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Ted Turner urges global one-child policy to save planet
Last updated Sunday, Dec. 05, 2010 10:53PM EST Climate Change and population control can make for a politically explosive mix, as media mogul Ted Turner demonstrated Sunday when he urged world leaders to institute a global one-child policy to save the Earth’s environment. Mr. Turner spoke at a luncheon where Economist Brian O’Neill from the U.S.’s National Center for Atmospheric Research unveiled his study on the impact of demographic trends on future greenhouse gas emission, a...

UN Global Warming Conference: Ted Turner Urges World to Follow Chinas Lead and Institute Global One-Child Policy
Because who wouldn’t be in favor of forced Abortions?… (Globe And Mail)- Climate Change and population control can make for a politically explosive mix, as media mogul Ted Turner demonstrated Sunday when he urged world leaders to institute a global one-child policy to save the Earth’s environment. Mr. Turner spoke at a luncheon where Economist Brian O’Neill from the U.S.’s National Center for Atmospheric Research unveiled his study on the impact of demographic trends on futu

A warning at climate talks: Glacier melt speeding up
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — The lives and livelihoods of people in South Asia are at "high risk" as Global Warming melts Glaciers in the Himalayas, sending floods crashing down from overloaded mountain lakes and depriving farmers of steady water sources, U.N. and other international experts reported Friday. Worldwide, "since the beginning of the 1980s, the rate of ice loss has increased substantially in many regions, concurrent with an increase in global mean air temperatures," the U.N. Environme...

Turner Urges Global One-Child Policy to Save Planet
Climate change and population control can make for a politically explosive mix, as media mogul Ted Turner demonstrated Sunday when he urged world leaders to institute a global one-child policy to save the Earth's environment. Mr. Turner spoke at a luncheon where Economist Brian O'Neill from the U.S.'s National Center for Atmospheric Research unveiled his study on the impact of demographic trends on future greenhouse gas emission, a little-discussed subject given its political sensitivity. Mr. Tu...

Ted Turner, Father of Five, Calls for Global One Child Only Policy
Ted Turner, a father of five, is calling on world leaders to impose a one-child policy similar to China’s on us little people. Climate Change and population control can make for a politically explosive mix, as media mogul Ted Turner demonstrated Sunday when he urged world leaders to institute a global one-child policy to save the Earth’s environment. Mr. Turner spoke at a luncheon where Economist Brian O’Neill from the U.S.’s National Center for Atmospheric Research unveiled his st

Cancun climate talks surmount key stumbling block
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon headed to Cancun to offer a personal push in the Final Four days of the 194-nation conference.CANCUN, Mexico -- Talks in Mexico on a global climate agreement appeared Tuesday to get past a key stumbling block after China showed flexibility on allowing international verification of its efforts. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon headed to the beach resort of Cancun to offer a personal push in the Final Four days of the 194-nation conference, where a positive atm...

Bolivia Alleges U.S 'Blackmail' At Climate Change Negotiations
Should the rights over water resources be returned to the S'gor state govt? Cancun, Mexico, 7 DECEMBER, 2010: Bolivia alleged that the United States was using "Blackmail" tactics at Climate Change negotiations to force other countries to accept its position. "We are not sold to anyone. We are not bought. We are not scared," Bolivia's Ambassador to the United Nations Pablo Solon told reporters at a press briefing here. Solon said that the integrity of the negotiations at the current Cancun 16th U...

Experts: Glacier melt speeds up, risking lives
CANCUN, Mexico — The lives and livelihoods of people in South Asia are at "high risk" as Global Warming melts Glaciers in the Himalayas, sending floods crashing down from overloaded mountain lakes and depriving farmers of steady water sources, U.N. and other international experts reported. Worldwide, "since the beginning of the 1980s, the rate of ice loss has increased substantially in many regions, concurrent with an increase in global mean air temperatures," the U.N. Environment Program ...

More Nations May Pledge Carbon Limits at UN Talks
CANCUN, Mexico -- More countries are expected this week to pledge specific actions to limit Carbon Emissions over the next decade, in what would be very good news for arduous negotiations on a climate-change agreement, host country Mexico said. As the talks began their second and final week Monday, delegates said the 193-nation conference was moving toward decisions on practical steps to help countries fight Global Warming, especially developing nations under severe threat from changing climate ...

Tough UN climate talks move into decisive week
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — U.N. climate talks moved into their decisive week Monday with the agenda dominated by future cuts in Carbon Emissions and keeping countries honest about their actions to control Global Warming. Government ministers arrived in force to begin applying political muscle to negotiations that in the past week have narrowed some disputes, but which are likely to leave the toughest decisions for the final hours of the 193-nation conference on Friday. Delegates were feeling pre...

UN climate talks move into decisive phase
CANCUN, Mexico - U.N. climate talks moved into their decisive week Monday with the agenda dominated by future cuts in Carbon Emissions and keeping countries honest about their actions to control Global Warming. Government ministers arrived in force to begin applying political muscle to negotiations that in the past week have narrowed some disputes, but which are likely to leave the toughest decisions for the final hours of the 193-nation conference on Friday. Delegates were feeling pressur...

U.N. climate talks move into decisive phase
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — U.N. climate talks moved into their decisive week Monday with the agenda dominated by future cuts in Carbon Emissions and keeping countries honest about their actions to control Global Warming. Government ministers arrived in force to begin applying political muscle to negotiations that in the past week have narrowed some disputes, but which are likely to leave the toughest decisions for the final hours of the 193-nation conference on Friday. Delegates were feeling pre...

World Bank makes a play for climate finance role
By CAP’s Richard Caperton. Yesterday, a group of multilateral development banks - including the World Bank Group - made the case for their role in managing climate finance.  These banks clearly have the appropriate tools to move the significant amounts of capital called for in the Copenhagen Accord, but there are still questions about their ability to direct that capital to Climate Change mitigation and adaptation. Multilateral development banks - or “MDB’s”

Japan to drop CO2 pledge if no broader climate deal
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan threatened on Friday to drop a pledge to cut greenhouse emissions by 25 percent by 2020 if the Kyoto Protocol is extended without setting emission reduction goals for the United States and China. Developed and developing nations, gathered at a December 7-18 U.N. Climate Conference in Copenhagen, remain deeply divided on emissions cuts and legal details in talks to agree the outline of a pact to extend or replace the existing Kyoto Protocol. Many rich nations, including Ja...

Ted Turner urges global one-child policy to save planet
Source: The Globe and Mail Climate Change and population control can make for a politically explosive mix, as media mogul Ted Turner demonstrated Sunday when he urged world leaders to institute a global one-child policy to save the Earth’s environment. Mr. Turner spoke at a luncheon where Economist Brian O’Neill from the U.S.’s National Center for Atmospheric Research unveiled his study on the impact of demographic trends on future greenhouse gas emission, a little-discussed subject given its

After Surgery, Anesthetic Gases Add To Global Warming
What is this? The soothing gases delivered by anesthesiologists to get patients through a rough procedure or surgery have done wonders for pain management. Most gases used in anesthesiology eventually end up in the atmosphere where they trap heat even more effectively than Carbon Dioxide. But now scientists have found that these tools aren't so friendly to the environment. That's because three gases used commonly by anesthesiologists are maddeningly effective at trapping heat and warming the pla...

Don't Teach College Economics Students Global Warming Denial
Think slowing Climate Change will cost a lot of money? Think again. As most Economists will tell you, the costs of not acting to slow Climate Change are far scarier. Unfortunately, you might not realize that if you are a college economics major. In fact, you might not even believe that Climate Change is happening at all. At least that's true if you are studying from one of five popular college economics textbooks that recently received a "Not Recommended " grade in The Sightline Institute's revi...

WRI Climate Solution Proposal at Cancun Gets Approval From Nicolas Stern
One problem besetting climate negotiations, both at Copenhagen and at Cancun, is a lack of trust. This is because there has been no consistent metric by which to measure progress globally. Each nation provides their own monitoring and reporting. The solution, just launched this week at the Cancun climate talks by the World Resources Institute (WRI), is an independent network that will track countries’ progress toward cutting emissions and providing climate finance, by convening independent...

Cancun climate talks enter final stretch
World climate talks in Cancun on Sunday entered their final stretch beset by fears of a repeat of the failures that nearly wrecked the December 2009 Copenhagen summit. Environment ministers began arriving in the Mexican resort city at the weekend to find themselves plunged into a mood soured by a row over the Kyoto Protocol and a logjam of inter-connected, unresolved issues. After more talks among senior officials, the ministers on Tuesday get down to a four-day haggle, due to climax on Friday. ...

Catastrophic Effects of Climate Change: Polar Bear Washes Up in Cancun
Only another six days of this idiocy in Cancun.International Climate Change talks were in deadlock last night after Western nations were accused of 'wanting to go to the beach’'. In a bad tempered Press Conference an alliance of Left Wing Developing Countries accused richer nations of trying to scupper the Global Warming talks. The United Nations summit - which is being held at a luxury coastal resort hotel in Cancun, Mexico - is supposed to be paving the way to a legal treaty to prevent

US, China close in on accord on key climate issue
Cancun, Mexico – The United States and China appeared close to agreement Wednesday on a key issue that has troubled Climate Change negotiations, boosting prospects that talks on Global Warming will score their first success in years. Analysts said the tone over measuring emissions had softened between the two major protagonists in the 193-nation talks. Over the past year they repeatedly exchanged accusations of reneging on commitments and undermining the talks. The much disputed issue in...

Climate summit in Cancun intent on progress
Cancun, MEXICO - The U.N.-sponsored climate talks, which began here a week ago, entered a new phase Monday, as delegates and high-ranking ministers from nearly 200 countries settled into vast, sunless meeting rooms, intent on restoring the credibility of a process aimed at slowing Global Warming. While last year's climate talks in Copenhagen produced little despite attracting more than 100 heads of state, some experts suggested this wonkish two-week meeting in a resort better known for colleg...

More Nations May Pledge Carbon Limits at U.N. Climate Talks
Monday, December 06, 2010 By Arthur Max, Associated Press Cancun, Mexico (AP) - More countries are expected this week to pledge specific actions to limit Carbon Emissions over the next decade, in what would be "very good news" for arduous negotiations on a Climate Change agreement, says host country Mexico. On Monday, newly arrived government ministers begin applying political weight to talks being held in Cancun, as the 193-nation U.N. Climate Conference moves into its decisive final week....

The Climate in Cancun
Needless to say, there’s a much warmer atmosphere at this year’s climate conference in Cancun than last year’s conference in Copenhagen.  By all accounts, the Mexicans have done a great job both in preparing the diplomatic groundwork for this year’s meeting and in running the conference during its first week.  They certainly have learned the lessons of the last war.  In Copenhagen, the Danes  tried to bypass the formal negotiating process - which...

Chinese cities can be model for low carbon
Published: Dec. 7, 2010 at 2:54 PM Cancun, Mexico, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The low carbon growth successes of some of China's largest and fastest-growing cities can serve as a model for other cities worldwide to reduce Greenhouse Gases, says a new report. The report by the Climate Group outlines how China's city governments have developed low carbon strategies, including rolling out industrial and domestic Energy Efficiency measures, investing in low carbon transport projects and promoting urban renewab...