UN: Greenhouse Gases Reach Record Levels
According to the United Nation’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO), in a report released on November 23, 2009, the levels of all greenhouse gases continue to increase exponentially. In 2008, the global concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide, which are the main long-lived greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, reached the highest levels […]
President Obama Must Attend Copenhagen’s Climate Conference
Sixty five world leaders have already confirmed they will attend next month’s UN climate conference in Copenhagen. President Obama has not confirmed his attendance yet, and if the US President doesn’t go it will give a serious blow to the conference outcome. The hopes of reaching a legally binding agreement have slipped into next year, […]
The Global Economic Recovery Is Threatened By Corruption
Yesterday, the global coalition and watchdog against corruption, Transparency International, published their 2009 corruption index. As the world economy begins to recover from last year’s melt down, and some nations continue to deal with conflicts and insecurity, it is clear that no countries are immune from corruption. The Transparency International’s 2009 Corruption Perception Index(CPI) is […]
World Hunger: No Food Security Possible Without Climate Security
The 3 days world summit on food security started yesterday in Rome. World leaders gathered at the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) headquarters. A declaration was adopted unanimously pledging to renew international commitment to “eradicate hunger from the face of the earth sustainably and at the earliest date.” Countries also agreed to work to reverse […]
Climate Change: No Binding Deal On CO2 Emissions In Copenhagen
As we get closer to the critical UN-sponsored climate change conference, to be held in Copenhagen in December, world leaders are working hard on lowering expectations as opposed to forcefully work together on lowering CO2 emissions. To avoid a complete fiasco and salvage what he can, Danish Prime Minister Lars Rasmussen, who is leading the […]
