Politics
How Women Are Affected By, and Can Shape, Climate Policy
Introducing a U.N. report on women and climate change earlier this week at COP 17 in Durban, South Africa, U.N. Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner said: "Women often play a stronger role than men in the management of ecosystem services and food security. Hence, sustainable adaptation must focus on gender and the role of women if it is to become successful."
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Acting NOW for better health: A 30% reduction target for EU climate policy
A link to EU report about climate change and its consequences on the people's health.
http://www.env-health.org/a/3585
Report's full text read here.
Global green energy subsidies total $43-46bn against $557bn spent on subsidising fossil fuels
Governments worldwide provided $43-46bn (€32-€35bn) for the development of renewable energy sources last year including biofuels, according to a preliminary analysis published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance last week. This is one tenth the $557bn spent on subsidising fossil fuels in 2008.
"Time": Russia recognizes the anthropogenic element of climate change.
Faced with the spread of wildfires in Russia, President Medvedev recognises the anthropogenic element of climate change.
LG Action: Positioning of local authorities in Europe on climate and energy
Download the latest paper in the framework of the Regional Environmental Centre LG Action programme in connection with local authorities and policies on climate change and energy.
