Tutti i temi: Cambiamento climatico

30.11.2006 Yhdysvaltojen korkein oikeus kuuli keskiviikkona suullisesti esitettyjä lausuntoja vedenjakajan aseman saavuttaneessa ympäristöoikeudenkäynnissä. Jutussa ratkotaan, täytyykö Bushin hallituksen säätää rajoituksia hiilidioksidipäästöille maapallon lämpenemisen pysäyttämiseksi. Hallintoa vastassa on 12 osavaltiota, kolme kaupunkia ja yli 12 terveys- ja ympäristöryhmää.

30.11.2006 The simple choice to eat locally produced food can have important consequences for the environment, our health, and economies worldwide.

30.11.2006 Among the priorities of many environmentalists is to shorten the distance from farm to table.

29.11.2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 29 (OneWorld) - The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a landmark environmental case filed by 12 states, three cities, and more than a dozen health and environmental groups.

29.11.2006 The Good News is that Father Christmas uses a carbon-free transport system. The Bad News is that Christmas fuels consumerism and consumerism fuels global warming. Global warming fuels fear, guilt, doom and gloom. It all seems a far cry from Christmas.

29.11.2006
from Climate Change blog:
'The coal industry's propaganda worldwide is untruthful and disgusting. The myth of "Clean Coal" is pernicious nonsense,' writes Glen.

29.11.2006 Yli 800 tutkimusta kokoavan katsauksen mukaan eläin- ja kasvilajit ovat alkaneet hävitä tai muuttua ilmastonmuutoksen vuoksi luultua aiemmin. Ainakin 70, lähinnä vuorilla asuvaa sammakkolajia on kuollut sukupuuttoon ilmastonmuutoksen vuoksi.

29.11.2006 from Science Blog:
Africa is the continent that will suffer most under global warming. But the big question remains – will policy makers take any notice?

28.11.2006 Durante el día de clausura de la Conferencia sobre Cambio Climático de las Naciones Unidas, la Unión Mundial para la Naturaleza en el nombre de la justicia llamó a invertir de forma inmediata en medidas rentables para la adaptación de los futuros impactos que generará el cambio climático.

28.11.2006 from Treehugger blog:
It’s time to get prepared for some climate cheer.

27.11.2006 from Oil Change blog:
Here's another reason to diversify away from oil now.

27.11.2006 from Global Warming Watch blog:
With climate change hard upon us, a new green movement is taking shape, one that embraces environmentalism's concerns but rejects its worn-out answers.

26.11.2006 from GreenDay+NRDC:
Pop-punk trio Green Day has partnered up with NRDC to help with a new campaign to Move America Beyond Oil.

25.11.2006 from Treehugger blog:
Grab a video camera and tell the world about the steps you and your peers are taking to stop global warming, in two minutes or less! You could win a sustainable prize worth $25,000.

22.11.2006 from It's the Environment, Stupid blog:
All Environmental Action wants for Christmas is for Wal-Mart to spread the green cheer.

21.11.2006 from Maribo blog:
Snippets from the UN FCCC final report. Next meeting: Bonn, Germany in May 2007.

21.11.2006 from OilChange:
Voters in Boulder, Colorado have approved what may be the US’s first 'carbon tax'.

20.11.2006 "It's an extraordinary feeling to sit in the annual negotiations of the world's governments tackling one of the biggest threats to humankind - and to be surrounded by such a lack of urgency among most delegates", writes Oxfam's Kate Raworth. So what was the image that symbolised this conference? Not what you might expect.

20.11.2006 UNITED NATIONS, Nov 20 (OneWorld) - There are signs that key U.S. officials are ready to take on global warming, even as much of the world community failed to show its will to deal with the impending threat at a recent global conference.

20.11.2006 YK:n ilmastokonferenssissa Nairobissa sovittiin uusista toimista ilmastonmuutokseen sopeutumiseksi. Erityisesti kehitysmaita halutaan tukea sopeutumisessa. Sopeutumista koskevaa päätöksentekoa halutaan tehostaa sekä helpottaa ilmastonmuutoksen vaikutusten arviointia. Tarkoitusta varten on perustettu myös erityinen rahasto, josta tuetaan konkreettisia kehitysmaihin liittyviä aloitteita.