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Deforestation and climate change
Burning forests to clear land for agriculture releases huge amounts of greenhouse gases
As our understanding of the role forests play in stabilising global climate increases, it is becoming clear that their destruction is only exacerbating climate change. If we're serious about tackling this, then preserving our remaining ancient forests has to be a priority.
Climate Change: It's not too late, according to the UK government
Posted by bex on 31 October 2006.
In a UK review on climate change, British economist and government advisor Sir Nicholas Stern has said that "climate change represents the greatest and widest-ranging market failure ever seen," but that there "is still time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, if we act now and act internationally."
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Climate change: We still have time!
Posted by bex on 30 October 2006.
Greenpeace activist climbs 700ft coal plant smoke stack
In his review on climate change, economist and government advisor Sir Nicholas Stern says that "climate change represents the greatest and widest-ranging market failure ever seen," but that there "is still time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, if we act now and act internationally." Which is exactly what we have been saying all along. The scientific and moral cases for acting against climate change have been known for some time - but it's taken an economist to spur the government into action.