Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Africa wants polluters to pay for climate change:

With just two months to go before the UN summit in Copenhagen, officials met at a special forum in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou where they underscored the need for compensation for the natural disasters caused by climate change.
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

IATA - New fuel efficiency goals:

The world's airlines have agreed to new fuel efficiency and carbon emission targets which go much further than the levels required through regulation, an industry group said on Saturday.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Mangroves are a natural buffer

Students plant mangroves at a conservation area in Jakarta, Indonesia. Native to many coastlines, mangroves are a natural buffer against storm surges and even rising seas.

Thursday, October 08, 2009

Weed killer to be reviewed for health रिस्क

Weed killer has been found in drinking water supplies in the US: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33211240/ns/us_news-environment/

Wednesday, October 07, 2009

“The cost of addressing climate change is manageable. The cost of not doing so is unaffordable. Yvo de Boer, UNFCCC”