News: ‘Actors & Narratives’ Archive
‘TOKYO — Japan’s prime minister-elect breathed new life into efforts to curb global warming Monday, standing by a campaign pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent in the next 10 years from 1990 levels — a target that environmentalists said puts Japan at the forefront of the fight against climate change.’
via Japan’s New Leader Pledges Sharp Emissions Cut – NYTimes.com.
‘GENEVA, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) — Delegates to the Third World Climate Conference agreed Thursday to set up a global framework for sharing climate information and services in an effort to better deal with disasters related to climate change.’
via Climate conference agrees on framework for climate services_English_Xinhua.
‘BEIJING, Sept. 3 — The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has travelled to the Arctic Circle to witness first hand the devastating effects of climate change.’
… ‘Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary General, said, “I’m sending from this Arctic to all world citizens, particularly world leaders to draw an urgent attention to take action immediately, to preserve this planet earth, to preserve all what we can to help our succeeding generation to be able to live in a hospitable environment in a sustainable way.” ‘
via UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon visits Arctic Circle_English_Xinhua.
‘GENEVA, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) — China stands for international cooperation in addressing climate change and will continue to actively participate in the global process for tackling the challenge, a Chinese leader said here Thursday.’
via China to continue active role in addressing climate change_English_Xinhua.
‘GENEVA — The global need to cope with climate change is fueling a desire to make climate forecasts as common as weather forecasts, U.S. officials attending a U.N. conference said Wednesday.’
via The Associated Press: US wants to fill need for climate forecasts.
‘GENEVA — The world is speeding towards a climate catastrophe, UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned on Thursday, urging rapid progress in talks to cut emissions and tackle global warming.
“Our foot is stuck on the accelerator and we are heading towards an abyss,” the UN Secretary General said in a speech to the World Climate Conference.’
‘LONDON (Reuters) – Humans may have to reset the Earth’s natural thermostat and develop new technologies like reflecting sunlight back into space if climate talks fail, Britain’s top science academy said on Tuesday.’
via World must plan for climate emergency: report | Green Business | Reuters.
‘The World Climate Conference [in Geneva] will look at ways to help countries cope with the effects of climate change, such as an increase in floods and drought.’
“As chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) I cannot take a position because we do not make recommendations,” said Rajendra Pachauri when asked if he supported calls to keep atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations below 350 parts per million (ppm).
“But as a human being I am fully supportive of that goal. What is happening, and what is likely to happen, convinces me that the world must be really ambitious and very determined at moving toward a 350 target,” he told AFP in an interview.
‘In three years, Yu has transformed Baoding from an automobile and textile town into the fastest-growing hub of solar, wind, and biomass energy-equipmentmakers in China. Baoding now has the highest growth rate of any city in Hebei Province. Its “Electricity Valley” industrial cluster – consciously modeled on Silicon Valley – has quadrupled its business.’
via Baoding, China, Becomes the World’s First ‘Carbon Positive’ city – ABC News.