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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/24/us-un-climate-idUSBR
Hopes are fading that climate talks in Qatar late this year will make even modest progress towards getting a new globally binding climate deal signed by 2015, as preliminary negotiations in Germany this week have left much work to be done.Posted by Simon Fox | 0 comment(s)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/24/will-i-am-clima
The musician's optimism is infectious, but can we make progress if green stars travel in vehicles that get one mile to the gallon?Posted by Simon Fox | 0 comment(s)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/24/brown-argus-but
A modest but resilient British butterfly has bucked the trend of worried predictions about the species' health, with scientists reporting it appears to have benefited rather than lost out from climate change.Posted by Simon Fox | 0 comment(s)
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2012/05/24/once-rare-butte
The once rare brown argus butterfly is on the move, expanding its range and numbers in the U.K.—and it’s all thanks to climate change.Posted by Simon Fox | 0 comment(s)
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345108/20120524/climate-change
The annual number of heat-related deaths in the United States is expected to triple by the end of the century, according to a new report, which predicts more than 150,000 Americans could die by 2100 from dangerously high summer temperatures resulting from climate change.Posted by Simon Fox | 0 comment(s)
http://www.climatecentral.org/blogs/killer-summer-heat-report-grabs-a
Titled “Killer Summer Heat,” a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council combines population projections and heat projections to calculate the likely number of extra deaths due to heat in America’s 40 biggest cities.Posted by Simon Fox | 0 comment(s)
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Air-passengers-willing-to-pay-US-1
A 2009 study of passengers at Jamaica's airports revealed that they would be willing to pay up to US$10 per ticket as an environmental tax, according to minister of water, land, environment and climate change Robert Pickersgill.Posted by Simon Fox | 0 comment(s)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/24/us-un-climate-idUSBR
A yearly review of countries' greenhouse gas emissions cut pledges under an extension to the global climate pact the Kyoto Protocol could be a way to raise climate ambitions, the European Union's lead climate negotiator said on Wednesday.Posted by Simon Fox | 0 comment(s)
http://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2012/05/25/eca-au-world-bank-team-up-to
The Economic Commission for Africa, World Bank and African Union Commission have joined forces to look for ways of improving the continent’s readiness for climate risks.Posted by Simon Fox | 0 comment(s)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/25/kenya-climate-c
Nigeria is the only country that has approved a bill for a similar independent body to cut emissions and fight global warming.Posted by Simon Fox | 0 comment(s)