Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Countries have begun shuttling drafts for a new deal, which must be ready when top ministers arrive.
Authorities confiscated paint bombs and other equipment for use during planned protests outside the climate talks.
Mongabay: A rainforest tribe fighting to save their territory from loggers owns the carbon-trading rights to their land, according to a legal opinion released today by Baker & McKenzie, one of
Tags: Amazon rainforest tribe | South/Central America/Caribbean | Brazil, Climate Ark
Independent (UK): The first decade of this century has been by far the warmest on record, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the UK Met Office announced yesterday – and this year
Tags: Climate Ark, climate temperatures record | Worldwide/General |
Times (UK): A male polar bear dragged the grisly remains of a cub that it caught and killed in the Hudson Bay area, Canada, after separating it from its mother — one of a growing number of
Tags: Climate Ark, climate polar bears cannibal | Arctic/Antarctic |
Mongabay: According to the Global Climate Risk Index, Bangladesh is the most vulnerable nation to extreme weather events, which many scientists say are being exacerbated by climate change. From
Tags: Climate Ark, climate vulnerable | South Asia | Bangladesh
Washington Post article urging Barack Obama to ditch conference is perfectly timed, but poorly argued It would be interesting to know what Sarah Palin, sworn enemy of the polar bear, would make of
Tags: Blogposts, climate change, Climate change scepticism, Comment, Copenhagen climate change conference 2009, Environment, Guardian, guardian.co.uk
An electric sports car takes to the road, while youth activists hold a Lennon-style ‘bed-in’ asking to ‘give youth a chance’ at the summit
Tags: Activism, climate change, Copenhagen climate change conference 2009, Editorial, Environment, Guardian, guardian.co.uk, World news
Police detain 200 activists at their Copenhagen accommodation and seize items they claim could be used for acts of civil disobedience Danish police last night raided a climate campaigners’
Tags: Activism, climate change, Copenhagen climate change conference 2009, Denmark, Environment, Guardian, guardian.co.uk, Protest, World news
Despite anger from developing countries over the leaked document, the negotiations are still on track for success Rob Bradley, director of international climate policy, World Resources
Tags: climate change, Comment, Copenhagen climate change conference 2009, Environment, Guardian, guardian.co.uk
Danish text raised ‘trust issues’ between rich and poor countries but won’t derail deal, says UN secretary-general The United Nations secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, has
Tags: climate change, Copenhagen climate change conference 2009, Guardian, guardian.co.uk, United Nations, World news
Developing countries have split between those who favour a new protocol proposed by Tuvalu and others who want to continue with the Kyoto agreement Negotiations at the UN climate summit in
Tags: Aid and development, climate change, Copenhagen climate change conference 2009, Environment, Guardian, guardian.co.uk, Katine, World news
Chinese plans to lower the “carbon intensity” of its economy are either a smokescreen or a really big deal.
Tags: Carbon emissions, China, Copenhagen, Energy efficiency, Politics and Policy, WSJ
Developing countries have split between those who favour a new protocol proposed by Tuvalu and others who want to continue with the Kyoto agreement Negotiations at the UN climate summit in
Tags: Aid and development, climate change, Copenhagen climate change conference 2009, Environment, Guardian, guardian.co.uk, Katine, World news
Gov. Sarah Palin strikes again.
Tags: Cap and Trade, Carbon emissions, Copenhagen, Global Warming Skeptics, Politics and Policy, WSJ
Further to the posting below, I have now heard from Myriam Marquez, the Miami Herald’s editorial page editor, who has explained why a sentence mentioning the US senate was
Tags: Blogposts, climate change, Guardian, guardian.co.uk, media, US press and publishing
Ice chemists are studying the surface structure of snow crystals and why sharp transitions in shape occur at different temperatures. The differences they see not only explain why no two snowflakes
Some 125,000 new boilers and doubling of commitment to carbon capture and storage included in Alistair Darling’s speech Householders will be able to trade in their old boilers for newer,
Tags: Carbon capture and storage (CCS), Carbon emissions, climate change, Energy, Energy bills, Energy efficiency, Environment, Feed-in tariffs, Green politics, Guardian, guardian.co.uk, Household bills, Money, politics, Pre-budget report, Renewable energy, UK news, Wind power
Kyoto’s ineffectiveness was due to lack of scientific clarity and lack of public understanding: none of these excuses now apply Few people outside Japan would have heard of Kyoto prior
Tags: Carbon emissions, climate change, Comment, Copenhagen climate change conference 2009, Environment, Guardian, guardian.co.uk, Kyoto protocol
Chinese climate negotiators talk a tough game in Copenhagen. Back home, there’s some support for curbing greenhouse-gas emissions.
Tags: Carbon emissions, China, Copenhagen, global warming, WSJ
A coal-industry stalwart embraces clean coal’s future.
Tags: Carbon Capture and Storage, Clean Coal, Coal, Politics and Policy, WSJ
Is this the end for the biodiesel industry? Without Congressional action, it could be.
Tags: Alternative Energy, Biodiesel, Global, WSJ
A £1.3 billion EU cash injection for “clean” energy plans across Europe includes £262 million for wind power and carbon capture and storage in the UK, the European Commission
Tags: Home News
Thatcher was the first leader of a major country to take climate change seriously. Cameron can continue that legacy The increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere will, if
Tags: Carbon emissions, Carbon footprints, climate change, Comment, Conservatives, Environment, Green politics, Guardian, guardian.co.uk, politics
Danish officials may play down a document implying a stitch-up between rich nations. But their impartiality as hosts looks shaky The Guardian’s publication of a leaked Danish government
Tags: Carbon emissions, climate change, Comment, Copenhagen climate change conference 2009, Environment, Guardian, guardian.co.uk
Discover organic cafes, ethical shops and green exhibitions in the climate change summit 2009 host city, in a special instalment of insider tips from blog network Spotted By Locals Verde Food and
Tags: City breaks, climate change, Copenhagen, Copenhagen climate change conference 2009, Denmark, Editorial, Environment, Ethical and green living, Green travel, Guardian, guardian.co.uk, Short breaks, Travel
Forget stories about global apocalypse. We need drama that gets real about global warming, from Cockermouth to Copenhagen When I decided to set my play The Contingency Plan in the near future, I
Tags: Blogposts, climate change, Culture, Environment, Guardian, guardian.co.uk, Stage, Theatre
With up to 30,000 activists gathering in Copenhagen, there are five key days when the Danish authorities will be preparing for trouble Warnings of troublemakers at the Copenhagen climate summit
Tags: Activism, Blogposts, climate change, Copenhagen climate change conference 2009, Environment, Guardian, guardian.co.uk, Protest, World news
Boycott Copenhagen | Sarah Palin
Any deal at the Copenhagen climate summit will be more about politics than science. President Obama should stay away With the publication of damaging emails from a climate research center in
Tags: Barack Obama, climate change, Climate change scepticism, Comment, Copenhagen climate change conference 2009, Environment, Guardian, guardian.co.uk, Hacked climate science emails, Obama administration, Polar regions, Republicans, Sarah Palin, United States, World news