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Africa: 'Climate Security a Reality, Not a Narrative'
February 21, 2012
[AlertNet] AlertNet posted an interesting piece recently titled "Climate-security as agent provocateur." The author, Katie Harris of the London-based Overseas Development Institute, rightly calls for "nuance" in making the case for the potential security and conflict implications of climate change.
Africa: Farmer Leaders United Against Climate Change
February 21, 2012
[IFAD] Rome - Representatives of farmers and rural producers from all over the world gathered at the Rome headquarters of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for the Fourth Global Meeting of the Farmers' Forum.
Africa: Global Farmer Leaders Unite to Address the Challenge of Climate Change
February 21, 2012
[IFAD] Rome - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a US$9.8 million loan to the Republic of the Congo to help improve food security and incomes of smallholder producers with a particular focus on young people and women.
Africa: Activists Call for Unity Ahead of Green Economy Talks
February 21, 2012
[New Times] More than 300 African civil society organizations on Sunday called on delegates who are due to attend the 12th Special Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC/GMEF) in Nairobi this week to unite towards a climate justice agenda and green economy.
Angola: UJES to Build Climate Change Centre
February 21, 2012
[ANGOP] Huambo - The chancellor of Jos' Eduardo dos Santos University (UJES), Cristvo Simes, announced Monday the construction this year of a centre for study of climate change in central Huambo province, aimed at boosting the educational process of the country.
Caesars' CSR Report Touts Green Meetings, Recycling Efforts
February 21, 2012
The gaming giant's latest look at its sustainability work highlights its energy-efficiency projects, emissions reductions targets and how it has recovered for reuse more than 100,000 pounds of lightly used soap.
Is There a Leaner Way to Footprint?
February 21, 2012
Measuring and communicating the carbon footprint of consumer goods is a resource-intensive effort that may be doomed to fail. But lean manufacturing process, already widely adopted and respected, hint at what might be done with the carbon footprint concept.
Russia could block airlines from emission trading
February 20, 2012
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia may prohibit its airlines from carbon emission trading in protest against a European Union law it says is unfair, state carrier Aeroflot said on Monday.
Q+A: Will Moscow talks unleash carbon trade war against EU?
February 20, 2012
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A group of nations opposed to an EU law forcing all airlines to pay for their emissions meets in Moscow this week to debate possible retaliation, raising the risk of a trade war.
Africa: Climate-Security As Agent Provocateur
February 20, 2012
[AlertNet] I want to take you back to 2007. Margaret Beckett was UK Foreign Secretary and chairing a United Nations Security Council debate. Instigated by the UK, this was the first Security Council debate to link security to climate change.
South Africa: COP17 a Catalyst for the Impact That Environmental Issues
February 20, 2012
[Biz-Community] COP17 was a catalyst for corporate awareness of the impact that environmental issues can have on a business. We're seeing CEOs of blue chips committing and responding to climate change.
Yosemite's alpine chipmunks take genetic hit from climate change
February 19, 2012
Global warming has driven Yosemite's alpine chipmunks to higher ground, prompting a startling decline in the species' genetic diversity, according to a new study. The genetic erosion occurred in the relatively short span of 90 years, highlighting the rapid threat changing climate can pose to a species.
Glaciers: A window into human impact on the global carbon cycle
February 19, 2012
New clues as to how the Earth's remote ecosystems have been influenced by the industrial revolution are locked, frozen in the ice of glaciers.
Low Carbon Accelerator NAV slumps, stops investing
February 14, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Low Carbon Accelerator Ltd, a UK-listed low-carbon investment company, said it would make no new investments after its net asset value dropped by over 50 percent last year due to a challenging global economy.
Africa: Science and Technology Seen As Tools for Innovative Development
February 14, 2012
[State Department] Washington - President Obama wants to accelerate progress in international development, announcing a package of initiatives and partnerships February 8 that will apply new creativity and innovation to the challenges of the future: food security, climate change, energy and environmental sustainability.
Report seeks to integrate microbes into climate models
February 14, 2012
The models used to understand how Earth's climate works include thousands of different variables from many scientific including atmospherics, oceanography, seismology, geology, physics and chemistry, but few take into consideration the vast effect that microbes have on climate. Now, a new report offers a plan for integrating the latest understanding of the science of microbiology into climate models.
Super high-resolution carbon estimates for endangered Madagascar
February 14, 2012
By combining airborne laser technology, satellite mapping, and ground-based plot surveys, a team of researchers has produced the first large-scale, high-resolution estimates of carbon stocks in remote and fragile Madagascar. The group has shown that it is possible to map carbon stocks in rugged...
KPMG Says 'Hidden' Environmental Costs to Double Every 14 Years
February 14, 2012
The costs of environmental impacts from businesses are on track to double every 14 years, according to an analysis of 10 global "megaforces."
Building Business Value in a Changing World
February 14, 2012
KPMG explains how 'megaforces' like climate change, urbanization and food security are rapidly increasing the costs of doing business.
The Green Button and a Breath of Fresh Air for Utilities
February 14, 2012
A project aimed at making customers' utility data more easily accessible and understandable has already been embraced by a few leading utilities, and developers like Tendril and Opower are working to take it to the next level.
