Climate Agenda


 
Bend it like Beijing

Bend it like Beijing

With the climate conference in Copenhagen less than two months away, Pakistani climate expert Adil Najam talks about unresolved issues and explains why he thinks China will save the world.

 

Climate Agenda 2009: Copenhagen Climate Summit

Climate Agenda 2009: Copenhagen Climate Summit

With a deadline for a UN climate treaty imminent, 2009 could become the most important year for climate change since the Kyoto Protocol was agreed in 1997.

 

Risks in 2009: Not Just the Economy, Stupid!

Risks in 2009: Not Just the Economy, Stupid!

Economic crisis will mark the year 2009, but the worst risk is the failure of global governance systems, finds the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks report. Learn more about what could go wrong in 2009.

 

Risks in 2009: The Crisis of Governance

Risks in 2009: The Crisis of Governance

Governments were powerless when financial markets dragged the world economy down in 2008. But the economic crisis provides an opportunity to reform markets and tackle climate change and resource shortages, says Sheana Tambourgi, head of the World Economic Forum’s Risk Network.

 

Earth Hour: The Greatest Show on the Planet

Earth Hour: The Greatest Show on the Planet

It never felt so good to be left in the dark: At 8:30pm on March 28, more than 1000 cities in over 80 countries will turn out the lights to protest against climate change. Earth Hour Executive Director Andy Ridley of WWF discusses the greatest community event ever.

 

Key Stories 2008: The Methane Bubble

Key Stories 2008: The Methane Bubble

For the first time in a decade, scientists reported dramatic increases in levels of methane. More of the potent greenhouse gas has been added to the atmosphere and the Arctic Ocean, suggesting a new imbalance in the Earth’s climate.

 

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?

 

A Man of the Future

A Man of the Future

Lots of us think about the future, but few can say they're actually a professor on the subject. Markku Wilenius is one of them, and now a consultant at Allianz Group. His outlook for 2008: change or be changed.

 

Climate Stories 2007: Nobel Peace Prize

Climate Stories 2007: Nobel Peace Prize

In 2007, the world woke up to climate change. And former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and the UN IPCC received the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to trigger this global change of mind.

 


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