Perubahan Iklim
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Framework Convention on Climate Change (2)
source : United Nations FCCC/CP/2010/7/Add.2 15 March 2011 Conference of the Parties Report of the Conference of the Parties on its sixteenth session, held in Cancun from 29 November to 10 December 2010 Addendum Part Two: Action taken by the Conference of the Parties at its sixteenth session Decision 2/CP.16 Fourth review of the financial… Continue reading
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UN considers review of alleged carbon offset abuses
Andrew Donoghue for BusinessGreen, part of the Guardian Environment Network Source: guardian.co.uk Wednesday 16 June 2010 09.53 BST Clean Development Mechanism carbon offset scheme faces fresh criticism over dubious emission reduction projects The UN has confirmed that it is considering a formal review of its Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) after a new report leveled fresh… Continue reading
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Some U.K. Bank Businesses Could Face Year Suspension (Update2)Some U.K. Bank Businesses Could Face Year Suspension (Update2)
Source: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-26/some-u-k-bank-businesses-could-face-year-suspension-fsa-says.html April 26, 2010, 11:06 AM EDT (Adds information-gathering powers from 12th paragraph.) By Caroline Binham April 26 (Bloomberg) — U.K. banks’ trading desks that violate Financial Services Authority rules could be suspended for up to a year under proposals from the regulator. The U.K. regulator will be able to suspend individuals for as… Continue reading
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EU Emissions Trading System: failing at the third attempt
Source: http://www.corporateeurope.org/climate-and-energy/content/2011/04/eu-ets-failing-third-attempt April 2011 Emissions trading is the European Union’s flagship measure for tackling climate change, and it is failing badly. In theory it provides a cheap and efficient means to limit greenhouse gas reductions within an ever-tightening cap, but in practice it has rewarded major polluters with windfall profits, while undermining efforts to reduce… Continue reading
I believe we can’t keep fighting for collective action if we don’t start it ourselves. For me, fighting for a sustainable environment begins with something small: eating proportionately. I think about how, throughout human history, the stomach has often been the beginning of all greed. How can we truly talk about controlling global consumption if we can’t even control our own desire to eat everything?
That’s why I’m committing to practicing autophagy daily, limiting my consumption of imported foods, and prioritizing buying local food directly from farmers.
A Single Planet for All Humanity 