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March 2008

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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

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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.
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From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
Related topics/regions: [Energy] [Environmental activism] [Pollution] [Renewable energy]
Image: © Christopher Chan (flickr)
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.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Migration] [Refugees]
Black carbon rises from land clearing fires / Photo credit: Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA
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.
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Related topics/regions: [Environment] [MDGs]
Image: Black carbon rises from land clearing fires / Photo credit: Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA
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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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Business] [Corporations] [Activism] [Codes of conduct] [Ethics & value systems]
Earth Hour: This Saturday!
24.03.2008
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Related topics/regions: [Canada]
Image: Earth Hour: This Saturday!
Himalayan Glaciers and the rivers they impact.
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.
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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Science]
Image: Himalayan Glaciers and the rivers they impact. © WWF-Canon / Neyret & Benastar / WWF
The Science of Survival
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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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Science]
Image: The Science of Survival
Glaciers all over the world are melting at alarming pace
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.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Environment] [Oceans]
Image: Glaciers all over the world are melting at alarming pace
Is progress steamrolling environment? Photo credit: Centre for Science and Environment
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.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [Development] [Economy] [Environment] [Governance]
Image: Is progress steamrolling environment? Photo credit: Centre for Science and Environment
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson
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.
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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Transport] [Science] [Politics] [Governance] [Law]
Image: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson © EPA

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