The G8 summit in Gleneagles has closed missing a major opportunity to tackle dangerous climate change.
The communiqué states: "Climate change is a serious long term challenge that has the potential to affect every part of the globe," and that they will act with "resolve and urgency" to reduce emissions.
Climate change is happening, and it is affecting livelihoods that depend on the natural environment. In Africa, this means nearly everyone.
The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is unequivocal: climate change will have the biggest impact on the communities least able to respond to it.
First ever unsupported summer crossing of the Arctic ocean commences to show first hand impact of global warming
CAPE ARTCHITESKY, Russia - Two polar explorers set off today from a remote region of Siberia on a historic trek to make the first ever unsupported summer crossing of the Arctic ocean. Lonnie Dupre and Eric Larsen will have to endure a four month, 1,240 miles (2000 km) trek of unpredictable sea ice and frigid open water. The two man team using skis and specially designed canoes left Cape Arctichesky, Siberia today and will travel across the North Pole before ending the expedition in Ellesmere Island, Canada.
Britain's Department for International Development and the oil industry
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While the Department for International Development recognises that climate change hits the poor hardest, it refuses to address the effect of its promotion of oil development in contributing to climate change and locking poor countries into unsustainable development.
UK aid money is creating an 'oil curse' for developing economies, according to Pumping Poverty, a new report [1], launched Thursday 17 March as G8 environment ministers meet in Derby to discuss the impact of climate change on Africa. Pumping Poverty finds that government aid is being spent on supporting energy projects which benefit UK and US oil companies, but which do little to help the countries where they are based.
Posted by bex — 30 November 2004 at 9:00am
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Polar bears
The Arctic is experiencing some of the most rapid and severe climate change on the planet. Diminishing ice is pushing polar bears, caribou and reindeer towards extinction. And as their snowy world melts, ours begins to shrink as sea level rise will have devastating affects in the UK and around the globe.
Threats from, and responses to the imapct of global warming on human development
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This report represents an unprecedented coming together of leading environmental and development organisations with decades of experience working with poor communities across the world. We fear that global warming could threaten attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and even reverse human development achievements. This report is an expression of our common concern and a call for urgent action from governments.
Posted by bex — 22 October 2004 at 8:00am
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The Russian parliament voted to ratify the Kyoto Protocol today in a blow to George W Bush's opposition to action on climate change.
Kyoto coming to force is a geopolitical ground shift. Russian ratification pushes this global climate protection agreement over the threshold required to become international law.
Posted by bex — 22 October 2004 at 8:00am
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The Russian parliament voted to ratify the Kyoto Protocol today in a blow to George W Bush's opposition to action on climate change.
Kyoto coming to force is a geopolitical ground shift. Russian ratification pushes this global climate protection agreement over the threshold required to become international law.
