September 18, 2008
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Air & Climate Newsletter September 18, 2008 |
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Call for a more ambitious global alliance against climate change
The global alliance aimed at helping developing countries to fight climate change should receive at least 25% of the revenue of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, according to the EP Development Committee. In a report adopted on Monday, MEPs also question the sustainability criteria of biofuels. The Global Climate Change Alliance proposed by the European Commission is intended to help the LDCs (Least Developed Countries) and SIDS (Small Island Developing States) to limit the impact of global warming. In a report drafted by Anders Wijkman (EPP-ED, SE), the Development Committee argues that the ... |
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Lowest ever sea ice in the Arctic
Arctic sea ice may well have reached its lowest volumes ever, as summer ice coverage of the Arctic Sea looks set to be close to last year’s record lows, with thinner ice overall. Final figures on minimum ice coverage for 2008 are expected in a matter of days, but they are already flirting with last year’s record low of 1.59 million square miles, or 4.13 million square kilometres. “If you take reduced ice thickness into account, there is probably less ice overall in the Arctic this year than in any other year since monitoring began,” said Martin Sommerkorn, WWF International Arctic Programme’s ... |
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