Full Coverage: Climate change
August 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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21.08.2008
French birds are moving northwards in response to climate change, but not fast enough, scientists have found.
more...From: BBC Related topics/regions: [France] [Climate change] [Animals] Image: Birds are out of sync with climate change. Image credit: Bewdlerian
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21.08.2008
The United Nations will create a climate change center to help Pacific island nations threatened by rising seas because of global warming, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.
more...From: Bloomberg.com Related topics/regions: [Oceania] [United Nations] [Climate change] [Refugees] Image: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaking about global warming © United Nations
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20.08.2008
Rich nations should not wait for the election of a new US president before making progress on agreeing ambitious 2020 greenhouse gas cuts, the chair of a UN committee said ahead of climate talks in Ghana.
more...From: Planet Ark/Reuters Related topics/regions: [Ghana] [United Nations] [Climate change] Image: Cut the Carbon ©Christian Aid
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20.08.2008
Increased use of nuclear (an outright competitor to coal as a deliverer of baseload power) is essential to combat climate change, argues Mark Lynas.
more...From: marklynas.org Related topics/regions: [Climate change] [Energy] Image: Nuclear plant at Cofrentes, Spain. Image credit: Tonyç
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19.08.2008
Like climate itself, climate science is turbulent and the media focus on disagreements implying that the science is uncertain. The journalistic whiplash effect does not work in isolation, writes Andrew Dessler, but is reinforced by the denial industry and their agenda of pushing "uncertainty."
more...From: Gristmill Related topics/regions: [Science] [Climate change] Image: Arguments about Greenland ice melts should not cast doubt on the fundamental certainty of climate change. Image by Yukon White Light
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19.08.2008
Even if the atmospheric temperature near the earth's surface has become cooler recently, that doesn't mean the planet as a whole isn't heating up, explains Michael Le Page in a New Scientist myth-busting article.
more...From: New Scientist Related topics/regions: [Science] [Climate change] Image: The summer may be lousy but the planet is still getting warmer
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18.08.2008
Pastoralists in the East Africa region are well placed to adapt to climate, with investment in appropriate policies, a leading development charity said today.
more...From: Oxfam International Related topics/regions: [East Africa] [Climate change] [Land] [Agriculture] Image: Pastoralist Jackson Ntipapa in Kenya (AMREF/David Mwagiru)
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18.08.2008
A coalition of environmental groups wants Australia and New Zealand to ease immigration for Pacific Islanders displaced by rising sea levels.
more...From: UPI Related topics/regions: [Oceania] [Climate change] [Refugees] Image: Dam to keep sea out of a home in Tuvalu. Image credit: François G.
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18.08.2008
Energy use has to be cut soon, so it's odd that the techno-savvy British cabinet still shies away from a simple credit system, writes Polly Toynbee.
more...From: The Guardian Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Climate change] [Consumption] [Energy] Image: Time to Cut the Carbon
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16.08.2008
The effect of climate change on India could be far worse than previously estimated, say scientists.
more...From: The Times of India Related topics/regions: [India] [Climate change] [Food] [Agriculture] Image: Floods will become much more serious as rainfall increases but becomes less regular © Christian Aid
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15.08.2008
Human activity is responsible for a sixth extinction of thousands of species as well as climate change, so Paul Ehrlich and a colleague call for educating women to slow population growth.
more...From: Scientific American Related topics/regions: [Science] [Gender] [Pollution] [Climate change] [Biodiversity] [Consumption] [Education] Image: Educate women to slow population growth © Janet Barry / World Education, Inc.
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15.08.2008
Senders of junk mail in the US are causing carbon emissions equal to nine million cars, according to a forest preservation group.
more...From: businessGreen.com Related topics/regions: [United States] [Forests] [Climate change] [Consumption] [Business] Image: No more junk mail. Image credit: sensesmaybenumbed
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14.08.2008
The carbon-offsets market is gathering pace at a frenzied rate, notably in Asia. While it seems a good solution to the growing climate crisis on the face of it, look beneath and it may all just be hot air, writes Kevin Smith.
more...From: Transnational Institute Related topics/regions: [Asia and the Pacific] [Climate change] [Trade] Image: There are parallels between the recent sub-prime mortgage credit crunch and the carbon market
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14.08.2008
A Shell suggestion in advertising that oil sands were a sustainable energy source has been ruled out of order by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority, upholding a complaint lodged by WWF-UK.
more...From: WWF International Related topics/regions: [Canada] [Rivers] [Pollution] [Forests] [Climate change] [Corporations] [Energy] Image: Mining the Athabaska oil sands, Alberta. Image by gordmckenna
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13.08.2008
There is no 'adaptation' to a 4 degree warming, writes Oliver Tickell. We must stop pandering to special interests, and try a new, post-Kyoto strategy.
more...From: The Guardian Related topics/regions: [Climate change] [Credit and investment] [Population] [Food] Image: Musk ox considers climate change in the Arctic © International Institute for Sustainable Development
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13.08.2008
A new study has provided the first observational evidence to confirm the link between a warmer climate and more powerful rainstorms.
more...From: TerraDaily Related topics/regions: [Science] [Climate change] Image: Flooding in China. Heavier rainstorms are predicted by climate change models. Image by Matthew J. Stinson
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12.08.2008
Britain's high street banks face a consumer boycott if they continue to channel billions of pounds of new investment into coal projects, campaigning groups have warned.
more...From: The Guardian Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Climate change] [Credit and investment] [Corporations] [Energy] Image: Demonstration against Kingsnorth power station. Image credit: fotdmike
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12.08.2008
Climate-change reporting is woefully inadequate because too often editors lack interest and assign writers without expertise, says James Fahn.
more...From: SciDev.Net Related topics/regions: [Media] [Climate change] Image: Climate change issues are poorly covered. Image by racineur
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11.08.2008
Our kids are going to be so angry with us one day, says Thomas Friedman, shocked by his first-hand experience of Greenland's meltdown.
more...From: The Observer Related topics/regions: [Greenland] [Climate change] [Children] Image: Greenland glacier. Image by Yukon White Light
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10.08.2008
Get the Pope in a hot tub with other religious leaders and let the conversation begin, says No Impact Man.
more...From: No Impact Man blog Related topics/regions: [Communication] [Religion] [Environmental activism] [Climate change] [Consumption] Image: Hot tub party without the Pope. Image credit: Richard Sunderland
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