Archive for December 17th, 2009

BANGLADESH: Food Security in Great Peril from Climate Change

by: admin December 17, 2009

COPENHAGEN, Dec 18 (IPS/TerraViva) - Unless the world comes to its aid, Bangladesh says
the vulnerability of its
agriculture sector to climate change
could spell severe consequences for its
millions of people, who
stand to lose their main source of livelihood.

Deep thought - Dec 17

by: admin December 17, 2009

-Fairness, Personal Action and Al Gore’s House
-Do Panels Dispense Advice or Rationales?
-Unschooling & Unworking: Confessions of a stay-at-home family (Part 2)
-COP15: Climate ’scepticism’ and questions about sex
-Can Obama Stop America’s Gas-Guzzling Ways?

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Tackling climate change and growing the economy

by: admin December 17, 2009

During a press briefing at the Copenhaguen summit, Angel GurrГ­a, OECD Secretary General, shared OECD recent analysis and the main policy conclusions on climate change. He presented what needs to be done in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and how investment in a greener future can be financed without impacting the competitiveness of our economies.