Scientists urge leaders to step up fight against climate change _English_Xinhua

NAIROBI, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Forty of the world's leading climate scientists have signed an open letter demanding global leaders take bolder action against climate change.

The joint statement --initiated by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and endorsed by recognized climate luminaries such as Sir John Houghton, former chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) -- calls for industrialized countries to make a commitment at the upcoming UN climate summit in Copenhagen to cut carbon emissions by at least 40 percent below the 1990 levels by 2020.

1. If there is really a consensus of thousands of scientists, why did only 40 people sign this?

2. Can we see the statement itself, along with the names of the signers?

[Grandiose delusions]: World [allegedly] listening to NZ on climate deal changes

[New Zealand] Associate Minister for Climate Change, Tim Groser] “I can sense, from the discussions I have with climate change and trade ministers, that they are starting to say ‘there’s something in what these Kiwis are saying’.

He would not say who the ministers were, but said they were from “very, very powerful” countries.

SFO passengers can now pay a fee to help offset their flight's carbon emissions - Inside Bay Area

The voluntary program for travelers unveiled Thursday is, according to involved parties, the first of its kind among U.S. airports.   SFO spent $190,000 to install three "Climate Passport" kiosks past security checkpoints, one in domestic Terminal 3 and two more in the International Terminal.
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Steve McDougal, a 3Degrees vice president, admits the program should mostly appeal to those who "feel empowered to doing something bigger," not passengers who feel guilty about their flight's impact on climate change.

June 2008:  Carbon offset program suspended at Denver International - USATODAY.com

 Denver International, which is one of the first airports to consider a carbon offset program for travelers, is pausing the plan for now due to lack of interest from vendors. Last year, a local group of environmental experts recommended the program, and the airport has been shopping for a company to run it. "We weren't exactly thrilled with what was laid out in the initial proposal. We're taking a step back," airport spokesman Jeff Green says.