05 May 2008
The climate crisis requires urgent action. To avoid the worst effects, global greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2015 and then start falling by at least 50% by 2050, compared to 1990 levels.
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05 May 2008
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) aims to reduce the climate impact of burning fossil fuels by capturing CO2 from power station smokestacks and disposing of it underground. Its future development has been widely promoted by the coal
industry as a justification for the construction of new coal-fired power plants. However, the technology is largely unproven and will not be ready in time to save the climate.”
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01 May 2008
Overview of the current text under negotiation on liability and redress under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
Prepared for the Fourth Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Bonn, Germany, 12-16 May, 2008.
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01 May 2008
Greenpeace position paper on Article 18 issues: Sampling, detection and the problem of illegal transboundary movements.
Prepared for the Fourth Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. Bonn, Germany, 12-16 May, 2008.
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29 April 2008
Amazon case study: Action that must be taken to halt deforestation and illegal logging, preserving both forests and climate.
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23 April 2008
Translation of the letter sent by the ASN (Nuclear Safety Authority) to the Director of Development of the Flamanville 3 EPR-type reactor, regarding an inspection of the construction site that took place on 5 March 2008.
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23 April 2008
Letter sent 22 April 2008 by Greenpeace Spain to the European Commission, regarding the accident at the Asco Unit I Nuclear Power Plant in Spain, and the subsequent release of ionising radiation to the environment.
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