Posted by jamie — 26 June 2009 at 3:46pm
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It's been a long time since there were polar
bears at London Zoo, but the famous attraction still houses many other species
which are threatened by the effects of climate change. So I can't help but
wonder whether this fact registered with Gordon Brown (himself an endangered
species) as he stood up at the zoo to present his blueprint for a global climate
action plan.
Posted by jamie — 5 December 2008 at 5:15pm
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Oxfam have produced this rather splendid video, Face The Music, to illustrate how the people least able to cope with this warming world of ours (and will suffer more as a result) are also the ones who've contributed the least in terms of emissions. Worth watching for the music alone, which will hopefully reach the ears of those currently engaged in the Poznan talks.
Posted by jamie — 23 September 2008 at 11:21am
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Government wonks have once again been druming up support for GM food, the latest tub-thumping courtesy of science minister Ian Pearson. He's been saying that if engineered crops can be demonstrated to alleviate hunger around the world, then the great British public will be only too happy to see them being cultivated in our green and pleasant land as well.
An innovative new solar powered refrigeration unit developed by Greenpeace International and six other international organizations, won the Environmental Pioneer in Refrigeration award in the 2006 Cooling Industry Awards. The SolarChill Vaccine Cooler & Refrigerator Project will enable vaccines to be stored in areas around the world without an adequate electricity supply.
Posted by bex — 13 September 2006 at 8:00am
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It has facts, it has suspense, it even has Futurama clips: Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth launches in the UK today, bringing with it mind-blowing descriptions of the destruction facing earth unless we pull our acts together in the next 10 years.
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.
It's that time of year again, so brush off your tents, dig out your wellies and put on a happy smile - because we are all off to Worthy Farm! This year the Glastonbury festival is going to be better than ever, thanks not only to a stunning line up but also to even more amazing festival experiences like the circus and cabaret!
Britain's Department for International Development and the oil industry
Summary
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.
Threats from, and responses to the imapct of global warming on human development
Summary
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.
