June 26, 2008
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Air & Climate Newsletter June 26, 2008 |
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1988 and 2008: Climate change turning points
Exactly 20 years have passed since Dr. James E. Hansen of NASA first testified to Congress on June 23, 1988 that global temperatures had risen beyond the range of natural variability. Waiting another 20 years before taking decisive action is not an option. Since 1988, mainstream scientific thinking has caught up with Dr. Hansen`s declaration that our climate is being adversely affected by human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels-and the forecasts of climate change in the coming decades are increasingly dire. But political action has fallen well behind the pace of scientific ... |
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Smarter technology use could reduce global emissions by 15% - report
Transformation in the way people and businesses use technology could reduce annual man-made global emissions by 15 per cent by 2020 and deliver energy efficiency savings to global businesses of over EUR 500 billion, according to a new report published by independent non-profit The Climate Group and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI). The report-SMART 2020:Enabling the low carbon economy in the information age-is the world`s first comprehensive global study of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector`s growing significance for the world`s climate. The report`s ... |
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