diepresse.com: Kanada steigt aus Kyoto-Protokoll aus

Als erstes Land steigt Kanada vorzeitig aus dem Klimaschutzabkommen aus. Damit umgeht es Strafzahlungen in Milliardenhöhe für nicht eingehaltene Klimaziele. China bezeichnet den Ausstieg als "bedauerlich". [mehr...]

OXFAM: Die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt - Was geht noch in Durban?

source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/oxfam/6480915031/

Deal or no deal? Heute ist der letzte Verhandlungstag des Klimagipfels in Südafrika und seit gestern ist offensichtlich ein wenig Bewegung in die festgefahren Klimaverhandlungen gekommen. [mehr...]

Spiegel Online: Klimakonferenz droht im Chaos zu versinken

Fundamental-Forderungen gefährden einen Erfolg bei der Klimakonferenz in Durban: Ein neues Entwurfspapier enthält Passagen, die insbesondere für die USA völlig inakzeptabel sind. Damit scheint bestenfalls ein Minimalerfolg möglich - doch selbst dafür läuft den Delegierten die Zeit davon. [mehr...]

FTD: CO2-Anstieg erreicht Rekordwert

Die Zahlen sind schlimmer als befürchtet: Die US-Energiebehörde verzeichnet einen rasanten Anstieg von Treibhausgasen in der Atmosphäre. Hauptverantwortlich sind Indien und China mit neuen Kohlekraftwerken. [mehr...]

New York Times: In Weather Chaos, a Case for Global Warming

The floods battered New England, then Nashville, then Arkansas, then Oklahoma — and were followed by a deluge in Pakistan that has upended the lives of 20 million people.
The summer’s heat waves baked the eastern United States, parts of Africa and eastern Asia, and above all Russia, which lost millions of acres of wheat and thousands of lives in a drought worse than any other in the historical record. [more...]

New York Times: In Weather Chaos, a Case for Global Warming

The floods battered New England, then Nashville, then Arkansas, then Oklahoma — and were followed by a deluge in Pakistan that has upended the lives of 20 million people.
The summer’s heat waves baked the eastern United States, parts of Africa and eastern Asia, and above all Russia, which lost millions of acres of wheat and thousands of lives in a drought worse than any other in the historical record. [more...]

350 org Global Warning Video Clip by DAM - Clima Day worldwide 350.org 24.10.2009

This is a TV spot made by DAM to promote the 350 movement. 350 is an international movement that lobby's to bring down the carbon emission to lower than 350ppm. If the concentration of carbon continues to increase life as we know would cease to exist and humanity will suffer. Currently the carbon concentration is about 387ppm.
On the international day of climate action, which is the 24th October people from all over the world are going to do things which promotes the number 350 and which grabs the attention of the world leaders and media.
Divers Association of Maldives is having 2 events. One is the underwater cabinet meeting which would be chaired by the President of Maldives happening on the 17th of October. The cabinet would meet underwater using scuba and pass a declaration from the people of Maldives to the world leaders meeting and Copenhagen on December 2009 for the COP15. The other even which takes place on the international day of climate action, October 24th is the 24 hour underwater rally. 350 divers will go underwater to rally against climate change and call out for reducing carbon emissions.
This video is made with the assistance of veteran director Tedry Niyaz and Ahmed Fahudh Studio.