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Developing Countries’ Climate Change Adaptation Costs May Double $100 Billion per Year by 2050
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Developing Countries’ Climate Change Adaptation Costs May Double $100 Billion

Andrew Burger May 29, 2012

Global climate is on track for changes including a greater than 2°C rise in average temperature, and that's going to result in adaptation costs for developing countries well above the World Bank's 2°C estimate of $70 billion by 2020 and as much as $100 billion per year by 2050, according to a report produced by ActionAid, Care, GermanWatch and WWF, which in a report introduced at the Bonn Climate Change Conference urge government leaders to adopt a set of policies to scale up and accelerate climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts.Read More

Environmental News Wrap: Cancun Ends on a High Note; the Clean Air Act Turns 40, and more…
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Environmental News Wrap: Cancun Ends on a High Note; the

Anders Hellum-Alexander December 13, 2010

GlobalWarmingisReal contributor Anders Hellum-Alexander wraps-up the climate and environmental news headlines for the past week: The COP16 UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico has concluded with an agreement that improves on past agreements. Although, the agreement still does not save us from Climate Catastrophe. Commentary from the British Economist. Commentary from the NYTimes. The […]Read More

COP16 Climate Conference Ends with Cautious Optimism in Cancun
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COP16 Climate Conference Ends with Cautious Optimism in Cancun

Thomas Schueneman December 11, 2010

The COP16 climate talks in Cancun ended early Saturday morning on a note of cautious optimism with UNFCCC Executive Secretary saying “Cancun has done its job. The beacon of hope has been reignited and faith in the multilateral climate change process to deliver results has been restored.” Following is a press release from the UNFCCC […]Read More

Signs of Incremental Progress as COP16 Climate Talks Wind Down in Cancun
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Signs of Incremental Progress as COP16 Climate Talks Wind Down

Thomas Schueneman December 10, 2010

The Weekly Mulch from the Media Consortium By Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium Blogger (reposted with permission) This year’s round of the United Nations-led climate change negotiations, ongoing in Cancun, Mexico, for the past two weeks, end today. No matter what the official outcome, the progress made on dealing with global climate change and carbon emissions […]Read More

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Presses for Progress in Cancun and Beyond
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Presses for Progress in Cancun and

Thomas Schueneman December 8, 2010

Opening remarks at a December 7 press briefing at the COP16 climate conference in Cancun by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon When I became Secretary-General, I made climate change one of my top priorities. The reason is simple. Climate change affects everything the UN does – peace and security, development, and human rights. We cannot sustain gains […]Read More

If Cancun Climate Talks Falter, Blame the U.S.
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If Cancun Climate Talks Falter, Blame the U.S.

Thomas Schueneman December 3, 2010

The Weekly Mulch from the Media Consortium By Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger (reposted with permission) The most recent round of United Nations-led climate change negotiations began this week in Cancun, and although international expectations are muted this year, the stakes are still high. As Mother Jones‘ Kate Sheppard explains,”The 2010 meeting could make or […]Read More

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