Global News February 2007

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 * Carbon offsets 'harm environment'. BBC News / Carbon offset
 * Australian Government taking action to phase out inefficient light bulbs. Australian Greenhouse Office / Climate change global news

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 * New Meat Byproducts: Avian Flu and Global Climate change. Worldwatch Institute / Food

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 * Canadian government 'will respect' Kyoto law. Wikinews / Canada, Climate change global news

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 * In rich countries children’s basic needs have been generally met but there is scope for further progress in child well-being. UNICEF News note / Quality of life
 * Protecting our native soil: EU law essential defence against climate change. European Environmental Bureau press release / Rural issues, Europe

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 * China launches carbon trading initiatives. China has launched two new carbon trading initiatives to help develop its poorer regions and meet the UN Millennium Development Goals. Source: SciDev.Net / Climate change

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 * UNEP meeting warns of dangers of biofuel production. Environmentalists meeting in Nairobi say the trade in biofuels should be governed by environmental standards, and warn that planting crops solely for biofuels may cause catastrophic damage to the planet. Source: SciDev.Net

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 * Evidence of Human-caused Global Warming "Unequivocal", says IPCC, UNEP press release. International climate scientists issue stark global warning, Urgent Action needed to prevent climate catastrophe. Friends of the Earth International. Climate change outlook bleak for poor, says anti-poverty agency ActionAid. ActionAid press release / Climate change justice