Study highlights global decline

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Study highlights global decline: "The most comprehensive survey ever into the state of the planet concludes that human activities threaten the Earth's ability to sustain future generations."

How the world is changing

BBC NEWS | In pictures: How the world is changing: "While the effect of human activity on the global climate is hotly debated, physical signs of environmental change are all around us."

New climate plan 'to rival Kyoto'

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | New climate plan 'to rival Kyoto': "The US and Australia are developing a new pact on climate change with a group of Asian countries, believed to include China, India and South Korea."

El cambio climático provocará un descenso de precipitaciones en España de entre un 5 y un 14% para 2030

El cambio climático provocará un descenso de precipitaciones en España de entre un 5 y un 14% para 2030 : "l cambio climático provocará un descenso de las aportaciones hídricas en régimen natural en España entre un 5 y un 14 por ciento hasta el 2030, por un posible aumento de la temperatura media anual de 1 grado centígrado y una disminución de un 5 por ciento en la precipitación media anual."

abc.es| SOCIEDAD - El cambio climático reactivará los sistemas dunares del sur de África, poniendo en jaque a la agricultura

abc.es| SOCIEDAD - El cambio climático reactivará los sistemas dunares del sur de África, poniendo en jaque a la agricultura: "En la Cumbre del G-8 en Gleneagles las naciones más ricas del planeta discutieron sobre cómo promover el desarrollo en las partes más pobres de África. El cambio climático y las enfermedades estaban en la agenda junto al difícil acceso a la educación y la sanidad, siendo necesario que las soluciones vayan de la mano con las necesidades de las distintas comunidades y, sobre todo, con el medio ambiente, que se degrada día tras día."

El cambio climático desviará clientes a otras zonas turísticas por el calor y la sequedad

El cambio climático desviará clientes a otras zonas turísticas por el calor y la sequedad: "La falta de agua se agudizará en el Mediterráneo donde el aumento de la temperatura será mayor "

El Himalaya, en peligro por el C02

Desnivel.com - EXPEDICIONES/NOTICIAS: "Ni el Himalaya está a salvo. Ya no son sólo las hordas de senderistas del mundo entero que acuden a recorrer sus innumerables sendas, los alpinistas que hacen cola para pisar algunas de sus cimas o la basura que se acumula en muchos de sus campos base, ahora la más famosa de las cordilleras del planeta también debe hacer frente a un enemigo invisible: los gases de efecto invernadero."

Muere Charles Keeling, investigador del efecto invernadero

Muere Charles Keeling, investigador del efecto invernadero : "San Diego, EUA, 24 de junio de 2005 (FIA).- El pionero de la climatología Charles David Keeling murió el lunes a los 77 años, según dieron a conocer los medios estadounidenses. "

Gran Bretaña: para reducir el efecto invernadero, almacenarán CO2 en el mar

Gran Bretaña: para reducir el efecto invernadero, almacenarán CO2 en el mar: "Con la mira puesta en cumplir con las metas del Protocolo de Kioto, el gobierno británico planea capturar y almacenar dióxido de carbono bajo las aguas del Mar del Norte. Los grupos ambientalistas, dubitativos."

noticias - Rebelión en la ciudad: la otra forma de cambiar al mundo

noticias - Rebelión en la ciudad: la otra forma de cambiar al mundo: "Más de 150 ciudades de Estados Unidos, que representan a 32 millones de ciudadanos, han adoptado medidas locales para el cumplimiento del Protocolo de Kyoto, que ha sido rechazado por el Gobierno Federal."

G8 actuará contra calentamiento global

G8 actuará contra calentamiento global: "
Los países más contaminantes del planeta, reunidos en el G8, han admitido la necesidad de 'actuar ya' para frenar el cambio climático, lo que supone un giro en la actitud estadounidense, aunque las organizaciones ambientalistas critican que no hayan fijado objetivos ni agenda."

Los hambrientos pasarán más hambre con calentamiento global- FAO

Los hambrientos pasarán más hambre con calentamiento global- FAO: "Los habitantes de los países más pobres donde la comida escasea tendrán cada vez más difícil alimentarse mientras el calentamiento global agrava la desertificación y la sequía, dijo el miércoles un experto de la agencia de alimentación de las Naciones Unidas."

BBC NEWS | Politics | Tax cuts push on climate change

BBC NEWS | Politics | Tax cuts push on climate change: "Council tax should be cut by between £50 and £90 for people who make their homes more energy efficient, says a report from an influential watchdog."

Domestic Policy news : Coalition calls for climate change law

Domestic Policy news : Coalition calls for climate change law: "The government has set a target to cut dioxide emissions by 60 per cent by 2050, but the group of ten NGOs and 200 MPs believes the year-on-year cuts required to reach this will not take place without a proper legal framework. "

ePolitix.com - Ministers 'should be held to account on climate change'

ePolitix.com - Ministers 'should be held to account on climate change': "A coalition of campaign groups and MPs is pushing for a new law to hold the government to account on its promises on climate change."

The G8 and climate change: a campaigners’ scorecard Stephan Harrison Aubrey Meyer - openDemocracy

The G8 and climate change: a campaigners’ scorecard Stephan Harrison Aubrey Meyer - openDemocracy: "Was the G8 summit good for the prospects of limiting global climate change? Scientists and campaigners comment on the Gleneagles outcome."

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Melting Everest Could Make World Heritage in Danger List: "The world's most famous mountaineer, Sir Edmund Hillary, has joined environmental campaigners and lawyers in urging the UNESCO World Heritage Committee to place Mount Everest on the UN List of World Heritage in Danger because climate change is melting ice and snow on the world's tallest mountain."

Climate change: Tipping point

Climate change: Tipping point: "“The debate is over. We know the science. We see the threat posed by changes in our climate. And we know the time for action is now.” So wrote Arnold Schwarzenegger, governor of California, explaining his commitment last month to cut the state’s greenhouse gas emissions below the 2000 level by 2010, and below the 1990 level by 2020."

RenewableEnergyAccess.com | Summary of G8 Summit: Climate Change

RenewableEnergyAccess.com | Summary of G8 Summit: Climate Change: "G8 Summit held July 6-8, in Gleneagles, Scotland, there wasn't much to note regarding climate change. According to the Pew Center for Climate Change, the event concluded with no major binding initiatives to limit greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change."

Bush owns up to global warming (HamptonRoads.com/Pilot Online)

Bush owns up to global warming (HamptonRoads.com/Pilot Online): "The Bush Administration has long resisted connecting the dots between global warming and human activity. So the president’s admission at the recent G-8 summit that there’s a link serves as a sign of progress."

U.S. gets its way on global warming

U.S. gets its way on global warming: "The Group of Eight summit bowed to U.S. pressure Friday by approving a declaration on climate change that avoided taking any concrete steps to fight global warming, such as setting targets or timetables for reducing greenhouse gas emissions."

MCE-5 VCR engines help defeat global warming

MCE-5 VCR engines help defeat global warming: "MCE-5 of France has launched the MCE-5 VCR engine block - a mechanical solution that allows the mass production of VCR (Variable Compression Ratio) engines to the required environmental standards. The MCE-5 VCR engine block is designed to replace traditional fixed-compression engine blocks."

Clinton: Global warming an opportunity

Tahoe Daily Tribune - News: "Former President Bill Clinton has what may be some sage advice for his party's next presidential nominee, but it was his thoughts on global warming and energy independence that most resonated with a packed crowd at Aspen's Harris Hall."

Global warming could boost oyster toxicity

Global warming could boost oyster toxicity: "Food processors who use oysters in their recipes might slowly be facing a shortage of the molluscs due to the effects of global warming."

Global warming seen as decimating Pacific plankton : Mail & Guardian Online

Global warming seen as decimating Pacific plankton : Mail & Guardian Online: "Abnormally warm weather off the Pacific coasts of Alaska and Canada has decimated the plankton population off shore from Northern California, Oregon and Washington state"

US activists launch boycott of ExxonMobil over global warming stance - Forbes.com

US activists launch boycott of ExxonMobil over global warming stance - Forbes.com: "US activists launched a campaign for a consumer boycott of ExxonMobil, accusing the world's biggest oil company of jeopardizing the environment with 'junk science' questioning global warming. "

KSL News: Mayors Meet to Discuss Global Warming

KSL News: Mayors Meet to Discuss Global Warming: "Global warming is an urgent threat. That's the word from leading scientific researchers attending a summit here in Utah. And an exclusive poll for KSL-TV and the Deseret Morning News finds Utahns too think the problem is real."

Environmental group campaigning against global warming

Environmental group campaigning against global warming: "Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MASSPIRG) has launched a campaign in Weymouth to convince Gov. Mitt Romney to cut power plant global warming pollution. "

Local Leaders Urged to Lead Climate Fight

Local Leaders Urged to Lead Climate Fight: "Former U.S. Energy Secretary Bill Richardson urged mayors from across the nation Monday to take the lead in fighting global warming."

[E] - U.S. Global Warming Stance Causes G8 Rift (Reporting by Roddy Scheer)

[E] - U.S. Global Warming Stance Causes G8 Rift (Reporting by Roddy Scheer): "American opposition to strong action to curb carbon dioxide emissions has led to a rift between leaders of the world's industrialized nations--the so-called 'Group of Eight,' or G8--who met last week in Edinburgh, Scotland"