Climate change global news 2011 Jan-Jun

June 2011

72 leading companies call for increase in EU climate ambition to boost EU economy and jobs, 15 June

May 2011

Energy-related carbon-dioxide emissions in 2010 the highest in history, according to latest estimates by the International Energy Agency, 30 May After a dip in 2009 caused by the global financial crisis, emissions are estimated to have climbed to a record 30.6 Gigatonnes (Gt), a 5% jump from the previous record year in 2008, when levels reached 29.3 Gt.

Net transfer in emissions from developing to developed countries through international trade increased from 0.4 billion tonnes of CO2 in 1990 to 1.6 billion tonnes in 2008. This exceeds the 0.7 billion tonne reduction that developed nations must make each year to meet their Kyoto targets, say the authors of a recent study published in US scientific journal Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences. 4 May

April 2011

Climate Laws Gain Currency in 16 Major World Economies, April 27

Carbon emissions 'hidden' in imported goods revealed, 25 April topic

March 2011

New Zealand Govt sets -50% by 2050 emissions reduction target, 31 March

January 2011

2010 the second warmest year on record, after 1998. 20 January

News Sources

 * Climate Indymedia - established to spread news and grass roots activism
 * Australian Climate Forum

Related topics

 * Peak oil
 * Water
 * Drought

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