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Coal: going, going, gone?
Posted by jossc on 4 January 2010.
It's been a long, difficult and wild ride at times, but an end to climate damaging carbon emissions from new coal power stations could be in sight at last. Finally, some politicians seem to have recognised that we can't cut our CO2 emissions by 80 per cent by 2050 AND keep pumping the stuff out of our power plants - hooray!
Last December the government announced a new energy bill that explicitly recognises this reality. So far so good - but (as you'll be shocked to discover) there's a problem. As yet the bill has no teeth - whilst it says that new power stations must be able to capture some of their emissions from the get go, it contains no guarantee that by 2025 all carbon emissions from coal must be captured, and that's the bit that really counts.
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Join the Youth Climate Coalition in a worldwide call for a Real Deal at Copenhagen!
Posted by jossc on 10 December 2009.
A message from the Youth Climate Coalition...
Over the next two weeks, our leaders will negotiate the most important agreement of our time – one that must stop a climate catastrophe.
But they will only aim as high as we demand.
That's why on Saturday December 12th thousands will gather at climate vigils in every corner of the planet to send a clear message: The World Wants a Real Deal!
The Global Day of Action by TckTckTck has over 1000 events already registered across the world, and we want you to be part of the event in London, which is being jointly organised by the Youth Climate Coalition.
Where: Old Palace Yard, Westminster, London
When: Saturday December 12th, 4pm
What: Candlelit vigil followed by a UKYCC Flashdance and maybe a few extra surprises...
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Illegal forest clearance and RSPO greenwash: case studies of Sinar Mas
Publication Date:
11 Dec 2009Body:
Indonesian conglomerate, the Sinar Mas group, has extensive interests in both the palm oil and pulp and paper sectors.
This dossier provides evidence that, through its palm oil companies, Sinar Mas is engaging in widespread illegal deforestation and peatland clearance in Indonesia, practices which release vast amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and help Indonesia win the title of the world’s third largest greenhouse gas emitter, after China and the US.
As well as breaking Indonesian law Sinar Mas has been ignoring key principles of the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) highlighting how membership of the RSPO alone is not sufficient proof of a company’s environmental credentials.
Major brands including Nestle, Kraft, and McDonalds continue to buy Sinar Mas palm oil. Other companies such as Proctor and Gamble and Mars, by purchasing palm oil through traders such as Cargill, can't yet confirm that they have suspended all purchases from Sinar Mas. Cargill remains one of Sinar Mas's largest customers.
In December 2009 Unilever, the world’s largest palm oil user, announced the suspension of its contracts with Sinar Mas in light of the evidence presented in this report. Find out more here.
Updated 21st January 2010
Government's aviation policy blown out of the water
Posted by jossc on 8 December 2009.
The Committee on Climate Change's (CCC) report on aviation, published today, explicitly undermines government plans to allow a tripling of passenger numbers on commercial aircraft by 2050.
While its Chairman Lord Turner has been careful not to totally rule out the possibility of creating extra capacity in the form of new runways, the committee is recommending that "the policy focus for aviation must be on limiting demand for flights and investing in alternatives such as better rail links and video conferencing." In an interview on the BBC's Today programme this morning, Lord Turner confirmed that a 200% growth in consumer demand for air travel by 2050, assumed in the 2003 Aviation White Paper, would make reaching proposed emission reduction targets impossible.
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October 24th International Day of Climate Action
Posted by jossc on 23 October 2009.
While our leaders continue to talk about what's "politically possible," the world continues to warm and precious days go by. The latest science shows that runaway global warming is even closer than we feared. We can't continue to allow our leaders to sit back and play political games when our future is at stake.
That’s why on October 24th, Greenpeace is joining with 350.org and a broad coalition of groups to participate in an international day of action. Events are already planned in over 100 countries around the world. Some are big, some are small - but every single one of them is absolutely necessary.
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Video: Greenpeace blocks tar sands mining operation
Posted by jossc on 20 September 2009.
On the eve of the Harper-Obama meeting in Washington D.C., climate and energy campaigner Mike Hudema explains why Greenpeace is locking down and blockading a giant dump truck and shovel at Shell’s massive Albian Sands open-pit mine in northern Alberta to send the message that the tar sands are a global climate crime that must be stopped.
