27 posts tagged cambio climático

By Gwyn Prins, a professor at the London School of Economics & Political Science and the co-author with Steve Rayner of The Wrong Trousers: Radically Rethinking Climate Policy (THE GUARDIAN, 04/04/08): A spring gale is lashing orthodox climate policy.

By Ian Bowles, the secretary of energy and environmental affairs for Massachusetts (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 15/03/08): Later this year, Massachusetts and other Northeastern states will hold the nation’s first auction of greenhouse gas emissions permits.

By Tom Enders, president and chief executive officer of Airbus (THE GUARDIAN, 13/03/08): The past year has seen a growing storm of environmental campaigners threatening to bring the air transport industry down to earth. The past few weeks have seen two high-profile protests at Heathrow and parliament.

By Simon Lewis, a Royal Society research fellow at the Earth and Biosphere Institute, University of Leeds (THE GUARDIAN, 26/02/08): In April last year a group of environmentalists shut down E.ON’s coalfired power station in Ratcliffe-on-Soar. The goal: to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and, in their words, “save lives”.

Brazilian president vows to boost Antarctica operations during visit - International Herald Tribune SANTIAGO, Chile: "Brazil intends to increase its operations in Antarctica, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Sunday after visiting the region with his wife, son and several government officials.

By Oscar Reyes, the co-editor of Red Pepper. He’s writing a book on carbon trading (THE GUARDIAN, 24/01/08): Promising a 20% cut in carbon emissions by 2020, the EU now claims to be the world leader in tackling climate change.

Environmental sustainability and its subsequent social benefits have long been regarded by many businesses as necessary evil that translates directly into fewer profits. The conventional approach to protecting natural resources from industrial activity comprises a raft of restrictive regulations, taxes and fines aimed at steering firms in the most “environmentally appropriate” direction.

By Sarah Palin, a Republican and the governor of Alaska (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 05/01/08): About the closest most Americans will ever get to a polar bear are those cute, cuddly animated images that smiled at us while dancing around, pitching soft drinks on TV and movie screens this holiday season.

By Bill McKibben, a scholar in residence in environmental studies at Middlebury College and the author of the forthcoming Bill McKibben Reader (THE WASHINGTON POST, 28/12/07): This month may have been the most important yet in the two-decade history of the fight against global warming.

Bali y la Ley de Biodiversidad, entre las mejores noticias de 2007 para Greenpeace (EFE via Yahoo! España Noticias) December 26th, 2007 Madrid, 26 dic (EFE).- La conferencia de Bali, en la que Estados Unidos se adhirió a la hoja de ruta de la lucha contra el cambio climático, y la aprobación por