Climate change global news 2007 Jan-Jun

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June 2007

 * China now world's biggest emitter of CO2, according to new research by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, June 19


 * Averting Climate Catastrophe: Green Party lays out roadmap to Canada’s low-carbon future, Green Party of Canada, June 6


 * China unveils climate change plan, BBC News, June 4

May 2007

 * Canada sued for breaching Kyoto, Friends of the Earth, May 29


 * C40 climate summit a huge success. Seoul to host next meeting. GLA, May 17 / Urban focus


 * Call for greater support to help poor communities in developing countries to adapt to climate change at UN Commission for Sustainable Development. International Institute for Environment and Development, IIED, May 9

April 2007

 * The Court Rules on Warming, The New York Times, April 3 / News USA

March 2007

 * Climate change set to overwhelm the world’s poor, Friends of the Earth International, March 29 / Climate change justice
 * Research shows that 634 million people - one tenth of the global population - live in coastal areas that lie within just ten metres above sea level. International Institute for Environment and Development, March 28 / Coasts
 * Global warming: heat invades cool heights above Arizona desert, Free Internet Press, March 27 / News USA
 * UNDP, China and Norway join forces to support local actions on climate change mitigation and adaptation, UNDP, March 26 / Global connections
 * New Zealand Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons unveils "the best and most equitable way of addressing the contentious issue of putting a price on carbon." Kicking the carbon habit, The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, March 26

February 2007

 * Australian Government taking action to phase out inefficient light bulbs. Australian Greenhouse Office, February 20
 * Canadian government 'will respect' Kyoto law. Wikinews, February 16 / Canada
 * 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, February 7
 * Evidence of Human-caused Global Warming "Unequivocal", says IPCC, UNEP. 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, February 2 / Climate change justice

January 2007

 * European Commission proposes that the European Union commits now to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20% by 2020, in particular through energy measures. EUROPA, January 10
 * 2007 likely to be the warmest year on record globally say UK's Met Office, January 4
 * Australia appears to be suffering an accelerated greenhouse effect. Reuters, January 3

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