Tutti i temi: Atmosfera

25.03.2008 Reducing output of black carbon -- a particulate matter recently found to have an atmospheric warming effect three to four times greater than previous estimates -- "would have immediate societal benefits in addition to the long-term effect of reducing greenhouse gas emissions," say scientists.

11.03.2008 WASHINGTON, Mar 11 (OneWorld) - Air quality concerns in Beijing have prompted the world's record holder in the marathon to pull out of the premiere long-distance running event at this year's Olympic Games.

08.03.2008 Research shows that a warming climate could make the world's arctic tundra far more susceptible to fires than previously thought. Such events would add significantly to the atmospheric greenhouse gas burden.
From: Science Daily

07.02.2008 NEW YORK, Feb 7 (OneWorld) - Environmental campaigners scored a major victory this week as some of the nation's top banks agreed to link energy sector investment with initiatives to combat climate change.

17.12.2007 Indonesia merupakan negeri dengan kelimpahan sumber daya alam. Namun sayang, kelimpahan itu terancam punah akibat perubahan iklim dan salah urus pembangunan.

11.12.2007 Aktifitas eksploitasi sumber daya alam secara berlebihan yang dilakukan sejumlah perusahaan besar menjadi faktor utama penyebab terjadinya pemanasan global (global warming). Tidak bisa tidak.

03.12.2007 Maanantaina avatussa YK:n ilmastokonferenssissa aloitetaan neuvottelut, joiden tavoitteena on laajan ilmastosopimuksen solmiminen vuonna 2009. Balilla Indonesiassa järjestettävään kaksiviikkoiseen kokoukseen osallistuu yli 10 000 delegaattia.

03.12.2007 Goresan cat di kanvas putih ala 'Seni Perlawanan' mengawali pembukaan acara Forum Masyarakat Sipil (Civil Society Organization Forum/CSF) Indonesia untuk Keadilan Iklim di Kampung CSO, BTDC, Nusa Dua, Bali, Senin (3/12) pagi.

02.12.2007 Koalisi Masyarakat Sipil untuk keadilan iklim (Indonesian Climate Society Forum for Climate Justice/CSF) menggelar pertemuan, Sabtu (1/1), guna menggalang dukungan publik untuk mendesak UNFCC agar tidak terjebak dalam fundamentalisme pasar dalam menyelesaikan persoalan perubahan iklim global.

01.12.2007 Letusan senapan Kalashnikov AK 47 mewarnai aksi damai yang dilakukan aktivis Greenpeace di Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Uap (PLTU) Tanjung Jati B di Jepara, Sabtu (1/12/2007) pagi kemarin.

30.11.2007

19.11.2007 The fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has yet again predicted a doomsday scenario. The UN Secretary-General says that there is still time for concerted and sustained action.

08.08.2007 Greenpeace has asked Surya Roshni, one of the leading bulb manufacturers in India, to stop manufacturing incandescent light bulbs. Greenpeace's Ban the Bulb Campaign calls for a progressive phase out of inefficient lighting in India to reduce energy wastage and fight climate change.

15.07.2007 Climate experts say 2007 will be the second warmest year on record since the 1860s. Current floods in Pakistan and heat waves in China and Greece may be signs of further disruptions caused by global warming. The warmest year on record so far has been 1998.

11.07.2007 Greenpeace is campaigning to get the Indian government to take steps to mitigate climate change. Rising temperatures will lead to frequent and acute weather conditions, it warns, citing the recent rains in Mumbai city.

08.06.2007 The Global Anti-Incinerator Alliance (GAIA) will hold its third global meeting on September 15 - 18, 2007 in Spain. The meeting will strengthen the campaign against waste incineration as well as the movement of hazardous waste across national borders.

23.05.2007 A coalition of Indian activists, the Rashtriya Jal Biradari, has launched a nationwide Jal Satyagraha (struggle for water) for water conservation. At its recent meeting at New Delhi, experts, government representatives and CSOs spoke on ways to restore the lost glory of the city’s river Yamuna and resolve the present water crisis.

17.04.2007 Indian communities facing environmental and health damages due to Coca-Cola’s bottling operations in Kerala plan to protest and question the company's shareholders and management at its annual general meeting at Wilmington, Delaware, US.

10.04.2007 Concerned citizens and civil society organisations rose up the issue of the destruction of neighbourhood trees in the National Capital; Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has invited Trees for Delhi, the forum leading the campaign, for a meeting on April 10th.

03.01.2007 Experts has predicted that global warming which cause the climate change will result in various ecosystem damages on land or sea. In a more extreme explanation, due to the global warming it is predicted that islands on the Pacific area will drown! What will happen with Indonesia as an archipelago area?