Comment Global Apr-Jun 2008

June 2008

 * New EU greenhouse gas figures show countries are flagging on tackling climate change, FoE, June 18 topic, place

May 2008

 * Majesty, We Have Gone Mad, An open letter to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, George Monbiot, May 27 topic

April 2008

 * "We're going to look at every place that a reader or a listener or a viewer or a user has been locked out, has been served up passive or a fixed or a canned experience, and ask ourselves, "If we carve out a little bit of the cognitive surplus and deploy it here, could we make a good thing happen?" And I'm betting the answer is yes." Clay Shirky at a Web 2.0 conference, April 23, 2008. / Inspiring Quotes 2, topic


 * Indigenous peoples must be included in global negotiations aimed at combating climate change, Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, April 22


 * IAASTD report recommends small-scale farmers and agro-ecological methods are the way forward if the current food crisis is to be solved and to meet the needs of local communities, declaring indigenous and local knowledge play as important a role as formal science, Greenpeace International, April 15 topic


 * Civil society groups from around the world concerned that World Bank climate investment funds will be used for carbon offsetting schemes including industrial-scale tree plantations, coal projects and other polluting, energy-intensive industries and could undermine international efforts to tackle climate change, April 11 topic

February 2008

 * Transit Villages: A great way to reduce greenhouse gases? - The Hub, February 28 topic place

January 2008

 * Transport expert says governments worldwide must recognise the dangers of oil depletion and plan for an electric transport future. January 31 topic


 * Population growth is a threat. But it pales against the greed of the rich, George Monbiot, January 29


 * Proposed EU laws on climate and energy set the bar too low, South East England MEP, January 23 "By setting the bar lower from the outset, the EU is negatively prejudging the outcome of international climate negotiations and sending the wrong signal to the rest of world." topic

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