Archive for October, 2009

EU strikes ‘conditional’ climate change deal (Financial Times)

Friday, October 30th, 2009
“Europe is making three conditional offers, money on the table, saying we will do everything we can do to make a climate change deal happen,” Gordon Brown, the UK prime minister, told reporters on the summit’s second day.

Brown’s opposition to climate change plea (Independent)

Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Next month's crucial climate change conference in Copenhagen could be jeopardised by European wrangling over the cost of tackling global warming, Gordon Brown warned EU leaders.

Deadlock over climate-change money (European Voice)

Thursday, October 29th, 2009
EU leaders struggle to agree on how much the bloc should pay towards curbs climate change.

Faith leaders say moral duty to tackle climate change (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Leaders of every major faith in Britain have called for governments to secure a climate change deal in Copenhagen, saying it was "morally imperative" to tackle the causes of global warming which most affected the poor.

Stripping supermodels feel heat in climate change ads (Revolution)

Thursday, October 29th, 2009
LONDON - A group of supermodels has illustrated the effect of climate change in the most immediately understandable way - by taking their clothes off.

EU to finalise climate change position (European Voice)

Thursday, October 29th, 2009
EU leaders enter summit divided on aid to help developing countries adapt to climate change and on tactics in UN talks.

EU summit: climate change and presidency top the agenda (Daily Telegraph)

Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Europe's leaders are converging on Brussels to consider the new post of EU president and grapple with climate change.

Ireland must adapt to unavoidable climate change (Environmental Data Interactive Exchange)

Thursday, October 29th, 2009
While Ireland must continue to be involved in global efforts to curb climate change, it must also prepared and adapt to minimise the unavoidable impacts that have already begun.

Climate change glossary: E-J (BBC News)

Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Use this glossary to improve your understanding of some of the well-used terms used in the climate change debate.

Dedicated to tackling climate change? (I) (European Voice)

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Why the EU needs a commissioner dedicated to responding to climate change. Our response to climate change – probably the most pressing policy challenge we face – needs to be speedy and global in scale.