Posted by bex — 8 December 2004 at 9:00am
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Tony Blair says he is personally passionate about solving the problem of climate change, but his passion for business has dominated the agenda for too long. There is only one way Tony Blair is going to regain our trust - take urgent action on climate change.
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.
Posted by bex — 19 November 2004 at 9:00am
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Tony Blair
At regular intervals over the last few years, Tony Blair has given strong speeches on the importance and urgency of tackling climate change. He has told us that this is the single greatest challenge facing the international community, and that the scientific evidence is alarming. He is certainly right about that. He has also said that he is personally passionate about solving the problem.
Greenpeace has been sharply critical of Blair on other issues - on GM, nuclear power and, above all, Iraq. But on climate we have tried to believe in his sincerity. We need politicians to take the lead, and we need to support them when they do. It's not our style to ask automatically, as Jeremy Paxman does, "why is this bastard lying to me?"
Greenpeace today welcomed the long awaited decision by the Russian Parliament, the Duma, to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. Russian ratification brings the number of countries who have ratified to the level required to bring the global agreement to protect the climate into law.
Posted by bex — 22 October 2004 at 8:00am
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smokestack
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.
The business community, and the world as a whole has a clear vested interest in one, clear, global system for protecting the climate, for agreeing emissions reduction targets, and for carbon trading and emissions reductions. Such a situation would create lucrative business opportunities in carbon trading and renewables technology. How long will the United States stay out of the game?
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 — 11 October 2004 at 8:00am
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The President of the Unites States: Esso
There's nothing nastier than a wounded tiger. Esso is licking its wounds as Russia moves closer to ratifying the Kyoto Protocol. But the world's number one environmental criminal is still fighting tooth and nail to deny the truth about climate change. The US government is increasingly isolated and Esso is out to ensure its workers keep it that way by voting for US politicians who oppose action against global warming.
Greenpeace today welcomed the news that the Russian government has given the green light to the climate change treaty, the Kyoto Protocol today.(1) The final decision on whether Russia will ratify the treaty now rests with the Duma. If it votes in favour, the Kyoto Protocol will enter into force and become international law.(2) Greenpeace International climate campaigner, Steve Sawyer, said: "As the Earth is battered by increasing storms, floods and droughts, President Putin has brought us to a pivotal point in human history today.
