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G20 Must Fund Solutions to Climate Change

WWF is calling on G20 finance ministers to commit to providing $160 billion per year of public funding, to help the world’s developing nations to adapt to climate change and set them onto a low carbon pathway for the future

4 Sep 2009

UN Secretary-General in the Arctic to Learn the Effects of Climate Change

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday observed first-hand the effects of climate change when he visited Svalbard, an Arctic Archipelago midway between Norway and the North Pole

2 Sep 2009

Geo-Engineering With Artificial Trees and Seaweed Could Lead to a Cleaner Planet

World's first concise report by engineers reveals how artificial trees and 'seaweed' could pave the way to a cleaner future

2 Sep 2009

Pushing for Zero Emissions Energy Production

If the global temperature rise is to be limited to 2°C compared with the pre-industrial temperature level, global greenhouse gas emissions will have to be reduced by 50–85% from the current levels by 2050, according to the IPCC

31 Aug 2009

Greenpeace Ice Sculptures Represent Water Shortages Caused by Climate Change

Greenpeace has placed ice sculptures of 100 children at the Temple of Earth in Beijing, China, today, symbolising the disappearing future of the more than 1 billion people in Asia who are threatened with water shortages by the changing climate

31 Aug 2009

UN Wants Millions of Signatures on Climate Change Action Petition

The United Nations is calling for millions of online signatures for a climate petition and is launching the first-ever Global Climate Week as part of its Seal the Deal! campaign, 100 days ahead of a crucial UN climate change summit in Copenhagen (COP 15) in December

28 Aug 2009

Kyocera Using Green Curtains to Make Buildings More Environmentally Friendly

As part of its environmental protection activities, the Kyocera Group is growing morning glories and goya (bitter gourd) to form "Green Curtains," which are erected over trestles to shade portions of the outer walls and windows of manufacturing and office buildings at 12 locations throughout Japan

26 Aug 2009