valmistuvalle ilmastostrategialle.

11.03.2008 YK:n kehitysohjelman johtaja Kemal Dervisin mukaan ilmastonmuutoksen suurimmat haitat on mahdollista torjua, mutta se edellyttää radikaaleja toimia.

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10.03.2008 Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment invites participants to an intensive summer course on the policies, politics and practices of environmental management in India. Held from June 4 to August 2, 2008, the course will attempt to address the complexities underlying the environment-development debate.

10.03.2008 Ihmisen aiheuttamaa ilmastonmuutosta ei enää kiistä juuri kukaan. Keinot muutoksen hillitsemiseksi ovat kuitenkin surkean riittämättömiä, toteaa intialainen tutkija ja aktivisti, naisten oikeuksiin ja ympäristökysymyksiin erikoistunut Vandana Shiva.

04.03.2008 SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 4 (OneWorld) - The vast majority of scientists and other specialists at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have withdrawn from a key labor-management partnership, citing rising distrust of the agency's chief Stephen Johnson.

04.03.2008 Provinsi Jawa Barat dengan curah hujan lebih dari 2000 mm/tahun merupakan daerah yang memiliki sumber daya alam dengan potensi yang sangat baik. Namun, di balik kekayaan dan keindahan alamnya, Jawa Barat juga menyimpan ancaman dalam bentuk kerusakan lingkungan. Fakta-fakta alam telah memperlihatkan betapa rentannya kondisi ekologis Jawa Barat.