World must fix climate in less than 10 years: U.N. - Yahoo! News: "Unless the international community agrees to cut carbon emissions by half over the next generation, climate change is likely to cause large-scale human and economic setbacks and irreversible ecological catastrophes, a U.N. report said on Tuesday.
The U.N. Human Development Report issued one of the strongest warnings yet of the lasting impact of climate change on living standards and a strong call for urgent collective action.
The report, presented in Brasilia on Tuesday, sets targets and a road map to reduce carbon emissions before a U.N. climate summit next month in Bali, Indonesia.
'The message for Bali is the world cannot afford to wait. It has less than a decade to change course,' said Watkins, a senior research fellow at Britain's Oxford University."
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
EU challenges partners to match its global warming targets - Yahoo! News
EU challenges partners to match its global warming targets - Yahoo! News:
"The European Union on Tuesday challenged its international partners to match its efforts to stop global warming, and stepped up pressure on the United States days before a crucial climate meeting.
Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said the EU was prepared to deepen its target cuts of greenhouse gas emissions to 30 percent below 1990 levels by 2020 if its partners would match the efforts.
'We are ready to make this commitment provided other developed countries agree to make comparable efforts during the forthcoming negotiations,' expected to be launched by a conference in Bali, Indonesia starting next week.
'Developed countries must lead the way in cutting emissions,' he said. EU nations have already pledged to cut emissions by 20 percent by 2020."
"The European Union on Tuesday challenged its international partners to match its efforts to stop global warming, and stepped up pressure on the United States days before a crucial climate meeting.
Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said the EU was prepared to deepen its target cuts of greenhouse gas emissions to 30 percent below 1990 levels by 2020 if its partners would match the efforts.
'We are ready to make this commitment provided other developed countries agree to make comparable efforts during the forthcoming negotiations,' expected to be launched by a conference in Bali, Indonesia starting next week.
'Developed countries must lead the way in cutting emissions,' he said. EU nations have already pledged to cut emissions by 20 percent by 2020."
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