04 November 2009
This briefing details why nuclear power is neither a necessary nor a beneficial part of a sustainable energy strategy for countries experiencing rapid industrialisation.
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27 May 2009
This document describes Greenpeace's vision as to how to prevent dangerous climate change. Starting from a short analysis of the causes, current impacts and future risks of climate change, we discuss the temperature rise and emission reduction targets required to avoid dramatic and irreversible impacts on ecosystems, the economy and human livelihoods.
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25 May 2009
With advanced industry development and high levels of energy efficiency, concentrated solar power could meet up to 7 percent of the world's power needs by 2030 and fully one quarter by 2050.
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27 April 2009
French version of the Climate for Forests Report: Developing a hybrid approach for REDD
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27 April 2009
Spanish version of the Forests for Climate Report : Developing a hybrid approach for REDD
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23 April 2009
Greenhouse gases have different strengths – some warm the globe more than others. To measure their net impact on the climate system, we use radiative forcing. The International Panel on Climate Change(IPCC) regularly measures the total net human contribution to radiative forcing.
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23 April 2009
So what is the solution? What are the alternatives to CFCs, HCFCs and HFCs, the F-gases that are a growing and serious contributor to global warming?
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20 April 2009
The nuclear power industry is attempting to exploit the climate crisis by aggressively promoting nuclear technology as a “low-carbon” means of generating electricity. Nuclear power claims to be safe,cost-effective and able meet the world’s energy needs. But nothing could be further from the truth.
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