26.06.2010
Temperaturi record în Rusia şi Anglia
Valul de căldură afectează Moscova de la începutul săptămânii. Specialiştii au avertizat că temperaturile vor continua să crească şi în zilele următoare, spre disperarea locuitorilor. Cald va fi în acest weekend şi în Marea Britanie. Conform prognozei, mâine va fi cea mai ferbinte zi a anului, cu temperaturi de 30 de grade Celsius. |
23.06.2010
Climate change: The media must inform and educate
People all over the world continue to see climate change as a threat. The majority expect the media to not only inform the public about climate change, but also educate them about its consequences. |
21.06.2010
Japan, France commit US$134 million for fighting climate change in Vietnam
On June 18, the Ministry of Finance, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the French Development Agency (AFD) Vietnam signed agreements for the “Support Programme to Respond to Climate Change” in Hanoi. Under the agreements, Japan contributes 10 billion Japanese Yen (US$110 million) and France contributes 20 million euros ($24 million). |
21.06.2010
EIB, European Commission to explore EU climate finance initiative
European Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard and European Investment Bank (EIB) President Philippe Maystadt agreed on Monday to explore a joint climate finance initiative for developing countries as part of the European Union commitment made at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen last December. During talks at EIB headquarters in Luxembourg, they also welcomed a political agreement reached in mobilising finance for carbon capture and storage (CCS) and innovative renewable energy technologies in the EU through the NER 300 initiative. |
21.06.2010
Environmental politics today is about foreign policy and international security
Environmental politics today is about foreign policy and international security, Mr Werner Hoyer, Minister of State from the German Federal Foreign Office, said at the opening of the 2010 Global Media Forum under the theme: "The Heat is On - Climate Change and the Media" currently taking place in Bonn, Germany from June 21-23. |
17.06.2010
White House Seeks to Bolster Role in Senate Climate Talks
The White House is trying to assert its influence over the Senate climate debate after President Obama's nationwide energy address left some questioning how aggressively the president will push for comprehensive climate and energy legislation. |
17.06.2010
Japan delays emissions trading laws
Japan is the latest developed nation to see emissions trading plans delayed but has vowed to see legislation passed in time for the UN climate conference in Mexico at the end of the year. |
16.06.2010
EcoGreenland: Incalzirea globala este o realitate
Expeditia EcoGreenland a celor doi alpinisti romani, Ticu Lacatusu si Cornel Coman, s-a finalizat cu succes, dupa 37 de zile in care au parcurs 650 de kilometri pe schiuri, traversand Groenlanda de la est la vest. |
16.06.2010
Connie Hedegaard: „UE isi va pastra pozitia de lider verde doar prin tinte ambitioase”
Trebuie sa fim ambitiosi si sa ne luam angajamente serioase de inverzire a economiilor europene, in ciuda efectelor crizei mondiale, crede noul comisar european pentru Combaterea Schimbarilor Climatice, Connie Hedegaard. Intr-un interviu acordat „Green Report” cu ocazia vizitei sale la Bucuresti, oficialul european arata ca, nu peste mult timp, pozitia de lider in combaterea schimbarilor climatice va fi revendicata de economiile cu investitii masive in tehnologiile verzi, precum China, Coreea de Sud sau Brazilia. |
16.06.2010
Tribes prepare for impacts of climate change
"Let’s clear up some misconceptions about global climate change,” Lara Whitely Binder, of the Climate Impacts Group, told tribal representatives gathered at a climate change adaptation training course. |
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