Good News
- New figures show that shifting to a global green economy will help combat climate change and is surprisingly affordable.
- Denmark is planning an electric car charging network by 2011.
- Europe is urging the US to join the carbon market, while Gore appeals the congress to pass a bill to curb emissions.
- Fortunately, Obama is already reversing Bush's climate policy, taking steps to raise fuel efficiency standards and grant states authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from cars.
- In the UK, hospital food is going vegetarian to "save carbon" (by which they mean to save money, but I'll take it).
Bad News
- Researchers reveal that, even if we stop emitting carbon, much of the damage wrought by climate change is irreversible and temperatures will remain high for the next 1000 years.
- A new study shows global warming would create permanent dead zones if nothing is done.
- Antarctic sea creatures are hypersensitive to global warming, as they can only survive in a very narrow temperature range.
- Australia is suffering through its worst heatwave in 100 years, courtesy of global warming.
- US ecosystems are out of balance because wolves and other predators have been wiped out.
Related Reading:
Investing in Our Future: Support for a Clean Energy Economy
The Meat of Climate Change
