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Environmental organizations urge U.S. President to attend Rio Earth Summit and talk renewables
The leaders of nearly two dozen environmental groups called on President Obama to attend next month’s Rio+20 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, underscoring the uncertainty that continues to cloud the historic meeting.
U.S. bicyclists save $4.6 billion per year by riding, instead of driving
While the health benefits of biking are well-documented for both cyclists and the planet, it turns out that the U.S. economy is a bit more in the pink thanks to all that pedaling.
New report: Civil society plays critical role in policymaking that aims to tackle climate change
Civil society plays key roles in pushing for new laws, programmes, policies or strategies on climate change, in holding governments to account on their commitments; in identifying the lack of joined-up government responses to climate change; and in ensuring that national policy making does not forget the poor and vulnerable.
Eleven prominent donors dump climate-denying Heartland Institute
With only days to go before the start of the Heartland Institute’s annual climate denial conference, eleven major funders have dropped their support of the organization.
Elders + Youngers urge leaders to “rescue the future”
Together with TckTckTck, the Elders have launched ‘Elders + Youngers’ a global debate with young leaders to inspire the urgent change needed to build a more equitable and sustainable world.
A global week of action for a Tiny Tax
Over the past several days, activists in more than 30 countries worldwide have piled pressure on global governments to adopt a Robin Hood Tax. The popular ‘tiny tax’ would enact a small levy on bank transactions, which would then be used to offset global poverty and fund climate adaptation for developing countries. Since May 18, activists around the world have gathered in London, Mexico City, Copenhagen, Edinburgh and at Mt. Fuji in Japan to show their support for the Robin Hood Tax.
Adopt a Negotiator network: Week 1 roundup from Bonn
For the past week our tireless team of Adopt a Negotiator trackers have been on the ground in Bonn, following the first session of UN climate talks for 2012. You can follow their daily posts on the Adopt a Negotiator website, Twitter Feed or Facebook Page for as-they-happen updates. If you’re looking to catch up on what happened in the past five days, here’s a prime selection of our favourite posts:
Youth marry climate policy and science in Bonn
Marking the mid-way point between COP17 in Durban and COP18 in Doha next week, the climate talks taking place in Bonn over the next fortnight are a much more low-key affair. Youth groups around the world are again ensuring their voices are heard within the process – by performing a special ceremony outside Bonn’s Martim Hotel, where the conference is taking place, marrying together policy and science.
Apple responds to pressure, agrees to 100% renewables for new data centre
This week, after hundreds of thousands of Apple customers and Greenpeace supporters asked the company to use clean energy instead of dirty coal, it announced a significant investment in local renewable energy to power its data centre in North Carolina, US.
Experts warn “Door to two-degree warming limit is closing”
The chance of limiting the rise in global temperatures to 2 degrees Celsius this century is getting slimmer and slimmer, the head of the International Energy Agency warned on Wednesday.
