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Canada's manufacturing sector reports capital spending of $306 million on energy-related processes
Canada's manufacturing sector reported capital spending of nearly $306 million on energy-related processes and technologies in 2006. These either reduced the amount of energy used for a process, or lowered the amount of greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants produced through the production and use of energy. (Full Story)
Copenhagen: Which country wants what
Officials from 192 countries are meeting in Copenhagen to tackle the terrifying challenges that all of us face due to climate change, and to seek a successor to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. (Full Story)
The world's 10 biggest polluters
China is the world's worst polluter nation with the highest overall annual emission of greenhouse gases (6,018 million tonne). However, in terms of per capita emissions it is ranked 44th in the world, emitting 4.5 tonne (per person). (Full Story)
Global Warming will increase War in Africa
Climate change could increase the likelihood of civil war in sub-Saharan Africa by over 50% within the next two decades, according to a new study led by a team of researchers at Stanford University, the University of California-Berkeley, New York University and Harvard University. (Full Story)
Unwise Fisheries for Tuna Demand Threatens to Wipe Out Albatross
Japanese and Western appetite for tuna fish products is threatening to drive rare birds including the albatross to the edge of extinction. (Full Story)
African nations end boycott of U.N. climate talks
African nations agreed on Tuesday to resume work on a new U.N. climate pact after a day-long boycott of the 175-nation negotiations, the chair of the talks said. (Full Story)
Multiyear Arctic ice vanishing
Experts say the multiyear ice covering the Arctic Ocean is melting at an extraordinarily fast rate, opening polar shipping routes. (Full Story)
Healthy Oceans New Key to Combating Climate Change
A ‘Blue Carbon’ fund able to invest in the maintenance and rehabilitation of key marine ecosystems should be considered by governments keen to combat climate change. (Full Story)
ECOSYSTEMS ALREADY THREATENED BY CLIMATE CHANGE
Small island states warn ecosystems already threatened by climate change effects, urge drastic reduction in greenhouse gases, as Assembly continues debate. (Full Story)
Broadcast Media and Climate Change. International Conference to be held in Paris
The International Conference on Broadcast Media and Climate Change: A Public Service Remit will be held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, 4 - 5 September 2009. (Full Story)
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