Day: October 14, 2009

Healthy oceans matter in climate

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 / Environment / Leave a Comment

A new report published by many agencies of the United Nations – including the FAO, the UNEP and the UNESCO – shows that maintaining healthy oceans is a vital topic for climate change mitigation. Indeed, more than half of the carbon dioxide captured by Nature is captured by oceans and seas. Coastal ecosystems like mangroves …

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Norway to cut its emissions by 40 percent

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 / Climate change / 1 Comment

After the United Kingdom which pledged to cut its greenhouse gases emissions by 34 percent by 2020 and Japan by 25 percent, Norway is another country to pledge to drastic emissions cuts. Meanwhile, the European Union still clings to cuts from 20 to 30 percent if other major emitters join them. It would be nice …

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