Island issues... Climate change talks continue
A HAGUE-Y SHADE OF WINTER
The European Union is unhappy with two proposals being pushed by
the U.S. at the international climate change talks underway in
The Hague, Netherlands. One would allow countries to count the
ability of their forests and farmlands to absorb the greenhouse
gas carbon dioxide toward their targets for cutting greenhouse
gas emissions. Another would allow countries to skip significant
emissions cuts at home and meet their commitments by providing
funding and technology to help other countries reduce emissions.
The head of the U.S. delegation at the climate talks, David
Sandalow, said the proposals, if accepted, would lead to the most
cost-effective emissions cuts and help the Kyoto treaty on
climate change pass the U.S. Senate. The EU argues that at least
half of emissions cuts should occur within each country's own
boundaries. Environmental groups say the U.S. is seeking
loopholes to avoid taking serious action against climate
change. Meanwhile, the G77 group of developing countries, which
includes island nations that are most threatened by the rising
sea levels caused by global warming, is accusing the
industrialized world of failing to do its part.
straight to the source: Planet Ark, Reuters, Matt Daily and
Robin Pomeroy, 15 Nov 2000
<http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=8946>
straight to the source: USA Today, Associated Press, 14 Nov 2000
<http://www.usatoday.com/weather/science/climate/climeet111300.ht
m>
straight to the source: MSNBC, 14 Nov 2000
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/489253.asp>
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THUNDER, THE CIRCUMSTANCES
Against the backdrop of the international talks on climate change
occurring in The Hague, Netherlands, scientists said yesterday
that January through October in the U.S. this year saw the
highest average temperature on record. The country averaged 58.1
degrees Fahrenheit over those months, said the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, the top temperature since records
started being kept in 1895. Meanwhile, the Inuits of the
Canadian Arctic are experiencing something not recorded in their
oral history: thunder and lightning. Electric storms are just
one of the changes in the Arctic attributed to climate change in
a new study by the Winnipeg-based International Institute for
Sustainable Development. Others include melting permafrost,
thinning ice, mudslides, and skinny wildlife.
straight to the source: Las Vegas Sun, 14 Nov 2000
<http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nat-gen/2000/nov/14/11
1400735.html>
straight to the source: Toronto Globe and Mail, Alanna Mitchell,
15 Nov 2000
<http://www.globeandmail.ca/gam/National/20001115/UARCTN.html>
straight to the source: ABCNews.com, Associated Press, 15 Nov
2000
<http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/arctic_thun
der00
1115.html>
Kyoto Protocol Could Accelerate Forest Destruction
Following is excellent additional information regarding concerns
that efforts being pursued to promote forest plantations as
carbon sinks at the soon to commence Hague climate meeting may
speed up global warming while increasing native forest
destruction.
Read More...
http://headlines.igc.apc.org:8080/enheadlines/974227299/index_htm
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