Climate change

The term climate change refers to the variation in the Earth’s global and regional climate. The changes may come from internal processes, external forces or human activities. Anthropogenic climate change is climate change caused by human activity. In the context of environmental policy “climate change” describes the ongoing changes in the modern climate, including the process known as global warming. The average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere is rising due to human activities. The primary sources of this is the increased volumes of carbon dioxide and other green house gasses released by the burning of fossil fuels, agricultural activity and deforestation.

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[ 11.03.2010 ]
Obama convenes key Senators to hammer out wish list for stalled US climate bill
NEW YORK – US President Obama this week huddled for the first time with Senators who are pushing the currently mothballed climate bill, meeting with a dozen crucial senators in a final surge to pass the legislation that is bound to be fraught with a number of compromised that will be less palatable to the environmental and international community.
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[ 08.03.2010 ]
EU pushes worldwide binding standards on nuke plant builds while France leads way with possible Chernobyl II
NEW YORK – The head of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso began a European Union-wide push on Monday to enforce European nuclear safety standards on the building of atomic energy plants to become the binding worldwide standard, while French president Nicolas Sarkozy chastised international banks’ reluctance to invest in nuclear power.
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[ 04.03.2010 ]
Bellona and Norwegian government put emphasis on helping environmental protection in Ghana
Bellona is urging environmental protection organisations in the African country of Ghana to adopt some its environmental policies against climate change and to face the environmental challenges standing before the developing, newly democratic nation.
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NEWS
[ 10.11.2009 ]
Obama may come to Copenhagen if his presence will lead to a binding agreement: Report

President Barack Obama said Monday that he'd be willing to attend an international climate summit in Copenhagen next month if it appears a deal is in the offing and his presence there would help clinch it, Reuters reported.

[ 03.11.2009 ]
Germany’s Merkel gets standing ovation from Congressional joint session for speech on climate change

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in a rare address to both houses of Congress, has appealed to the US to join efforts on global warming, the BBC reported.

[ 29.10.2009 ]
Low-CO2 emissions and social justice: the “smart” response to the global crisis

BRUSSELS - The inaugural conference for the Wellbeing 2030 Project was organised by the European Policy Centre (EPC) and took place on October 28th. The conclusions derived from the headline topic “Beyond the crisis: strategic options for Social Europe by 2030” identified “smart growth” – characterised by low CO2 emissions and social justice – as the way forward for Europe.

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BLOGS
Posted 20.01.2010 in Jonathan Temple's Blog by Jonathan Temple

Washington View: Massachusetts defeat shakes Democrats

WASHINGTON – The Republican win of Scott Brown in Massachusetts – a traditional Democratic bulwark – in a special election held to fill the Senatorial seat of the late Ted Kennedy has shaken up US Congress, which, until today, held the upper hand over the Republicans. Brown’s win, meanwhile, puts a question mark over the passage of energy and climate legislation, including a cap-and-trade scheme.

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