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[edit] July 2008
- G8 2008 futile rethoric on climate - Reacting to the statement released by the G8 in Hokkaido, Friends of the Earth spokesperson Karen Orenstein said that G8 leaders spewed futile rhetoric that will do nothing to stop the toll that global warming is taking on people and the planet. July 8 [1] topic
[edit] June 2008
- New EU greenhouse gas figures show countries are flagging on tackling climate change, FoE, June 18 [2] topic, place
[edit] May 2008
- Majesty, We Have Gone Mad, An open letter to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, George Monbiot, May 27 [3] topic
[edit] April 2008
- Indigenous peoples must be included in global negotiations aimed at combating climate change, Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, April 22 [4]
- IAASTD report recommends small-scale farmers and agro-ecological methods are the way forward if the current food crisis is to be solved and to meet the needs of local communities, declaring indigenous and local knowledge play as important a role as formal science, Greenpeace International, April 15 [5] topic
- Civil society groups from around the world concerned that World Bank climate investment funds will be used for carbon offsetting schemes including industrial-scale tree plantations, coal projects and other polluting, energy-intensive industries and could undermine international efforts to tackle climate change, April 11 [6] topic
[edit] February 2008
[edit] January 2008
- Transport expert says governments worldwide must recognise the dangers of oil depletion and plan for an electric transport future. January 31 [7] topic
- Population growth is a threat. But it pales against the greed of the rich, George Monbiot, January 29 [8]
- Proposed EU laws on climate and energy set the bar too low, South East England MEP, January 23 [9] "By setting the bar lower from the outset, the EU is negatively prejudging the outcome of international climate negotiations and sending the wrong signal to the rest of world." topic
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References
- ↑ Friends of the Earth International, July 8
- ↑ Friends of the Earth, June 18
- ↑ Monbiot.com, May 27
- ↑ United Nations, April 22
- ↑ Greenpeace International, April 15
- ↑ Friends of the Earth, April 11
- ↑ All Party Parliamentary Group on Peak Oil, January 31
- ↑ The Guardian, January 29
- ↑ Caroline Lucas MEP, January 23
