Friday, 18 February 2011

[greenlifestyle] [artikel ] Floods Linked To Manmade Climate Change: Studies

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Analysis: Governments To Debate Kyoto Climate Dilemma
18-Feb-2011
Date: 18-Feb-11
Country: NORWAY
Author: Alister Doyle

Governments are looking at ways to keep the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol going beyond 2012 in some form to defuse a standoff between rich and poor nations that threatens efforts to tackle global warming.Negotiators from almost 200 nations will meet in Bangkok from March 3-8, after side-stepping the Kyoto issue at their last meeting in Mexico in December.[read]

 

Floods Linked To Manmade Climate Change: Studies
17-Feb-2011
Date: 17-Feb-11
Country: BRITAIN
Author: Gerard Wynn

Man-made greenhouse gas emissions are linked to more frequent heavy rainfall, two studies published found on Wednesday, portraying a clearer human fingerprint after a spate of floods around the world.Scientists agree that greenhouse gas emissions are warming the world and expect that in turn would lead in the future to more evaporation of water, more moist air and heavier rainfall.[read]

 

Investments Worth Trillions At Risk From Climate Change: Study
17-Feb-2011
Date: 17-Feb-11
Country: SINGAPORE
Author: David Fogarty

Climate change could put trillions of investment dollars at risk over the next 20 years, a global study released on Wednesday said, calling for pension funds and other investors to overhaul how they allocate funds.Risks from more extreme weather, continued delay in climate policy by governments and uncertainty over the shape of a new global climate pact were major concerns, while renewable energy, agriculture and infrastructure could be opportunities.[read]