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Climate Change

Manipulating Nature for a Cooler Planet

With greenhouse gas emissions still rising sharply, some scientists say it’s time to think about "last resort" options to stop and reverse global warming. But most geoengineering proposals have risks of their own.

G8 Countries Too Slow in Race against Climate Change

The G8 countries are not doing enough to halt climate change finds new research that measures the climate performance of G8 nations and five emerging economies.

Global Warming Basics
What is - Global Warming?

What is - Global Warming?

Everybody is talking about "climate change" and "global warming". But what is global warming, actually?

 

Greenhouse Effect
What Is - The Greenhouse Effect?

What Is - The Greenhouse Effect?

Seen from space, our atmosphere is but a tiny layer of gas around a huge bulky planet. But it is this gaseous outer ring and its misleadingly called greenhouse effect that makes life on Earth possible – and that could destroy life as we know it.

 


Climate Impacts
What Will The Climate Be Like in 2100?

What Will The Climate Be Like in 2100?

Stanford University climatologist Stephen Schneider discusses what we know and don’t know about the future of the Earth’s climate.

 

Climate Solutions
Green IT: Taking Bytes Out of Carbon Emissions

Green IT: Taking Bytes Out of Carbon Emissions

Modern communication technology reduces the need to travel, but it produces as much CO2 as aviation. Struggling to live up to its “clean” image, the IT industry explores new ways to go green.

 


Climate Politics
G8 Countries Too Slow in Race against Climate Change

G8 Countries Too Slow in Race against Climate Change

The G8 countries are lagging behind in the race against climate change, finds a new research that measures the climate performance of G8 nations and five emerging economies.

 

Climate Agenda
Climate Agenda 2008: Golden Trees

Climate Agenda 2008: Golden Trees

"Save the forests" has been a slogan for decades. New policy instruments and a lot of money will finally have to make it happen. But who will pay?

 

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Basic Facts

  • 172 countries have signed and ratified the Kyoto Protocol since 1997
  • The Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012; no follow-up treaty is in place yet
  • 36 Kyoto countries aim to cut emissions by at least 5 percent by 2012

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