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All items tagged climateGlobal Must Read ArticlesAugust 4, 2010 | Wildfires Warm Russia to Global WarmingIn the past, the Kremlin has discredited the idea of global warming as international media hype. ++ Russia’s ruling elite has regarded the climate debate as nothing more than “an invention of the West to bring Russia to its knees.” ++ The current heat wave forces Russia’s rulers to rethink. ++ Even President Medvedev now admits that a link between global warming and the ... MoreJuly 16, 2010 | Europe Must Choose a Low-Carbon FutureThe European Union should raise its emissions target from a 20 to a 30 percent reduction of the 1990 levels by the year 2020. ++ At the current set target, Europe puts itself at a competitive disadvantage behind China, Japan, and the US in attracting low-carbon investment. ++ The recession has reduced emissions, thereby lowering the cost of increasing this reduction target. ++ Acting now to get ... MoreJune 29, 2010 | Consumers Can Change ClimateA new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research shows that a 80% reduction in the emissions caused by agriculture is possible by the year 2055. ++ Considerably less methane and nitrous oxide would be released into the atmosphere, if less meat and dairy products were consumed in the developed countries. ++ “Milk and meat really make a difference.” ++ Changing consumer ... MoreCommentsJanuary 4, 2010 | The choice between spending large amounts of... |
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