Tuesday, 27 July 2010

[greenlifestyle] [artikel ] Analysis: Toxic Fish Could Help Obama Hit 2020 Climate Goals

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Soros Pelajari Hutan Indonesia
26-Jul-2010; 07:26
Senin, 26 Juli 2010 19:33

Gianyar (ANTARA News) - Penasehat Khusus Sekretaris Jenderal Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa (PBB) urusan Perubahan Iklim George Soros mengunjungi sejumlah kawasan hutan Indonesia untuk mempelajari permasalahan kehutanan negeri ini.
"Dia belajar dari permasalahan hutan di Indonesia... Dia paham betul bahwa untuk mencegah deforestasi diperlukan modal untuk menghidupkan ekonomi," kata Staf Khusus Presiden bidang Perubahan Kklim Agus Purnomo di Istana Tampaksiring Bali, Senin malam.

Climate Change Equals More Mexican Migration: Study
27-Jul-2010; 07:23
Date: 27-Jul-10
Country: USA
Author: Maggie Fox

Continued climate change will drive Mexican farm workers to migrate to the United States in greater numbers, environmental experts predicted on Monday.For every 10 percent of lost crop yields, 2 percent more Mexicans will leave and most will try to come to the United States, Michael Oppenheimer of Princeton University in New Jersey and colleagues predicted.

Analysis: Toxic Fish Could Help Obama Hit 2020 Climate Goals
27-Jul-2010; 07:24
Date: 27-Jul-10
Country: USA
Author: Timothy Gardner

A proposed rule on mercury, a pollutant bad for fish and the people who eat too many of them, could help the Obama administration get near its short-term climate goal -- even if Congress fails this year or next to pass a bill tackling greenhouse gases directly.Senate Democrats crafting an energy bill have abandoned until September, and probably through the rest of the year, debate on climate measures like carbon caps on power plants and mandates for utilities to produce more power from renewable sources like wind and solar.

Developing Nations See Cancun Climate Deal Tough
27-Jul-2010; 07:25
Date: 27-Jul-10
Country: BRAZIL
Author: Brian Ellsworth

Reaching a binding climate deal at the upcoming U.N. conference in Mexico will likely be difficult, delegates from a group of developing nations said on Monday, spurring further doubts about a global climate accord this year.Environment ministers from Brazil, South Africa, India and China -- known as the BASIC group -- meeting in Rio de Janeiro said developed nations have not done enough to cut their own emissions or help poor countries reduce theirs.

"Trust Fund" Diharap Lebih Cepat
27-Jul-2010; 07:28
Selasa, 27 Juli 2010 | 03:29 WIB

Jakarta, Kompas - Ketua Unit Kerja Presiden untuk Pengawasan dan Pengendalian Pembangunan Kuntoro Mangkusubroto berharap, badan khusus atau trust fund yang mengelola bantuan dari Pemerintah Norwegia senilai 1 miliar dollar Amerika Serikat segera terbentuk.Kecepatan pembentukan badan khusus itu akan menunjukkan kesiapan pemerintah menjalankan program mengurangi emisi dari deforestasi dan degradasi hutan (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation/REDD+) itu.