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Environment Community Descends on Poznan
Hotels are filling up in the western Polish city of Poznan as Ministers, delegates, civil society representatives and the media prepare for the year’s most anticipated conference on climate change. The 14th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), or COP-14 - set to kick off on 1…
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ICCAT Tuna Quota Reductions not Enough: Environmentalists
The international organisation in charge of regulating the bluefin tuna industry has been slammed by environmentalists after deciding on catch limits higher than the organisation’s own scientists have recommended. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, or ICCAT, convened for their 16th annual meeting from 17 to 24 November in Marrakech, Morrocco, in what…
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Biofuels Conference Looks Toward Global Market Development
Issues such as trade, standards and technical requirements were tackled at a recent biofuels development conference held in Brazil - one of the leading biofuels producers in Latin America. The conference - entitled Biofuels as a Driving Force of Sustainable Development - hosted by the Brazilian government from 17-21 November in São Paulo - focused primarily…
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Obama Calls for Carbon Trading Scheme, Vows Strong Action on Climate
US President-elect Barack Obama pledged on 18 November to “engage vigorously” on climate change issues upon entering office in January. “Climate change and our dependence on foreign oil, if left unaddressed, will continue to weaken our economy and threaten our national security,” he said in a surprise video message to a summit of government officials from…
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The Montreal Protocol: New Initiatives to Tackle Climate-damaging Substances
Last week the parties of the Montreal Protocol and the Vienna Convention met in Doha to continue their work on reducing ozone-depleting substances. The parties undertook new initiatives to increase efficiency and even further reduce the presence of climate-threatening substances. Since its creation in 1987, the Montreal Protocol has successfully phased out more than 95 percent…
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Events
Coming up in the next two weeks: 1-5 December, Irvine, US. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WATER SCARCITY, GLOBAL CHANGES, AND GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT RESPONSES. This Conference, convened by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the University of California Irvine, will bring together water management and climate change experts, scientists and engineers, policymakers,…
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Resources
If you have a relevant resource (books, papers, bulletins, etc.) you would like to see announced in this section, please forward a copy for review by the Bridges staff to Malena Sell at msell@ictsd.ch. LAND OF THE GM-FREE? HOW THE AMERICAN PUBLIC ARE STARTING TO TURN AGAINST GM FOOD. Soil Association, 2008. This report claims that…