03.04.2011
Supersomonul Chilko, din Canada, imun la incalzirea globala
Anumiti somoni rosii care traiesc in apele din nordul Canadei, specie denumita Chilko, au capacitati fizice unice care le permit sa supravietuiasca la temperaturile din ce in ce mai ridicate, provocate de incalzirea globala, se arata intr-un raport al oamenilor de stiinta, publicat in SUA, scrie AFP. |
02.04.2011
Raport ONU: Orasele, megasurse de poluare cu CO2
Ultimul raport dat publicitatii de Agentia pentru dezvoltare urbana a Organizatiei Natiunilor Unite (ONU) arata ca orasele reprezinta cele mai importante surse de poluare de pe planeta, scrie site-ul maxisciences.com. |
01.04.2011
Governments face climate test of resolve at Bangkok talks
(Reuters) - Governments face a test of their pledges to fight climate change next week when almost 200 nations meet in Bangkok to try to build on a modest deal reached last year that includes a new green fund and rising aid. |
31.03.2011
RI supports S. Korea’s bid to host summit
JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (right) offered support for South Korea’s candidacy to host a climate change summit in 2012 because of the latter’s strong leadership and commitment in environmental affairs. |
29.03.2011
Compromise needed as Kyoto Protocol to expire
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak’s special envoy for climate change, Han Seung-soo, is in town for three days after visiting India and Singapore as part of a trip in Asia. He shares his views with The Jakarta Post’s Mustaqim Adamrah. Here are excerpts of the interview. |
29.03.2011
Africa well placed to transition to green economy: UN
Africa is well poised to take advantage of a host of opportunities on the continent for building a ‘green economy,’ one that generates decent jobs in an environmentally sustainable way, a senior United Nations official said on Monday. |
28.03.2011
Ugandan Wins First UNEP Environment Award for Africa
Nairobi — Youth are the future of nations and leaders of tomorrow, or so the saying goes.But for one Ugandan woman, Patricia Okoed-Bukumunhe, this time-worn cliché took on a new meaning when she considered the environmental challenges her two young daughters, aged five and eight, would inherit due to the devastating effects of climate change. |
28.03.2011
First green trade mission heads to US
In tune with government efforts to boost British business abroad, six companies including a loft lagger and a zero-carbon beer-maker will accompany the Climate Change Minister, Greg Barker, to the US today on the UK's first green trade mission. |
25.03.2011
UPDATE 1-UN climate chief watchful of Japan nuclear mishap
(Reuters) - Climate change officials are watching to see if Japan's nuclear accident will prompt wealthy countries to scrap their own nuclear energy plans in favor of more traditional fuels that worsen global warming, a U.N. official said on Thursday. |
25.03.2011
UN climate chief urges governments to deliver on Cancun pledges
The UN's top climate change official has issued a timely call for governments to accelerate efforts to deliver on last year's Cancun Accords, ahead of the year's first official round of international climate negotiations in Bangkok next month. |
24.03.2011
Earth Hour aims for hope in darkened world
SYDNEY— Lights will go out around the world Saturday with hundreds of millions of people set to take part in the Earth Hour climate change campaign, which this year will also mark Japan’s earthquake and tsunami. |
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