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Five years after Indian Ocean tsunami, affected nations rebuilding better - UN
29 December 2009 - Five years after the massive Indian Ocean tsunami, which left a devastating trail of death and destruction, millions
UN agency sets out priority steps to realize Green Economy for 21st century 31 December 2009 - The United Nations environmental agency has identified three priority areas in the race to mitigate climate change Read more. UN maritime agency dedicates 2010 to the world's 1.5 million seafarers 31 December 2009 - As merchant sailors around the world face the perils of pirate-infested waters off Somalia, the risks of accidents at Top 10 environmental moments of the decade 28 December 2009 - (CNN) -- What a difference a decade makes. The "Noughties" saw environmental issues come to the forefront with Read more. Assembly President hopes next year's Mexico meeting will forge climate pact 22 December 2009 - While most countries are not happy with the outcome of this month's summit on climate change in Copenhagen, Read more. BENEDICT XVI WARNS AGAINST SECULARIZATION VATICAN CITY, DEC. 22, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is urging Finland, and all of Europe, to cling to values promoted by religious More than 80 dead in European winter weather
21 December 2009 - More than 80 people have died across Europe as days of snow storms and sub-zero temperatures swept the continent, U.N. chief: Climate change deal reached 19 December 2009 - Copenhagen, Denmark (CNN) -- U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said Saturday a "deal has been reached" that could be the Read more. Copenhagen climate deal meets qualified UN welcome 19 December 2009 -UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed a US-backed climate deal in Copenhagen as an "essential Climate change deal marks an 'essential beginning,' Ban says
19 December 2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the climate change deal reached by world leaders at a United Obama announces climate change deal with China, other nations December 18, 2009 - U.S. President Barack Obama announces what he called a "meaningful, unprecedented" climate change deal with Secretary Clinton and Tony Blair hold Middle East talks at "difficult moment" Posted 21 Dec 2009 - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Quartet Representative Tony Blair met today in Washington DC to discuss Read more. Scientists capture deepest underwater volcanic eruption on film 18 Dec 2009 - (CNN) -- Scientists witnessed the eruption of the deepest underwater volcano and caught the entire event on film for the first Climate change driving displacement, says UN refugee chief 16 December 2009 - Climate change is the biggest factor driving forced displacement, a top United Nations official said today, underscoring Majority of disaster deaths in 2009 climate-related, says UN 14 December 2009 - More than three quarters of those people who died in disasters this year lost their lives to extreme weather events, Read more.Obama reaches climate deal with emerging powers
19 December 2009 - COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama forged a climate deal with emerging economic powers on U.N.: Climate deal could change history 15 December 2009 - (CNN) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged both industrialized and developing countries to do Choking in China's polluted city 16 December 2009 - Linfen, China (CNN) -- On the road into Linfen, the cars seem to disappear into dense smog that clings to vanishing Deepest volcano caught on Pacific Ocean video The pictures show lavas bursting into the water at the West Mata submarine volcano, which is sited about 200km (125 miles) south-west of European countries endorse UN-backed pact on tropical timber18 December 2009 - Eleven European countries have ratified a United Nations-backed agreement designed to promote the sustainable Read more. UN embarks on low-carbon future by detailing its own emissions 15 December 2009 - As one of its first steps towards reducing its greenhouse gas footprint, the United Nations - after one of the most wide- Read more. Volcano forces more Filipinos from homes 18 December 2009 - Security forces in army trucks have sent about 3,000 residents outside the danger zone surrounding the smouldering Read more. Oceans acidifying rapidly due to carbon dioxide emissions, says UN-backed study- Healthy Oceans New Key to Combating Climate Change 14 December 2009 - The levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would be much higher if oceans did not absorb the amount they do, Thousands flee volcano in Philippines 15 December 2009 - Thousands of villagers have been evacuated after authorities raised the alert level on the Philippines' most active Climate change threatens life in Shishmaref, Alaska December 3, 2009 -Shishmaref, Alaska (CNN) -- When the arctic winds howl and angry waves pummel the shore of this Inupiat Climate change threatening survival of Himalayan communities - UN report 11 December 2009 - Climate change is posing a serious threat to communities in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region, bringing both Football greats seek to score Millennium Development Goals in UN charity game 10 December 2009 - An international roster of football stars meet SL Benfica of Portugal in Lisbon next month in a United Nations Progress made on technology in Copenhagen climate talks - UN official 10 December 2009 - Negotiators at the historic United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, are making Copenhagen talks heading towards agreement on new climate deal - UN 9 December 2009 - Talks under way at the historic United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, have entered EU summit struggles to agree climate pledge 11 December 2009 - EU delegates have been working through the night to try to hammer out how much aid the bloc will give to developing Key global climate talks begin in Copenhagen 7 December 2009 - (CNN) -- The drumbeat rousing world leaders to action on climate change is fading out as delegates get down to the Life-saving early warning systems for droughts are focus at UN-backed meeting 9 December 2009 - With the frequency and severity of droughts likely to increase due to climate change, more than 60 scientists from all Peanut shells, corn stalks: China's alternative to coal? 7 December 2009 - Beijing, China (CNN) -- Mountains of peanut shells are spread out across Shengchang Bioenergy's property on the Massive iceberg heading to WA
9 December 2009 - A massive iceberg covering more than 140sqkm is heading towards the West Australian coast. Antarctic fragility a reminder of importance of success in Copenhagen - Ban
1 December 2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged action on two fronts ahead of next week's United Nations climate UN stands ready to help least developed countries weather global economic crisis
3 December 2009 - The United Nations agency entrusted with accelerating sustainable industrial development in poorer states today Read more. A journey through the Earth's climate history
3 December 2009 - As world leaders prepare to meet in Copenhagen to discuss climate change - how did the Earth's climate arrive at India promises to slow carbon emissions rise
3 Dec, India has pledged to cut its "carbon emissions intensity" in the next decade by between 20% and 25%. Major sea level rise likely as Antarctic ice melts
1 Dec, Sea levels are likely to rise by about 1.4m (4ft 6in) globally by 2100 as polar ice melts, according to a major review of climate Nepal's cabinet to meet on Everest
4 Dec, Nepalese ministers are preparing to hold a cabinet meeting on Mount Everest to raise awareness of the effects of climate New technology cleans up coal with CO2
30 Nov, (CNN) -- The world has taken a step closer to "clean coal," thanks to new technology that actually uses CO2 to make power World Bank lending $1 billion to clean Ganga
2 Dec, New Delhi: India's relaunched programme to clean its sacred river Ganga will get $1 billion from the World Bank, Environme
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America's food waste laying “waste” to environment
Nov. 25, 2009, America's food waste contributes to excess consumption of fresh water and fossil fuels which— along with emissions Ban says Obama's presence adds momentum to Copenhagen climate summit
25 November 2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the announcement that President Barack Obama of the Rich should help Amazon forests, summit says
27 November 2009 - Nine nations in the Amazon region have called on rich countries to provide poorer nations with the funds to FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
19 November 09- With 17 days left before the opening of the Copenhagen Climate Conference, Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of At Commonwealth meeting Ban drums up momentum for climate change summit
26 November 2009 - On the final lap of the years-long marathon to the United Nations climate change summit in Copenhagen next Momentum for climate deal strong and growing, Ban tells Commonwealth leaders
27 November 2009 - The momentum for a deal at next month's United Nations climate change summit is strong and growing, New UN energy report says 1.5 billion people worldwide live in darkness
23 November 2009 - With the United Nations climate change summit in Copenhagen just 13 days away, the UN Development Rising sea levels: A tale of two cities
24 November 2009 - When people talk about the impact of rising sea levels, they often think of small island states that risk being UN chief urges leaders to 'seal deal' on climate change
28 November 2009 - The United Nations chief has urged world leaders to "seal a deal" on climate change when they meet in Koreans make plastics without fossil fuel chemicals
23 November 09- Bioengineered plastics would be more environmentally-friendly than those from fossil fuel-based chemicals. CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL PEOPLE OF ALL BELIEFS NEEDED TO CONFRONT CLIMATE CHANGE 3 November 2009 - Following is the text of a message from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the dinner on the eve of the Read more. Climate 'is a major cause' of conflict in Africa
24 November 2009 - Climate has been a major driver of armed conflict in Africa, research shows - and future warming is likely to Massive icebergs floating towards coast of New Zealand
25 November 2009 - The icebergs off the New Zealand coast in 2006 (pictured) provided a mini-boom for tourism and helicopter Read more.Climate change: What price will future generations pay?
23 November 2009 - Climate change poses a huge barrier to a fulfilling future, argues Lord Puttnam, an ambassador for Unicef UK. Earth 'heading for 6C' of warming
17 November 09- Average temperatures across the world are on course to rise by up to 6C without urgent action to curb CO2 Apec leaders drop climate target
15 November 2009 - World leaders meeting in Singapore have said it will not be possible to reach a climate change deal ahead of NEWSMAKER: UN disaster expert knows first- hand what Copenhagen failure could entail
20 November 2009 - Among those keeping a close eye on the outcome of next month's climate summit in Copenhagen is the head UN report points to central role women play in efforts to fight climate change
18 November 2009 - Climate change strikes it fiercest blow against the poorest, most vulnerable people around the world, according Green energy on rise across Africa but still lags behind other regions - UN
17 November 2009 - More green energy and climate-friendly projects target Africa than ever before, but the numbers still lag behind Tree-planting photos win UN environmental contest in Africa
18 November 2009 - Photos of Kenyans planting trees and Moroccan women turning plastic bags into handbags today won a Rainforests could be traded on world market
Nov 15, 2009 Why would America's largest coal utility and Britain's biggest oil company invest in protecting a remote plot of Bolivian UN report calls on policymakers to boost investment in ecosystems for higher profits
13 November 2009 - Governments that invest in natural resources and ecosystems are likely to yield stronger economic growth and SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR 'NEW VISION' FOR YEAR OF BIODIVERSITY,
Nov 9, 2009 Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message for the International Year of Biodiversity Big profit from nature protection
13 November 2009 - Money invested in protecting nature can bring huge financial returns, according to a major investigation into the Ban calls on US to put full weight behind agreeing new climate change treaty
11 November 2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the United States to take a leading role in forging a new international SEAL THE DEAL: Invasive species pose huge threat to ecosystems, UN says
11 November 2009 - It's no longer than a grain of rice. But the mountain pine beetle is an insidious environmental predator, laying Secretary-General calls for global alliance to protect world's biodiversity
10 November 2009 - As a year-long campaign to safeguard the world's biological diversity gets underway, Secretary-General called
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Obama will go to Copenhagen to clinch deal
Nov 9, 2009 5:39pm EST - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday he would travel to Copenhagen SEAL THE DEAL: Climate change illustrates need for better water management
3 November 2009 - Water is at the centre of many of the worst natural disasters. Too much of it and there are floods that inundate UN report calls for greater research on marine ecosystems beyond territorial waters
3 November 2009 - Greater scientific research is essential to better understand the potential impact of activities on marine |
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EU strikes climate funding deal October 30 The EU has agreed a conditional deal on how to help other nations fight global warming, ahead of a key climate summit, Ban lays out criteria for successful Copenhagen gathering on climate change 26 October 2009 - As just over one month remains before nations converge in Copenhagen to 'seal the deal' on a new climate SEAL THE DEAL: UN project seeks to protect West African coastline from erosion 30 October 2009 - In West Africa, the coast is more than just a simple marker between land and sea. It's also the home of millions - UN Member States reach agreement on financing of sustainable forests 30 October 2009 - United Nations Member States today reached an agreement that sets out the path to financing sustainable forest Climate change: Can we even do it? Should we even try? 29 Oct (CNN) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has long been known worldwide for its engineering programs, and a Woman tackles 'Great Garbage Patch' October 29, 2009 Mary Crowley co-founded team to study widespread trash in North Pacific Gyre. The "density and the POPE CALLS FOR SOLIDARITY WITH THE FUTURE VATICAN CITY, OCT. 22, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI made a call for "intergenerational justice" and actions of solidarity with the MESSAGE ON BEHALF OF THE PACIFIC CAUCUS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 21 Oct, On behalf of the Indigenous Peoples of the Pacific Region we give our strong congratulations to the nation of Samoa for its Greenhouse gas emissions from industrialized nations continue to rise, UN reports 21 October 2009 - Harmful greenhouse gas emissions produced by industrialized countries rose for the seventh consecutive year in PRESS CONFERENCE BY CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS ON HIGH-LEVEL CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT The wait-and-see attitude adopted by many countries with regard to action to address climate change was putting the process at risk SEAL THE DEAL: Climate change could stem global tourism, UN cautions 21 October 2009 - Rising sea levels could inundate coastal holiday spots while melting snow caps could spell an end to ski resorts, Sharing clean energy technologies crucial in climate change fight - UN official 22 October 2009 - Ensuring that developing countries can access cleaner energy-producing technologies to meet their development Patriarch Laments Lack of Wisdom in Caring for Creation MEMPHIS, Tennessee, OCT. 23, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Society may have more knowledge in the 21st century, but not necessarily more China moves 330,000 in water plan 19 Oct China has begun to resettle 330,000 people to make way for a project to divert water from the south of the country to the Climate treaty now 'more do-able' 19 Oct Agreeing a new global climate treaty looks more "do-able" after London talks between the big-emitting nations, UK Climate Healthy oceans new key to combating climate change, UN agencies stress 14 October 2009 - Healthy oceans play a key role in combating climate change, a group of United Nations agencies said today, calling on governments to consider Arctic to be 'ice-free in summer' 14 Oct 2009, The Arctic Ocean could be largely ice-free and open to shipping during the summer in as little as ten years' time, a top polar specialist has said. Ban urges opinion-makers to spread the word about green technologies 14 October 2009 - Green technologies generate not only environmental advances but also promote economic growth, Secretary Ban Ki-moon said today,Rockhampton bushfire sparks evacuations AAP October 18, 2009, 4:48 pm Residents of a Rockhampton suburb are being urged to evacuate their homes as a "terrifying" bushfire threatens properties in the central Queensland city. SEAL THE DEAL: UN lends a hand to community efforts to adapt to climate change 13 October 2009 - With small communities the least equipped to cope with climate change, a United Nations-backed pilot project is helping to boost their resistance to coastal erosion,
UN official spotlights gap between reality and rhetoric on climate change negotiations 12 October 2009 - There is a large gap between the rhetoric of heads of State on commitments to reverse global warming and what their negotiators are putting on the table, Urgent shelter needed for Indonesian quake victims ahead of rainy season - UN 14 October 2009 - The top United Nations emergency relief official took a helicopter tour today of the worst affected rural areas in the wake of last month's earthquakeSuccessful climate deal hangs on emissions cuts and financing - UN official 8 October 2009 - A successful new climate change deal hinges on industrialized nations committing to ambitious greenhouse gas emissions targets and reaching agreement on financing to help poor countries adapt, a senior United Nations official said today. Humans undermine nature's help in war on climate change, UN agency warns 7 October 2009 - Humankind is undermining a crucial natural ally in the battle against climate change through its activities in the world's oceans and marine ecosystems, such as seagrasses,
Time ripe to tap into world's ecosystems to tackle climate change - UN 2 September 2009 - Efforts to fight climate change can receive a boost from stepped-up investment in restoring and maintaining the world's multi-trillion dollar ecosystems, Ban voices hope ahead of final leg of negotiations on climate change treaty 3 October 2009 - The frozen positions preventing governments from making progress in negotiations for a new greenhouse gas emissions treaty are beginning to thaw, Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday in a series of speeches in Copenhagen,
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Only 10 days left for climate deal, U.N.'s Ban says
Sat Oct 3, 2:51 pm ET COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday negotiators had just 10 days left to secure a global climate deal and governments must not be hindered by domestic troubles. California wildfire forces evacuations; destroys homes
3 October 2009
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency Sunday in San Bernardino County as a fast-moving wildfire burned through a national forest,
Climate change safety in poorer States to cost up to $100 billion a year - World Bank
30 September 2009 - Adapting to the impact of global warming in developing countries is set to cost around $75 billion to $100 billion a year over the next 40 years, UN experts advance plans for West African biodiversity corridor
1 October 2009 - A plan to develop a biodiversity corridor across the border between Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia will be the focus of discussions to be held in Abidjan next week in cooperation the United Nations and other organizations. UN experts call for early warning system to deal with rising number of sand, dust storms
25 September 2009 - The rise in the number of devastating sand and dust storms around the world, such as the one to strike eastern Australia this week, Powerful quake strikes Indonesia
AAP October 1, 2009, 5:54 am
A massive earthquake has struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra, with officials saying it could have killed thousands of people as buildings collapsed.
Four Australians killed in tsunami
Yahoo!7 October 1, 2009, 7:56 am Relief workers in American Samoa and Samoa on Thursday searched for survivors after a series of tsunamis smashed into the tiny Pacific islands, killing more than 119 people and flattening villages. Australians injured after earthquake and tsunami
Wednesday September 30, 2009
The death toll from the earthquake and tsunami that hit the South Pacific this morning may be more than 100. Australian dies, six missing in Samoan tsunami
September 30, 2009, 1:12 pm An Australian woman has been killed and another six of her compatriots may be missing after a deadly earthquake and tsunami struck the remote Pacific island of Samoa. Ban urges greater focus on drought, desertification in combating climate change
28 September 2009 - Desertification, land degradation and drought are among today's most pressing global environment challenges, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said, urging Role of forests in combating global warming deserves priority at UN talks, Assembly told
29 September 2009 - The vital role of forests in reducing greenhouse gas emissions deserves priority at the United Nations talks aimed at reaching a new international agreement to combat global warming, the General Assembly was told today. Tactical manoeuvring on climate change must end, South Pacific leaders tell UN debate
26 September 2009 - Countries can no longer afford to play “blame or shame” games or to wait for other nations to take the lead if they are to strike a meaningful deal on reducing greenhouse gas emissions UN-backed negotiations on climate change pact pick up pace
28 September 2009 - Climate change negotiations are picking up pace as they enter their final stretch towards the December conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, Aussie scientists study dust
September 25, 2009, 11:27 pm A team of Australian scientists are analysing the dust that has engulfed eastern Australia this week to see whether it is dangerous. World leaders demonstrated energy, dynamism on climate change, says Ban
22 September 2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commended the world leaders who addressed the opening of today's United California fire began in mulch pile, investigators say
25 Sept 2009LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A fire in steep canyons and rural communities near Los Angeles, California, Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:32pm AEST The spectacular dust storm that swept through much of eastern Australia on Wednesday may have UN climate change summit succeeded in spotlighting urgency of action, says official
23 September 2009 - The United Nations climate change summit convened by Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon succeeded in AIDE: "GREEN POPE" SEES CREATION AS A GIFT
VATICAN CITY, SEPT. 20, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The environmental concern of Benedict XVI, often tagged the "Green Pope" in the Greenland's melt mystery unfolds, at glacial pace
Fri Sep 11, 5:30 am ET HELHEIM GLACIER, Greenland - Suddenly and without warning, the gigantic river of ice sped up, causing it New report from Tony Blair sets out economic benefits of tackling climate change together
Posted 22 September 2009 Action to cut CO2 emissions can increase both GDP and employment in all major economies, with global Collective action must be at heart of climate change response - Ban Ki-moon
21 September 2009 - On the eve of the largest-ever gathering of world leaders on the issue of climate change, Secretary-General SMALL ISLAND STATES WELCOME GROWING SUPPORT FOR 1.5°C CLIMATE TARGET
11 September 2009, New York - The 42-member Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) - a key negotiating bloc in international Hollywood backs UN campaign in push for world leaders to sign climate change pact
18 September 2009 - A major Hollywood actor and director take starring roles in a United Nations public service announcement Doctors warn on climate failure
Tuesday, 15 September 2009 00:31 UK Failure to agree a new UN climate deal in December will bring a “global health catastrophe”, say 18 of the world's professional POPE STRESSES RELIGIOUS DIMENSION OF ECOLOGY
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, SEPT. 10, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is calling for a discovery of the spiritual and religious UN-backed forum examines low-carbon industrial future for Asia
9 September 2009 - Some 1,000 participants kicked off a United Nations-backed conference in Manila today focusing on the UN sounds alarm on threat to Pacific nations' security posed by climate change
6 August 2009 - With rising sea levels threatening to inundate Pacific Island nations, United Nations officials have issued a call for Last great forest under threat, study finds
Aug. 26, 2009 The world's last remaining “pristine” forest—the so-called boreal forest across large stretches of Russia, Canada and other northern UN agency urges measures to slash non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gas pollutants
4 September 2009 - The head of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today pushed for moves to cut emissions of a Seas 'threaten 20m in Bangladesh'
7 September 2009 - Up to 20 million people in low-laying Bangladesh are at risk from rising sea levels in the coming decades,
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New UN pact aims to boost sharing of climate-related data to fight hunger
4 September 2009 - In a bid to step up the fight against global hunger, two United Nations agencies have agreed to greater sharing of Ban urges rapid progress in negotiations on new climate change pact
3 September 2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, having just witnessed the “sobering reality” of climate change on a visit to the melting glaciers of the Arctic, urged countries to make rapid progress on negotiations for a new international pact to reduce global warming. Above the Arctic Circle, Ban sees first-hand view of climate change's impact
1 September 2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has travelled above the Arctic Circle today to experience first-hand the impact of South-East Asian countries hold UN-backed meeting to discuss green growth strategies
31 August 2009 - Government officials from across South-East Asia have gathered today in western Thailand for a six-day United UN talks seek to boost global access to climate data
31 August 2009 - United Nations talks aimed at boosting access to climate information to help the world's poor and promote Climate targets 'will kill coral'
2 September 2009 - Current climate targets are not enough to save the worlds coral reefs- and policymakers urgently need to From Polar ice rim, Ban issues call for urgent action on climate change
2 September 2009 - Standing on rapidly melting polar ice, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to the world for urgent One of most polluted sites in US to become UN-backed 'green' complex
10 August 2009 - A 140-year-old shipyard that became one of the United States' most polluted sites, a wasteland contaminated by Schwarzenegger cautions against ignoring wildfire evacuations
31 August 2009 - LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Three people hurt in a growing wildfire in California were burned because they Agreement on new climate change pact crucial to future of humanity, says Ban
28 August 2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today underscored the need for countries to 'seal the deal' at a major climate World News - Floating garbage 'killing marine life'
28 August 2009, DOLPHINS, fish and birds may be getting killed off by toy puppies and water bottles floating around in a giant ocean History no longer a good indicator for weather forecasts, says top UN official
26 August 2009 - With the onset of climate change, relying on history is no longer an accurate way of predicting weather patterns, China playing key role in producing and consuming green technology solutions, says Tony Blair
Posted 27 August 2009, China is taking advantage of the green technology revolution that the challenge of climate change provides, Youth to mobilize against climate change in 100 cities - UN
23 August 2009 - Youth-organized rallies will be held in 100 cities across the globe to push governments to 'seal the deal' on an Climate change shrinking polar bears: research
ABC August 26, 2009, 7:31 pm Scientists in Denmark are warning that polar bears are getting smaller.
Plan to power Europe from the Sahara
August 24, A 400 billion euro plan to power Europe with Sahara sunlight is gaining momentum, even as critics see high risks in a
Scientists and intellectuals 'key to new green economy,' Ban says
17 August 2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told an academic forum in Seoul today that scientific and intellectual leadership is
UN-backed climate change talks gaining traction ahead of global conference
12 August 2009 - Governments are making headway in negotiations aimed at reaching an ambitious and effective global greenhouse
Eastern Himalayas reveals abundance of new species
August 11, 2009 (CNN) -- Over 350 new species including the world's smallest deer, a "flying frog" and a 100 million-year old
UN sounds alarm on threat to Pacific nations' security posed by climate change
6 August 2009 - With rising sea levels threatening to inundate Pacific Island nations, United Nations officials have issued a call for
Top UN official lauds Pakistan's Guinness World Record for tree planting
4 August 2009 - The top United Nations environment official has lauded Pakistan's efforts in setting a Guinness World Record for
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Glaciers a canary in the coal mine of global warming August 8, 2009 - STORY HIGHLIGHTS *A 50-year government study found world's glaciers melting at rapid, alarming rate *Study is latest in series that found glaciers melting faster than anyone predicted *Study shows accelerating climate change and warming earth, say authors
Project Kaisei Expedition Departs for North Pacific Gyre (San Francisco, July 27, 2009) -- Two Vessels Launch Voyages to Assess Marine Debris Impacts on Ocean and to Find Solutions
Project Kaisei Joins Forces with the Bureau of International Recycling 27 July 2009 The Bureau of International Recycling Commits to Help Fund Project Kaisei's First Expedition to the Northern Pacific Gyre
G8 leaders 'ignored' UN's scientific findings on climate change, says official 20 July 2009 - The world's largest economies have “clearly ignored” the findings of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning United Nations scientific body that evaluates climate change when formulating their recent proposals on slashing greenhouse gases, a top official said today.
'Synthetic tree' claims to catch carbon in the air updated 3:37 p.m. EDT, Mon June 22, 2009 LONDON,England (CNN) -- Scientists in the United States are developing a"synthetic tree" capable of collecting carbon around 1,000 times fasterthan the real thing.
Announcing Kaisei Voyage It is with great excitement that we are able to announce our voyage to the N. Pacific Gyre this summer. We will be leaving from both San Francisco and San Diego, on two boats, the Kaisei, and the Scripps research vessel, the New Horizon, on August 2nd. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tony Blair Sets Out Practical Solutions to Tackle Climate Change 6th July 2009 Tony Blair today published 'Technology for a Low Carbon Future' which sets out practical solutions to tackle climate change through technology. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Why is the ozone hole in the less polluted southern hemisphere? If the atmosphere in the northern hemisphere is much more polluted than it is in the southern hemisphere, why is there an ozone hole in the south and not in the north? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 22 June 2009 The Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action (AWG-LCA) at its sixth session, had before it a negotiating text (FCCC/AWGLCA/2009/8) prepared by its Chair. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Obama 's US climate change bill passes key Congress vote 29 Jun 2009 The US Congress has voted to reduce the carbon emissions that cause global warming and the Climate Change Bill will now go to the Senate. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Planet Ocean: Riding a Green Ship to the Future We Want - Project Kaisei Posted: June 22, 2009 12:00 PM Environmentalists have had to spend a lot of time sounding alarms over the years. So it's exciting to hear about a project that is taking on an appalling problem with practical solutions and creating commercial diesel fuel technology at the same time. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Experts at UN-backed forum call for major investment in green economy 22 June 2009 - Participants at a United Nations-backed conference heard calls today for greater investment and robust government policies to allow a shift towards a low-carbon, environmentally friendly economy with “green industry” at its core. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Top UN officials urge governments, industry to invest in clean energy 18 June 2009 - Renewable and clean energy sources offer the world hope not just in combating climate change but also in reversing the global economic slump, top United Nations officials told the General Assembly today, calling for investment in 'green' technology. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Monsoon season compounds refugees' troubles June 19, 2009 -- Updated 1915 GMT (0315 HKT) By Bonnie Schneider CNN "Refugees are the most vulnerable people on Earth. They are fighting to survive." -- Angelina Jolie, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees goodwill ambassador ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Freak Beijing storm turns day into night ABC June 16, 2009, 3:46 pm China correspondent Stephen McDonell and ABC cameraman Rob Hill saw day turn into night as a freak storm swept across the capital Beijing today. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ambitious global climate change agreement in sight, says top UN official 12 June 2009 - An ambitious and effective global pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is in sight, the top United Nations climate change official said today, as the latest round of negotiations wrapped up in Bonn, Germany. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Human Impact Report LONDON - Kofi A. Annan, President of the Global Humanitarian Forum, introduced a major new report on the human impact of climate change. The 'Human Impact Report: Climate Change - The Anatomy of a Silent Crisis' is the first ever comprehensive report looking at the human impact of climate change. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ocean acidification to trigger job losses, scientists warn June 1, 2009 - Courtesy Institute of Physics and World Science staff Ocean acidification, a result of increased carbon dioxide emissions from human activity, is set to change ocean ecosystems forever and may undermine the global economy, a new study warns. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sandcastle secrets could help revive ancient building technique June 5, 2009 - Courtesy Durham University and World Science staff The secret of a successful sandcastle could aid the revival of an ancient, eco-friendly building technique, according to engineers at Durham University in the U.K. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Use oceans in a sustainable way Gulf News - Published: June 08, 2009, 23:22 Life on earth as we know it depends on the health of the world's oceans. They cover over 70 per cent of the surface of the planet, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Orthodox Patriarch Urges Defense of Planet ISTANBUL, Turkey, JUNE 5, 2009 (Zenit.org).- No one is exempt from the "indisputable obligation" to protect the planet, says the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Project Kaisei Launches Global World Ocean Sports Clean-up Event (Hong Kong, June 2, 2009) Project Kaisei, an environmental organization that has been established to address the problem of floating plastic waste in the Pacific Ocean, has announced the launch of its global World Ocean Day event. This event brings together four of the largest ocean sports communities for a common cause - cleaning our seas. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ UNESCO names 22 new sites to global biosphere reserve network 26 May 2009 - A tiger reserve in India and a former military training area in Germany are among the 22 new sites from 17 countries added by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today to its World Network of Biosphere Reserves. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hawaiian Garbage-to-Energy Plant Recycles Derelict Fishing Nets for Electricity 28 May 2009 - Now that Oprah has turned her spotlight on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, that great mass of garbage floating in the ocean has finally caught the public eye. An upcoming ocean garbage expedition to the patch, dubbed Project Kaisei, should draw even more attention when it launches this summer. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ban spotlights threat of alien species to global ecosystems on International Day 22 May 2009 - The spread of non-native species is harming ecosystems, livelihoods and economies around the world, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today in a message to mark the International Day for Biological Diversity. Read more___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Urgent agricultural reform vital to avert looming African food crisis - UN report 14 May 2009 - With Africa's population set to rise by an additional one billion people over the next four decades, the continent risks being plunged into a deepening food crisis without urgent changes to the management of its natural resources, warned a new United Nations report. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ UN-backed forum in Australia studies climate forecasting and sustainable farming 18 May 2009 - More than 80 scientists, farmers, and agriculture experts from around the globe gathered at a United Nations-backed conference in Queensland, Australia, today to work on long- term sustainability of agriculture through improvements in worldwide distribution of weather and climate projections. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ UN-backed environmental initiative aims to save the gorilla 22 May 2009 - A United Nations-backed initiative has been launched aimed at halting the destruction of the habitat of the East African mountain range gorilla threatening the extinction of humans' close relative, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Noah's Ark-Global Sanctuaries starts at Eltham Primary School 20 May 2009 Students, teachers and community at Eltham Primary School will pilot the Noah's Ark-Global Sanctuary preservation program. In conjunction with Bumblebee Factory and Global Shipment, the school will work with zoo-keepers and associated organisations, in converting the shipping container into an educational facility for donation to an Indian Tiger Conservation Park. Read more___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Space junk raises risks for Hubble repair mission WASHINGTON - Space shuttle Atlantis is now in a rough orbital neighborhood — a place littered with thousands of pieces of space junkzipping around the Earth at nearly 20,000 mph. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Project Kaisei Launches Mission to the Plastic Vortex Environmental organization prepares to address the problem of floating plastic waste in the ocean HONG KONG, April 29 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Project Kaisei, an environmental organization that has been established to address the problem of floating plastic waste in the Pacific Ocean, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disaster looms with rising sea levels: islands Posted Tue May 12, 2009 4:07am PDT MANADO, Indonesia (AFP) - Rising sea levels that could wipe whole nations off the map and
displace scores of millions of people are being overlooked in global climate change talks, island countries said Tuesday. Major emitters are pushing... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Prince Charles wages 'green' war to protect rain forests Britain's Prince Charles unveiled an awareness campaign Tuesday to save rain forests as a way to absorb carbon dioxide and combat global warming. He gave USA TODAY's Traci Watson exclusive written answers to questions about the forests and his foray into social media tools, such as MySpace, to promote his cause. Here are his answers, in full: Read more___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Climate change will hit Asian countries hard: regional bank Tuesday, Apr 28, 2009, Page 5 With diminished rice harvests, seawater seeping into aquifers and islands vanishing into rising oceans, Southeast Asia will be among the regions worst affected by global warming, said a report released yesterday by the Asian Development Bank. Read more___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Clinton says U.S. no longer AWOL on climate change WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told representatives of the world's leading economies Monday that the United States is no longer "absent without leave" in the global warming debate. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tells other countries that the U.S. is "back in the game" on global warming. Read more___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Antarctic ecosystem holds unusual microbes April 16 2009, RUST ON ICE Dissolved iron in the briny water that occasionally seeps from Antarctica's Blood Falls quickly oxidizes upon exposure to the air, forming blood-red rust that lends the feature its name. The red-coated researcher in the foreground provides scale.B. Urmston... Read more___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Huge Antarctic ice shelf to break loose A Jamaica-sized ice shelf is close to wrenching itself away from Antarctica, following dramatic weakening of an ice "bridge" linking it to the continent, the European Space Agency (ESA) reports. Read more___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNESCO- TO LAUNCH WORLD WATER DEVELOPMENT REPORT With pollution, global warming and surging population growth already raising the spectre of widespread water shortages in the not-to-distant future, a new report warns that, without worldwide efforts to boost investment in conservation and sustainable water management, people in many parts of the world faced the real possibility of life without reliable water- resource systems. Read more___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Europe, US to work together on global warming WASHINGTON (AP) - Top environmental officials from Europe say they are encouraged by the United States' new stance on climate change. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Water deserves higher priority on development agenda - UN official 16 March 2009 - Water must be given higher priority on the development agenda, a top United Nations official told a global gathering that opened today in Istanbul, stressing that the problems the world faces with regard to this precious resource are enormous. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ UN spotlights five key areas to spur sustainable economic recovery 19 March 2009 - Robust investment into five key sectors, from renewable energy to sustainable transport, could help revive the global economy and boost employment while accelerating the fight against climate change, environmental degradation and poverty, according to the United Nations. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Economic crisis poses dire consequences for forests, warns new UN report 16 March 2009 - The global economic turmoil has resulted in reduced demand for wood, shrinking investments in industries and forest management, according to this year's United Nations - State of the World's Forests" report. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Arctic peoples must be consulted on adaptation to warming, says UN-backed group 13 March 2009 - Indigenous Arctic peoples must be consulted on ways to preserve their ways of life and boost employment opportunities as the northern ice retreats due to climate change, a group of experts convened by the United Nations cultural agency has agreed. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Space junk sparks US space crew scare March 13, 2009, 9:49 am..The crew of the International Space Station sought refuge in a Soyuz space capsule amid a threatened close encounter with a debris cloud, highlighting the growing dangers of space junk. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ban urges leaders at Davos to forge Green New Deal to fight world recession 29 January 2009 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the worlds business and other leaders to use the current economic crisis to launch a new Global Compact entailing a Green New Deal that creates jobs and fights climate change by investing in renewable energy and technological development. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Maldives: climate change threatens right to housing, says UN expert 26 February 2009 Rising sea levels and coastal erosion, both wrought by climate change, threaten the viability of Maldives, but overcrowding and other impacts are already felt by the island nations 300,000 people, a United Nations independent expert cautioned today. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Princess Elisabeth Station Celebrations The inauguration of the Princess Elisabeth Station on February 15th was a success and a dream come true. In the opening ceremony preceding the official inauguration, Alain Hubert reminded everyone that the International Polar Year had been the drive for Belgium's initiative to return to Antarctica in the name of science. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Vatican Appeals for Ethical Tourism Urges Recovering Paradise by Caring for Nature
VATICAN CITY, FEB. 23, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Vatican officials are urging tourists to use ethics and intelligence and engage in pastimes that respect man and creation, as the planet faces the challenge of climate change. In a letter sent to participants in a congress on international tourism, Cardinal Renato Martino and Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, president and secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Travelers, said that everyone is responsible for climate change. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Possible new traffic accident in Space The below image is a simulation of approximately 12,000 satellites orbiting Earth. Dangerous are the remains of last weeks colliding
Russian and American satellites. NASA seeks those remains to prevent possible new "traffic accident" in the space. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Princess Elisabeth Antarctica - Introduction The finished building on the Utsteinen ridge International Polar Foundation / IPF In 2004, the Belgian government commissioned the IPF to design and construct a new research station in Antarctica, to become operational during the International Polar Year at the end of 2007. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Aiming for "zero emissions" The International Polar Foundation will use the development and construction process to pursue the objectives of the Foundation: to educate and inform on research in the polar regions, on climate change and on sustainable development. Sponsors and technology partners will be sought to equip the station with cutting-edge materials and technologies. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Polaris Climate Change Observatory - Brussels - Introduction Polaris Centre: Project by Atelier Brckner (Stuttgart) International Polar Foundation / Brckner The International Polar Foundation (IPF) is currently engaged in building a series of Polaris Climate Change Observatories (CCO), with the first to be situated in Brussels. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Now is the moment when our environmental responsibility to future generations must be answered Speech by Rt Hon Tony Blair to the MASDAR World Future Energy Summit 2009 - Breaking The Climate Deadlock
This is a remarkable summit, now established as the premier energy summit of the world. It comes also at a remarkable time. Yesterday we saw the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States. The scenes were of joy and jubilation. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mystery illness killing honeybees A mysterious illness is killing tens of thousands of honey bee colonies across the U.S., threatening honey production, the livelihood of beekeepers and possibly crops that need bees for pollination. Researchers are scrambling to find the cause of the ailment, called Colony Collapse Disorder. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Extreme rain follows global warming Heavy rain is coming more often as global warming continues an increase that is outstripping scientists' predictions, according to a study. The findings imply that warming-induced changes in the global water cycle could have more drastic impact.... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Do rich nations owe poor ones for eco-damage? Environmental damage caused by rich nations disproportionately harms poor ones and costs them more than their total foreign debt of $1.8 trillion, researchers say. So concludes a study billed as the first global accounting in dollar terms of nations' toll.... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Is global warming preventing an Ice Age?
Although human-caused global warming is potentially leading the world into ecological catastrophe, it may also be sparing us from one of the Earth's periodic ice ages, some researchers say. The claim, even if correct, by no means indicate global warming is good: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Oceans acidifying much faster than was thought: study The oceans acidity is growing faster than previously thought, scientists say a process thought to be linked with rising levels of atmospheric gases that are blamed for global warming. University of Chicago researchers.... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Smog may boost storms, NASA finds Summertime storms in the southeastern United States are worse at midweek than on weekends, NASA scientists say and air pollution is the likely culprit. Data from the agency's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite showed midweek storms.... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Challenging assumptions in the psychology of climate change David Uzzell, Professor of Environmental Psychology, conducts research and is a consultant in the area of sustainable development for the European Union, the UK Government, local and regional governments, as well as the Economic and Social Research Council.
Climate Change Unites Science and Religion Laying down their swords over how we came to exist, leaders from scientific and evangelical communities in the US joined forces today in an unprecedented effort to protect what we have. Speaking at a press conference in Washington DC, members of the newly formed group expressed concerns about planetary threats caused by humans including climate change...
History of The Climate Project The Climate Project, a nonprofit organization based in Nashville, TN, began operations in June 2006 with the mission of increasing public awareness of the climate crisis at a grassroots level in the United States and abroad. By April 2007, a diverse group of 1,000 volunteers from throughout the U.S. had been trained by Al Gore himself...
How Bugs (Yes, Bugs) May Make High Priced Oil a Thing of the Past Did you ever think that microscopic bugs could present an alternative to drilling for oil, and what that might mean for all sectors of the world economy, especially transportation, design and manufacturing? To create that alternative, with the help of funding from venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, LS9, an industrial biotech firm in South San Francisco, CA...
Keep Outer Space Clean NX/hatsin outer space? Planets, stars, meteors, and ... trash. That's right. Space is full of garbage. Scientists call it space trash, or space debris. What is it? Anything made by humans that is still orbiting Earth but is no longer being used. This includes old satellites, parts of spacecrafts, and even an astronauts lost glove. Most space trash is tiny...
Mother Earth VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Thou shalt not harm the environment during thy vacation. The Vatican sent out this message -- in effect -- to summer travelers, issuing a set of suggestions to help tourists minimize or offset environmental damage caused by their pursuit of rest and relaxation...
Safeguarding Space Security: Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space Space-based technologies play an increasingly critical role in the maintenance and development of national and international infrastructures. With the benefits of the widespread application of peaceful outer space technology, comes the urgent need for the international community to understand, communicate and cooperatively regulate activities in the outer space. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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