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Climate agreement needed to prevent forced migration: UN Athens (AFP) Nov 4, 2009 
The world urgently needs a climate deal out of a summit in Copenhagen next month to forestall forced migration that is already occurring in Asia and Africa, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday. "We are in a critical period," Ban told delegates in Athens at a United Nations conference on the economic impact of immigration. "Populations will relocate due to more extreme weather ... read moreFlurry of lobbying cash obscures US climate debate 
Washington (AFP) Nov 2, 2009When it comes to the debate in the United States over what to do about climate change, cash has clouded the issue. Lobbying groups for both the energy and environmental sides have boosted their spending by double digits over last year as the US Senate is poised to debate key legislation ahead of global climate change talks next month. But science and specifics are hard to find in the ... more
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SE Asia peatland loss helps drive warming, scientists warn
Barcelona, Spain (AFP) Nov 4, 2009Scientists pointed the finger on Wednesday at Southeast Asian countries for draining wetlands for palm oil and cheap timber production, warning the practice was stoking dangerous global warming. In a presentation on the sidelines of the UN climate talks, a network of scientists branded Southeast Asia the world leader in greenhouse gases that seep from degraded peat soils. ... more Obama urges action as Europe ups climate pressure on US 
Washington (AFP) Nov 3, 2009US President Barack Obama stood shoulder to shoulder with Europe Tuesday pressing to "redouble" efforts to combat global warming, but opponents in Congress made clear there would be no smooth path to a climate deal. Fresh from a White House meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who also made a heart-felt plea for a climate protocol in a speech to US lawmakers, Obama held talks with ... more Newly Drilled Ice Cores May Be The Longest Taken From The Andes 
Columbus OH (SPX) Nov 04, 2009Researchers spent two months this summer high in the Peruvian Andes and brought back two cores, the longest ever drilled from ice fields in the tropics. Ohio State glaciologist Lonnie Thompson said that this latest expedition focused on a yet-to-be-named ice field 5,364 meters (17,598 feet) above sea level in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range. The researchers hiked to a col, or saddle ... more Clearer Picture Of How Land-Use Changes Affect US Climate 
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Nov 04, 2009Researchers say regional surface temperatures can be affected by land use, suggesting that local and regional strategies, such as creating green spaces and buffer zones in and around urban areas, could be a tool in addressing climate change. A study by researchers from Purdue University and the universities of Colorado and Maryland concluded that greener land cover contributes to cooler ... more |
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EU leaders struggle to agree on climate funding
Brussels (AFP) Oct 29, 2009European leaders failed Thursday to agree on how to fund the fight against climate change, leaving their legal beagles to try to hammer out a new proposal overnight, the EU presidency said. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country holds the presidency, was still hoping to include some figures to flesh out the overall desire to help the developing world to minimise climate ... more Sealing climate treaty in Copenhagen 'impossible': de Boer
Paris (AFP) Oct 28, 2009It will be "impossible" to conclude a comprehensive climate treaty in Copenhagen in December, but a strong political deal is still a must, the UN's top climate official said Wednesday. "It is physically impossible under any scenario to complete every detail of a treaty in Copenhagen," said Yvo de Boer, executive director of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). ... more Arctic Sediments Show 20th Century Warming Is An Unnatural Variation 
Buffalo NY (SPX) Oct 29, 2009The possibility that climate change might simply be a natural variation like others that have occurred throughout geologic time is dimming, according to evidence in a Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences paper. The research reveals that sediments retrieved by University at Buffalo geologists from a remote Arctic lake are unlike those seen during previous warming episodes. ... more EU urged to raise bar on climate financing 
Brussels (AFP) Oct 28, 2009European Union leaders were on Wednesday told they have to find 15 billion euros a year to help developing countries fight global warming if this week's summit is to be deemed successful. Leaders from the EU's 27 member countries are split into three camps going into a summit starting Thursday at which they will try to agree a common line to take into United Nations negotiations in ... more |
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