Sunday, February 12, 2012

What Does A Coup In The Maldives Mean For Climate Change?: Scientific American Podcast

[Nasheed's] also a leader of the international fight against climate change. He's pledged to make theMaldives carbon neutral by 2020 and held an underwater cabinet meeting in scuba gear to highlight the existential threat his nation faces from rising sea levels caused by global warming. He's even corralled support for climate agreements in CopenhagenCancun and Durban. That means a coup in the tiny chain of islands might mean big things for the global effort to combat climate change.

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