theenergycollective.com - 4/17/2009
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IUFRO press release :
The critical role of forests as massive “sinks” for absorbing greenhouse gases is “at risk of being lost entirely” to climate change-induced environmental stresses that threaten to damage and even decimate forests worldwide, according to a new report released today. ...
Document alert: Water, Energy and Climate Change
theenergycollective.com 3/19/2009 — The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has issued a report at this week’s 5th World Water Forum, in Istanbul.
Water, Energy and Climate Change: A contribution from the business community (1.8MB PDF) :
1. Water and energy are inextricably linked
2. Global energy and ...
At U.N. Talks on Climate, Plans by U.S. Raise Qualms
nytimes.com 4/9/2009 — BONN, Germany At the start of the United Nations climate talks here 12 days ago, the Obama administration’s chief climate negotiator, Todd Stern, received a round of rowdy applause. It was the first appearance of the new negotiating team at any ...
Document alert: Low-Carbon Energy
theenergycollective.com 7/30/2009 — Worldwatch Institute has released a freely downloadable document, Low-Carbon Energy .
From the summary on the report’s web page :
Technologies available today, and those expected to become competitive over the next decade, will permit a rapid decarbonization of the global energy ...
Document alert: [US] Natural gas year in review
theenergycollective.com 4/24/2009 — Natural Gas Year-In-Review 2008 :
This report provides an overview of the natural gas industry and markets in 2008 with special focus on the first complete set of supply and disposition data for 2008 from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). All data for 2008 should be considered ...
UN-REDD Programme Fund
undp.org 3/6/2009 — Overview Framework Document Secretary-General and Prime Minister of Norway Launch UN-REDD Programme Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (third from left) poses for a group photo with Jens Stoltenberg (third from right), Prime Minister of Norway, and the ...
Protecting Forests Is Critical to Climate Solution, U.S. Says
bloomberg.com 6/2/2009 — Bloomberg: Protecting tropical forests and using land in ways that absorb greenhouse-gas emissions are "critical" to fighting climate change, the U.S. said. Funding to reduce logging rates should come from government and private sources, as ...
G8 Document On World Hunger Warns Of Global Instability By Hiram Lee
countercurrents.org 4/12/2009 — Printer Friendly Version G8 Document On World Hunger Warns Of Global Instability By Hiram Lee 10 April, 2009 WSWS.org A document prepared by the Group of Eight, or G8, countries for its inaugural summit of agricultural ministers entitled The Global ...
Bonn in Review
theenergycollective.com 6/17/2009 — Over the past two weeks, delegates from 183 countries convened in Bonn, Germany to create negotiating texts under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for consideration in Copenhagen this December. In focus at Bonn was the enhancement of international climate change ...
Earth Hour
earthhour.org 3/23/2009 — Earth Hour 2009 Vote Earth 2,140 cities, towns and municipalities in 82 countries have already committed to VOTE EARTH for Earth Hour 2009, as part of the worlds first global election between Earth and global warming. LATEST NEWS UN Secretary General ...
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