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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Alexei Vitvitsky

[ 20.08.2010 ]
Comment: Russia’s 2010 fire catastrophes could be repeated – what can be done?
ST. PETERSBURG – The forest fires of 2010 became a genuine catastrophe for Russia. By the most modest of estimates – for which is there is reason to assume that official information offered by the country’s Emergency Service Ministry was a severe underestimation – more than 50 people died.
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echo.msk.ru

[ 19.08.2010 ]
Belgian Ambassador Trouveroy: Europe counts on Russia to work together on climate crisis
ST. PETERSBURG – In early August, as the intensifying heat and spreading wildfires were becoming an ever growing threat to Russia’s security, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev publicly acknowledged that climate change had become a gruesome reality for his country. His speech did not go unnoticed in international circles – with Belgium’s Ambassador to Russia Guy Trouveroy taking the opportunity to say that Russia and the European Union (EU)’s cooperation on climate policies were now an absolute necessity.
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Source: http://pozhar.yandex.ru/

[ 06.08.2010 ]
Safety of Russian nuclear sites remains at risk as record heat wave holds and wildfires engulf vast expanses of Central Russia
ST. PETERSBURG – Deadly forest fires are threatening Russia’s Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) and have already forced the evacuation of radioactive materials from a nuclear research centre in Nizhny Novgorod Region as this summer’s scorching heat – and overall ill-preparedness for this sudden onset of some of the worse effects of climate change – continues to facilitate conditions for the growing emergency.
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NEWS
[ 04.05.2010 ]
EU devises strategy to promote greener vehicles

BRUSSELS – The European Commission published on April 28th a comprehensive strategy on clean and energy efficient vehicles. The strategy provides a policy framework for the uptake of greener vehicles in Europe and involves the implementation of a series of legislative and non-legislative measures in areas including CO2 emissions, electric vehicles and car taxation.

[ 13.04.2010 ]
Notre Europe releases report on a European Energy Policy

ATHENS – Notre Europe, an independent think-tank under the guidance of former Commission President Jacques Delors, published recently its report “Towards a European Energy Community: A Policy Proposal,” to study the feasibility of a European Energy Community.

[ 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.

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BLOGS
Posted 26.05.2010 in Jonathan Temple's Blog by Jonathan Temple

WASHINGTON VIEW: Oil spills into congressional probes while Obama tries to get climate and energy bill to floor debate

WASHINGTON – BP is preparing for a so-called “top kill” in another of its hopes at clogging the leak in the Gulf of Mexico that has been gushing for 36 days. The top kill is a measure not everyone is sure about, but seems to be one of BP's last remaining options.

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