03 July 2009
The nuclear industry is using the issue of climate change and energy security as a means to win political and financial support for its dirty and dying industry. Even a massive, four-fold expansion of nuclear power by 2050 would provide only marginal reductions (4%) in greenhouse gas emissions, when we need global emissions to peak at 2015, cuts of 40% by 2020 and to drop by at least 80% by 2050.
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03 July 2009
A deal in Copenhagen will not be possible unless developed countries follow through on their commitments to support emission reductions and climate change adaptation in developing countries.
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03 July 2009
Avoiding the most catastrophic impacts of climate change demands that global temperature increase is kept as far below 2°C as possible. This is still possible, but time is running out and we are in danger of overshooting.
To stay within this limit, global greenhouse gas emissions will need to peak by 2015 and decline rapidly, reaching as close to zero as possible by mid-century.
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03 July 2009
Creating jobs while protecting the climate
G8 leaders at L’Aquila have the opportunity to stimulate economic recovery while lowering carbon emissions through investing in green jobs. Greenpeace’s newest research shows this shift will create 1 million more jobs in renewable energy by 2020 – 460,000 more than would be created by continuing with conventional power, and will cut power-related CO2 emissions by 50% by 2030.
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02 July 2009
The 2009 G8 in L'Aquila, Italy, must at a minimum commit to every demand on this list regarding emissions cuts and on finance for developing countries to adapt to and take action on climate change and to fund forest protection, if the summit is to be considered a success.
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01 July 2009
Acer moves up the ranking from 11th to 9th place, with an increased score of 4.9 points, gained for putting on the market 16 models of monitor with many parts that are almost free of PVC vinyl plastic and brominated flame retardants (BFRs), except for the power cord. At the last ranking, the company was not penalised for backtracking on its commitment to eliminate PVC and BFRs in all products by the end of 2009 as internal communication with Acer revealed that it believes that it can still meet this commitment. Acer now needs to transition its PCs to using no BFRs or PVC.
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01 July 2009
Apple's score remains at 4.7 points but it drops one position in this edition of the ranking to 9th place. All Apple products are now free of PVC and BFRs with the exception of PVC-free power cords which are in the process of being certified. But Apple fails to score top marks on this criterion because it uses unreasonably high threshold limits for BFRs and PVC in products that are allegedly PVC-/BFR-free. The company needs to be commended for running a bold advertising campaign highlighting the green credentials of its MacBooks. Apple still needs to commit to phasing out additional substances with timelines, improve its policy on chemicals and its reporting on chemicals management.
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01 July 2009
Dell stays in 13th position, with a slightly improved score of 3.9 points, up from 3.7 points in v.11. Dell’s score has plummeted due to the penalty point imposed for backtracking on its commitment to eliminate PVC and BFRs in all its products by the end of 2009. Dell no longer has a timeline for eliminating these nasty substances which means there is no commitment to phase them out entirely.
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01 July 2009
Fujitsu debuts the scorecard in penultimate (17th) position with a score of 2.4, above Nintendo and just below Lenovo on 2.5. Fujitsu scores most points on energy for: supporting global cuts and need for emissions to peak by 2020 (not 2015); reporting verified greenhouse gas emissions from its own operations and for reporting of the energy efficiency of its notebook and desktop PCs, albeit inadequate. Fujitsu has no commitment to reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions and reports on renewable energy use only in Europe, which is at least 15% of purchased electricity in 2007.
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01 July 2009
HP moves up the ranking from penultimate (16th) to 14th place, weighed down by a penalty point imposed for backtracking on its commitment to eliminate PVC and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in computing products by end of 2009. In a call with Greenpeace in February 2009, the company admitted that it would be unable to meet its commitment. There is now a new timeline of 2011 but it is unclear if this is the start or end of 2011. In addition, HP has no products on the market free of these toxic substances.
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