World-News

https://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/21/climatechange.scienceofclimatechange


From Mast Sanity/Mast Network

Deborah Zabarenko, Reuters, reports: "The world's wetlands, threatened by development, dehydration and climate change, could release a planet-warming 'carbon bomb' if they are destroyed, ecological scientists said on Sunday."

https://www.truthout.org/article/wetlands-could-unleash-carbon-bomb



The "Green New Deal"

Andrew Simms, BBC News: "Now, a unique new group of specialists in finance, energy and the environment is arguing for a Green New Deal that will deliver a comprehensive solution to the triple crunches of the credit crisis, high energy prices and climate change."

https://www.truthout.org/article/the-green-new-deal-climate-crisis-roosevelt-revisited



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Anticipating that natural disasters will soon pose even greater threats to children and their families due to global climate change, Save the Children issued a new report urging the international community to invest now in projects that will reduce the devastating impact of future disasters.

https://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741683997ms110



Better World Links

Better World Links is probably the most comprehensive and important set of links for NGOs on the web and a central tool for change.

https://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741683993ms110

Zahl der Naturkatastrophen durch Klimawandel heute vier Mal höher als vor 40 Jahren.

https://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741683982ms110



Verheerende Hitzeperioden für Australien prophezeit

Garnaut Klimabericht zeichnet dramatisches Zukunftsszenario. https://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741683991ms110



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ACTION ALERT UPDATE
PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY!

Dear Al Gore, We Need the Full Truth Regarding Actions Sufficient to Avert Catastrophic Climate Change

By Climate Ark, https://www.climateark.org and EcoEarth.Info, https://www.ecoearth.info

July 14, 2008

TAKE ACTION
Encourage Mr. Gore to tell the full truth regarding the magnitude of actions required for climate change solutions, including advocating for an end to coal and ancient forest logging, and personal sacrifice including reduced consumption

https://www.climateark.org/shared/alerts/send.aspx?id=al_gore_full_truth

Al Gore is a global hero for the work he has done since leaving government to promote awareness regarding climate change. Yet I am sure he would agree that this and other long- standing awareness building efforts have failed woefully to turn such awareness into sufficient climate policy actions. Mr. Gore's efforts continue to do a disservice to prospects for achieving global ecological sustainability by downplaying the immense social and personal transformations necessary, including personal sacrifice, to build a low-carbon economic system that does not further undermine our shared biosphere. And frankly, it is sad to see someone of Mr. Gore's skills, resources and contacts not choose to lead by example and seek to dramatically reduce his own carbon emissions. Tell Mr. Gore if he really believes climate change is truly a global emergency threatening civilization, he should be leading by example and organizing mass protests in support of a rigorous and sufficient biocentric climate plan.

TAKE ACTION NOW:
https://www.climateark.org/shared/alerts/send.aspx?id=al_gore_full_truth

DISCUSS THIS ALERT:
https://www.climateark.org/blog/2008/07/alert_mr_gore_climate_awarenes.asp

https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/antarctic-ice-shelf-collapse-imminent-866504.html


Informant: Teresa Binstock



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Without strong and early action by Australia and all major economies we are likely to face severe and costly impacts on Australia’s prosperity and enjoyment of life, according to the Garnaut Climate Change Review’s Draft Report, released.

https://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741683964ms109

WWF: Klima-Fußabdruck deutscher Reisen zu hoch. "Klima-Transparenz" gefordert.
https://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741683956ms109



"Point of no return": Strategie für die Energieversorgung!

Bis spätestens 2030 muss die Menschheit den Ausstieg aus der fossilen Energieerzeugung geschafft haben, sonst wird der "Point of no Return", der Kipppunkt, mit ziemlicher Sicherheit überschritten.

https://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741683953ms109

The gradual disintegration of the world's coral reefs under climate change will have significant impacts on food supplies, international tourism, water quality, and the safety of coastal communities.

https://theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=/ST/db/read.php?idx=6893



A third of world's reefs at risk of extinction

Almost a third of the world's reef-building corals are threatened with extinction, according to the first comprehensive assessment of their conservation status.

https://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24003121-30417,00.html



Vanishing zooplankton spells disaster for fishing

The Scottish fishing industry could be facing disaster as a result of a dramatic collapse in zooplankton, "the tiny organisms at the bottom of the marine food chain", according to a conservation charity.

https://news.scotsman.com/scitech/Vanishing-zooplankton-spells-disaster-for.4278670.jp



Fall in tiny animals a 'disaster'

Experts on invertebrates have expressed "profound shock" over a government report showing a decline in zooplankton of more than 70% since the 1960s.

https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7499834.stm




Informant: Teresa Binstock



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ISIS Press Release 11/07/08

A study commissioned by the German federal government finds carbon capture and storage emits ten to forty times as much greenhouse gases as wind or solar energy and gives no protection against the rising cost of fossil fuels Dr. Mae- Wan Ho

The study commissioned by the German federal government and led by researchers at the German Aerospace Center in Stuttgart compared carbon capture and storage (CCS) with renewable energy technologies using a combined lifecycle analysis and cost assessment for Germany [1].

The results show that per KWh of electricity generated, CCS cuts CO2 emissions by 72-90 percent, and total greenhouse gas emissions by 65-79 percent, assuming that the technology works as planned and the geologically stored CO2 does not leak out at all; any leakage would compromise the mitigating potential of CCS. However, the net emissions from CCS are still 10 to 40 times those from renewable energies such as solar and wind (see Figs. 1 and 2).

The difference between CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions comes from the methane released when coal is mined; and methane has a global warming potential about 20 times that of CO2. If companies take steps to prevent the release of methane and capture it for use in combined heat and power generation plants, then the advantage gained is equivalent to fitting CCS for lignite power plants.

Read the rest of this article here
https://www.i-sis.org.uk/RenewablesVersusCarbonCapture.php

Or read other articles on Climate Change
https://www.i-sis.org.uk/climateglobalwarming.php



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