Archive for November 5th, 2009
The United States looses out on the Gold Medal but picks up Silver 2 years running for habitat loss, overhunting, and unsustainable development and wiping out the world’s greatest treasures: Wildlife.
The animals and plants that call this planet their home haven’t got a chance if humans keep it up. Wildlife destruction is happening faster than current conservation efforts can replenish – or even stabilize – most endangered species numbers.
The 2009 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species figures show the news isn’t good.
From the highest to [...]
Posted: November 5th, 2009 under Climate Change, Foundation News, Nature, Tipping Points.
Tags: habitat loss, species extinction
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EU is 2nd largest source of peat emissions after Indonesia, finds global peat survey
The EU is the world’s second largest source of carbon dioxide emissions from peatlands drainage, after Indonesia, reports the first country-by-country assessment of peat stocks.
The study, conducted by Wetlands International and Greifswald University, found that drainage of wetlands for agriculture, forestry and peat extraction causes 1.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. Emissions [...]
Posted: November 5th, 2009 under Climate Change, General, Nature, Tipping Points.
Tags: Climate Change, CO2 Emissions, CO2 levels, global warming, greenhouse emissions, methane, Peat
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Poor demand binding treaty in Copenhagen
BARCELONA, Spain (SolveClimate) -A new global warming pact coming out of Copenhagen in December must be a legally enforceable treaty, not just promises from politicians, developing nations said Wednesday at international talks in Barcelona.
The statement was in response to rich nations’ newest push for a “politically binding” deal, the idea being it’s way too late [...]
Posted: November 5th, 2009 under Climate Change, General, Negotiations.
Tags: catastrophic climate change, Climate Change, climate negotiations, Copenhagen, global warming, stop climate change, Third World
Comments: 1