Thursday, April 08, 2010

U.N. climate talks resume, scant chance of 2010 deal | World | Reuters
BONN, Germany (Reuters) - Climate negotiators meet in Bonn on Friday for the first time since the fractious Copenhagen summit but with scant hopes of patching together a new legally binding U.N. deal in 2010.
UN Foundation's Global Debates on Climate Change | Live Earth
The Santee Education Complex in Los Angeles will host two public debates on this critical topic, April 16, at 10:00 am and 1:45 pm in the school Auditorium. Teams of two will argue each side of the debate topic which challenges students to take a stand on the following: “Countries of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) should provide significantly increased aid to developing countries for the specific purpose of climate change adaptation.” Debates will be videotaped and submitted to the United Nations Foundation.
US biotech advisor says climate change is the next big thing in agriculture | PhilDHRRA
"If the IFPRI is saying that weather variability due to climate change will result in 27 percent decline in global productivity by 2050, this means that we have to double or triple our current production by that time in order to meet the demands of a ballooning world population," said Bobo.
U.S. EPA’s Adventures In Arithmetic: A Look at the CO2 Car Standards — MasterResource
This proposal will have a minute effect on CO2 levels and is unlikely to come in at the very low or “negative” cost per tonne of CO2 claimed by its proponents.
Cows absolved of causing global warming with nitrous oxide - Telegraph
Livestock could actually be good for the environment according to a new study that found grazing cows or sheep can cut emissions of a powerful greenhouse gas.

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