Reports
September 02, 2009
A review of scientific publications on climate change adaptation in agriculture.
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July 01, 2009
The Greener Electronics Guide is our way of getting the electronics industry to take responsibility for the entire lifecycle of its products. We want it to face up to the problem of e-waste and take on the challenge of tackling climate change. Check how 18 market leaders in the electronics industry measure up.
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June 06, 2009
Greenpeace, with a coalition of six NGO's and a group of 47 NGO experts from around the world, has written the Copenhagen Treaty - a blueprint for what we want to see world leaders agree when they meet at the Climate Summit in Copenhagen in December. This is a summary and the "narrative".
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April 21, 2009
Traditionally considered the cheapest fuel around, the market price for coal ignores its most significant impacts. These so-called "external costs" manifests themselves as damages such as respiratory diseases, mining accidents, acid rain, smog pollution, reduced agricultural yields and climate change.
The harm caused by mining and burning coal is not reflected in its price per tonne or its costs for a kWh of electricity, but the world at large is nevertheless paying for it. This report seeks to answer the question: just how much are we paying?
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April 20, 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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March 01, 2009
Protecting ancient forests is crucial to reduce the
emission of greenhouse gases, preserve global
biodiversity, and protect the livelihoods of millions
of forest peoples.
Tropical forest destruction is responsible for
approximately one fifth of global greenhouse gas
emissions, more emissions than from the world's
entire transport sector.
If we are going to prevent dangerous climate
change, we must have a global effort to end the
destruction of forests as well as a revolution in
the way we produce and use energy.
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March 01, 2009
A REDD mechanism must be agreed at Copenhagen that ensures biodiversity protection and includes the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples; does not allow loopholes from industrial emissions; and finances national level reductions to achieve zero deforestation in developing countries by 2020.
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December 24, 2008
One of the growing new threats to Indonesia’s forests is the ‘gold rush’ for new oil palm plantations, driven by the increasing global demand for palm oil for food, soaps, cosmetics and biofuels. Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil producer, has the fastest deforestation rate of
any major forested country.
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December 12, 2008
The Greener Electronics Guide is our way of getting the electronics industry to take responsibility for the entire lifecycle of its products. We want it to face up to the problem of e-waste and take on the challenge of tackling climate change. Check how 18 market leaders in the electronics industry measure up.
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October 31, 2008
Forests for Climate is a landmark proposal for an international funding mechanism to protect tropical forests. The mechanism would become part of the second phase of the Kyoto (post-2012) agreement on climate change. If countries commit to Forests for Climate, funding to protect tropical forests could become available as soon as 2009. It is estimated that halving emissions from deforestation will cost US $10-15 billion per year.2 Forests for Climate has the potential to raise these funds, and more.
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