WWF Looks to EXPO 2010 to Launch World Estuary Alliance
July 21, 2008
WWF China will look to raise awareness of climate change and the negative impact it will have on ecosystems when it launches its World Estuary Alliance in two years at the World Expo being held in Shanghai. Read more
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International Climate Change Conference for Perth, Greenhouse 2009: Climate Change And Resources
July 20, 2008
Greenhouse 2009: Climate Change and Resources will draw together national and international climate experts to discuss climate impacts, mitigation and adaptation strategies for industry, government and households. “However you look at climate change – from influences on Australian rainfall and river inflows to energy options and carbon capture – Australians are responding to the environmental issue of our times,” says Conference Convenor, Paul Holper from CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research. Read more
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Norwegian Crown Prince And Crown Princess Support Youth in the Fight Against Global Warming
July 17, 2008
Eighteen young adults met the Norwegian Crown Prince and Crown Princess during a ten-day expedition called “Voyage for the Future” along the coast of Svalbard, an archipelago in the European High Arctic. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess painted their fingers green and took part in a global video movement to show their personal commitment to stop climate change. Read more
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Price Chopper Helps Environment with Revolutionary Refrigeration Technology
July 12, 2008
Price Chopper, a U. S. Environmental Protection Agency GreenChill partner, unveiled a new CO2 Cascade Refrigeration System in its store on Route 50 in Saratoga Springs, NY. This installation condenses CO2 using R-404A and is the first of its kind in North America. It not only helps protect the ozone layer and significantly reduces the supermarket’s contribution to global warming, it is also economically efficient. Read more
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Global Warming Puts Russia Under Pressure ‘here And Now’
July 10, 2008
Global warming is set to wreak havoc in Russia and other ex-Soviet Union states unless drastic action is taken, according to a new report compiled by WWF-Russia and the British charity Oxfam. The 52-page report was timed to coincide with the recent G8 summit in Japan, where leaders of the world’s richest countries were criticized for the targets they set on the reduction of harmful emissions. Read more
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G8 Climate Measures Fall ‘dangerously Short’
July 9, 2008
The target of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 agreed by G8 leaders at their Toyako summit in Japan has been described as “pathetic” and “dangerously short of what is needed” by Kim Carstensen, Director of WWF Global Climate Initiative. Read more
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