Archive for November 11th, 2009
Copenhagen – An ‘all-in’ bet for the planet
The planet’s quickening pace toward irreversible climate change grows far more dire if world leaders fail to find a way to stem emissions this December, experts warn. This is the consequence of failure at Copenhagen: A marked shift in scientific effort from solving global warming to adapting to its consequences, a hodge-podge of uncoordinated local [...]
Posted: November 11th, 2009 under Climate Change, Foundation News, General, Negotiations.
Tags: Climate Change, climate negotiations, Copenhagen, global warming, International negotiations
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Our Political & Energy Dinosaurs
In Australia, as in other developed and developing nations, we are stuck in the past with old technology for energy generation that is polluting and suffocating the life of our planet. Governments have the means – but not the will – to advance sustainable energy technologies. Global investments in Solar, Wind and Geo-thermal energy need [...]
Posted: November 11th, 2009 under Climate Change, Foundation News, General, Technologies.
Tags: alternative energy, Coal Fired Power Stations, energy production, geo-thermal, renewable energy, solar power, subsidies, sustainable energy, wind power
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Yangtze warned to prepare for more droughts, floods and storms
Beijing, China- Temperatures across the Yangtze River Basin could increase from 1.5 – 2 Degrees Celsius over the next 50 years, while extreme weather events will also become more frequent, according to the largest river basin climate vulnerability assessment yet done. The Yangtze River Basin Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Report, released today in Beijing, [...]
Posted: November 11th, 2009 under Climate Change, General, Tipping Points.
Tags: catastrophic climate change, China, floods, global warming, natural systems, Tipping Points
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