Highlights from UNFCC 2011 SREX report
Here are some highlights of the forecasts for the future from the 2011 SREX report: – A 1-in-20 year hottest day is at least 66% likely to become a 1-in-2 […]
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The Best from the Press Agencies
Please find below important news and articles from the press. ASEAN stance on economic capitalism must be bold “Cap and Trade Will Fail”: An Interview with Alegria de la Cruz […]
EUAs could crash to 3 euros next year, says UBS
By Michael Szabo and Jeff Coelho (published in www.pointcarbon.com) EU carbon prices could crash to as low as 3 euros as the 27-nation bloc struggles with a mounting debt crisis […]
3-UBS analysts predict 70 pct collapse in EU CO2 prices
By Jeff Coelho LONDON, Nov 18 (Reuters) – European Union carbon prices could shed some 70 percent from current levels, as the bloc struggles with a mounting debt crisis and […]
Fossil Fuels Got Six Times More Aid Than Clean Energy, IEA Says
By Ben Sills Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) — Fossil-fuel consumers worldwide received about six times more state subsidies last year than were given to the renewable-energy industry, according to the chief […]
G-20 Emissions Outpace Economic Growth for First Time Since 2004
By Catherine Airlie Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) — Greenhouse-gas emissions per unit of production among the Group of 20 nations grew for the first time since 2004 last year, according to […]
Greenhouse gases rise by record amount
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/nov/04/greenhouse-gases-rise-record-levels The global output of heat-trapping carbon dioxide has jumped by a record amount, according to the US department of energy, a sign of how feeble the world’s efforts are […]
Common statement on the Outcome of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
The following comment has been produced by members and affiliates of the Climate Justice Now! network. The network numbers more than 1000 organizations in the global north and south. It […]
Tanzania:Rufiji Delta Project Still On
by Finnigan Wa Simbeye Replacing community conservation of mangrove forests at Rufiji delta in favour of fortress conservation by the state to meet carbon trading needs will not work. Reduced […]
Letter from the State of Acre : In defence of life and the integrity of the peoples and their territories against REDD and the commodification of nature
We gathered in Rio Branco, in the State of Acre, on 3-7 October 2011 for the workshop “Serviços Ambientais, REDD e Fundos Verdes do BNDES: Salvação da Amazônia ou Armadilha […]