London :: United Kingdom
| updated Mon Dec 07 10:45:52 -0800 2009
| green-news
This is because of the fundamental disconnect between those affected by climate change and those with the power to address it. Unless people have an equal say in the issues that affect them, we will never achieve just or sustainable...
Even though I could host a more productive meeting by inviting a bunch of homeless guys to my house for a stinky fart contest, the Copenhagen Climate Summit continues to take itself seriously. “Political will will never be stronger,” said...
All of us are capable of change. I'm ready to jump on board the global warming bandwagon, fuel up Tiger Woods' private jet and head to Copenhagen for some symbolic gestures supported by virtually no personal follow through. And some...
The Polish EU affairs minister, Mikolaj Dowgielewicz, said on Monday that Europe cannot jump up to a 30 percent C02 reduction target at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen. Such a move can only done following an impact assessment, something...
A centuries-old Christian festival in Guatemala is likely to be muted this year after the government asked revelers not to light traditional bonfires to avoid carbon emissions. Guatemala's government says the bonfires lit for the December 7 "Burn The Devil"...
Women are known to be innovators when it comes to responding to climate change. The question is how to ensure that the role of women and gender equality are reflected in climate change agreements. Women in poor countries will be...
The ruling from the Environmental Protection Agency will give President Barack Obama new authority when he heads to Copenhagen next week and will undercut much of the international criticism that Washington has been dragging its heels on climate change.
Stockholm :: Sweden
| updated Mon Dec 07 12:20:21 -0800 2009
| green-news
The climate change summit in Copenhagen will produce as much CO² as a town the size of Middlesbrough, media reports said. More than 1,200 limousines will grace the city’s streets as 98 world leaders talk about how to save the...
Otherwise it’s not a planet worth saving, says Paul Chatterton If you remember 2005, it was the year that Make Poverty History led to a rash of worthy commitments made by worthy people to do something about global poverty...Climate change...
Nuuk :: Greenland
| updated Sun Dec 06 23:37:40 -0800 2009
| green-news
Carbon dioxide indirectly causes up to 50 percent more global warming than originally thought, a finding that raises questions over targets for stabilising carbon emissions over the long term, a study said yesterday. In a paper published in the journal...
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