Turning off the lights for an hour was a protest on a global scale and sent a message to world leaders ahead of the UN Conference in Copenhagen later this year, but we need to do more if we’re serious about having an effect on climate change…
From the category archives:
Climate
The Age of Stupid is a film about climate change. Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devasted world of 2055, looking back at archive footage from 2007 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?
Earth Hour is a global climate change initiative from WWF. Individuals, businesses, governments and communities are invited to turn out their lights for one hour on Saturday, 28th March 2009 at 8.30pm to show their support for action on climate change…
Today sees what’s likely to be the largest act of environmental civil disobedience in US history, at the coal-fired Capitol Power Plant in Washington DC, which is owned by Congress and burns coal to heat and cool numerous buildings on Capitol Hill…
President Obama has already made a number of pledges in relation to the environment and has spoken passionately about his plans for greening the White House. But, with many other pressing issues to deal with, can he really deliver the goods?
As government ministers in the UK were approving plans for a third runway at Heathrow airport, Greenpeace and other environmental campaigners were busy buying up land on the proposed site of the new runway…
The UN Climate Change Conference in Poznań concluded on Saturday with a clear commitment from governments to shift into full negotiating mode next year in order to shape an ambitious and effective international response to climate change, to be agreed in Copenhagen at the end of 2009…
We hope to see you on the National Climate March, in London today, as part of the global day of action against climate change – timed to coincide with the UN Climate Change conference in Poznań, Poland…
This Saturday, 6th December, will see a global day of action with demonstrations around the world calling on leaders to take urgent action on climate change. The demonstrations coincide with the UN Climate Change conference in Poznań, Poland…
