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The Ugly Face Of Climate Compensation: Saudi Arabia And Equador

Posted on 05. Aug, 2010 by Ross.

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One of the key negotiating points in the continuing grudge match of international climate change diplomacy surrounds the demands of developing countries for western nations to foot the bill both for climate adaptation and low-carbon growth.
The argument generally goes like this: developed nations have caused climate change by polluting the atmosphere in their quest for [...]

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UK Government Plans Climate Change Adaption, UK Consumers Need To Adapt To

Posted on 24. Jun, 2009 by Ross.

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The UK Government is preparing a Adaptation Sub-Committee to help Britain prepare for the effects of climate change, Defra announced today.
Meanwhile, a report (PDF) from price comparison company Uswitch is predicting that households have some adapting of their own to do, with the average energy bill set to quadruple by 2020.
Over the past five years, [...]

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Climate Change Causes 300,000 Deaths Every Year, Says Former UN Secretary-General

Posted on 01. Jun, 2009 by Ross.

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Climate change is not just something which will wreak devastation in the future: it is already killing 300,000 people a year right now, according to a think-tank set up by former UN secretary general Kofi Annan.
Annan’s organisation, the Global Humanitarian Forum, undertook the most comprehensive study of the impact of climate change on human populations. [...]