Last week the Forest Justice Team hosted a webinar on the role forest will play in solving the climate crisis. Download the webinar to Tropical Forests: Post-Copenhagen Policy & Perspectives Introduction (Erica Anderson, Forest Justice NWF) Policy overview on tropical rainforest protection (Gustavo Silva-Chavez, EDF) Indigenous perspective on REDD (Alex Page) Youth Perspective & Engagement [...]
February 22, 2010 – 3:52 pm
Polluters are attacking the Clean Air Act and urging their allies in Congress to erase the public health warnings of the nation’s top scientists. And the oil industry is leading the charge. TAKE ACTION: Ask Your Members of Congress to Oppose the “Dirty Air Acts” The lobbying arm of Big Oil (the American Petroleum Institute) [...]
January 18, 2010 – 5:17 pm
by Marcelo de Aguiar & Bernadett Kiss The documentary is based on my MSc field study performed in the Amazon to evaluate the local impact of policy reforms reflecting the Climate Agenda on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD). In this short documentary, the story of Jesuina Braga Alves (Jo) illustrates the livelihood of [...]
January 12, 2010 – 6:11 pm
You’re Not Done Yet. And Neither Are We.
January 6, 2010 – 3:31 pm
People&Power investigates fake carbon offset certificates being sold in Papua New Guinea.
January 5, 2010 – 6:59 pm
The Copenhagen Climate Accord has a number of key provisions. The following is a quick summary set out by U.S. Journalist Keith Schneider 1. Developed nations have committed to invest $30 billion over the next three years to help developing nations adapt to global warming and pursue clean energy development. 2, Developed nations made a [...]
January 5, 2010 – 6:56 pm
The National Wildlife Federation and the national tree-planting and youth education organization, Erthnxt, have combined forces to further environmental literacy, youth volunteerism, habitat restoration, and reversing global warming. Our joint aim is to provide opportunities for scouting and youth groups across America to learn how they can make a difference by planting and caring for trees. [...]
December 18, 2009 – 4:26 pm
With deforestation responsible for roughly 15 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, we have an opportunity to bridge a significant gap between what science tells us is necessary to avoid catastrophic climate change and the amount of reductions nations like the U.S. are willing to put on the table. Our own U.S. House legislation lays [...]
December 18, 2009 – 4:20 pm
Big news from the international climate treaty talks in Copenhagen, Denmark. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the United States will contribute to a $100 billion fund to help developing nations deal with climate change — provided that an effective international climate agreement is reached. Jeremy Symons, the National Wildlife Federation’s senior vice president, [...]
December 18, 2009 – 4:17 pm
It’s been a rough year for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. A series of companies have dropped out of the Chamber over its anti-clean energy stance. Those pro-polluter positions also prompted the Yes Men to target the Chamber for parody. Now climate activists with Greenpeace have pranked the Chamber, putting up “global warming crime scene” [...]
