Good News
- EU prepares to ban energy hogging plasma televisions next Spring as part of a new set of energy performance standards. Similar measures were recently announced in California.
- Scientists suggest that selecting crop varieties that reflect more sunlight could slow global warming by up to 2ºC.
- According to WWF, introducing binding limits to emissions from power generation in Europe would be the least costly way to reduce CO2.
- Indonesian officials must now ride bicycles when performing their duties, according to a new rule aiming to reduce pollution and global warming.
- New EPA chief defines the agency's priorities: curbing global warming, reducing air pollution, cleaning up hazardous waste sites, regulating toxic chemicals and protecting water quality
- A sudden and dramatic collapse of the amount of carbon absorbed by the sea is igniting fears that climate change is accelerating.
- And according to Worldwatch Institute, carbon emissions will have to halt completely by 2050, in order to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change. Ruh-roh...
- Slovakia announced its intentions to restart a Soviet-era nuclear reactor, against EU's policies and warnings.
- New evidence shows the Great Lakes' water level is sensitive to climate change, which could severely affect navigation, water usage and hydropower production.
- Aboriginal communities will be the most affected by climate change in Australia, which is itself especially vulnerable to the effects of global warming.
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