Read what our writers around the world are saying about climate change.
350 Aotearoa is running a Grassroots Climate Leaders' Workshop from the 3rd-6th of February (Waitangi Weekend). It has been organised to provide newly-appointed regional field co-ordinators with training to kick-start a strong 2012, by leading campaigns that are committed to combatting climate change. They also particularly welcome participation from people ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Education, Events, Industry & Business, Innovation, Poverty & Development
It’s all too easy for wealthy America and Europe to treat climate-induced migration as a border security issue. Gregory White, Professor of Government at Smith College in Massachusetts, argues in his recent book Climate Change and Migration: Security and Borders in a Warming World that a security-minded response to ... keep reading
Written by Bryan Walker last month, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development, Sustainability
Sometimes a story comes along that is just so good it makes you think anything is possible. This one from Ecuador . Ecuador challenged the world to provide sufficient resource to the country such that it would not need to develop the oil reserves beneath Yasuni National Park, and it could ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Design, Environment & Wildlife, Innovation, Poverty & Development, Rainforest
Mention prime geography for generation of solar energy, and people tend to think of hot deserts. But a new study concludes that some of the world's coldest landscapes — including the Himalaya Mountains, the Andes, and even Antarctica — could become Saudi Arabias of solar. The research appears in the ACS ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in December 2011, about Clean Technologies, Design, Economics, Innovation, Poverty & Development, Solar
Negotiators at the UN climate talks have narrowly avoided a collapse, agreeing to the bare minimum deal possible. The plan gets the Green Climate Fund up and running without any sources of funding, preserves a narrow pathway to avoid 4 degrees of warming and gets a second commitment period of ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in December 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Emissions, Environmental Disasters, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development (1 comment)
Durban, South Africa - Today, as UN climate talks concluded after running into an extra day, it became apparent that the outcome would provide little restriction on the destruction of the world's climate system. Responding to the final outcome climate campaigners from across the world explained how a few wealthy ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in December 2011, about Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Emissions, Environmental Disasters, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development
n 2009, countries of the G8 approved a target of 2 degrees (Celsius) as the maximum amount global temperatures should be allowed to rise above historical (pre-anthropogenic) records if the world was to avert catastrophic global warming.The G8, or Group of Eight, is a consortium of industrialized nations (France ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in December 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Economics, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development, Sustainability
Federated Farmers don't seem to feel any need to debate the issue rather than the organisation. Their statement on Greenpeace is reminiscent of much earlier debates and its intriguing to see the entrenchment.Here's what Federated Farmers had to say ." Despite the many real issues facing the planet ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in December 2011, about Branding, Climate Change, Corporate Citizenship, Farming, Food, Poverty & Development, Rainforest
The world is locking itself into an unsustainable energy future which would have far-reaching consequences, IEA warns in its latest World Energy Outlook.Without a bold change of policy direction, the world will lock itself into an insecure, inefficient and high-carbon energy system, the International Energy Agency warned . They say ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in December 2011, about Carbon Sequestration, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Environmental Disasters, Fuel, Industry & Business, Infrastructure, Poverty & Development, Solar, Sustainability
In the course of growing concerns about unstable oil supplies and the impact of fossil fuels on global warming, biofuels are receiving increased attention. Putting ethanol instead of gasoline in your tank saves oil and is probably no worse for the environment than burning gasoline.Biofuels, which are made from ... keep reading
Written by Naseem Sheikh in December 2011, about Agriculture & Food, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Children and Families, Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty, Poverty & Development
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