News: Archive for September, 2009
‘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.’
‘CANBERRA Reuters – Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest living organism, is under grave threat from climate warming and coastal development, and its prospects of survival are “poor,” a major new report found on Wednesday.’
via Outlook poor for Great Barrier Reef: study | Science | Reuters.
‘In a striking example of ingenuity, Australian inventor Tom Chalko has converted a deep freezer into an incredibly efficient refrigerator.’
via Dan Gould: Hyper-Efficient Refrigerator Uses Less Electricity than a Light Bulb.
‘Aug 29 – Sculptures of children carved from glacial melt were displayed in Beijing as Greenpeace marks the 100-day countdown to climate talks.’
via Climate change ‘meltdown’ in China | Video | Reuters.com.
‘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.