http://cat.oneworld.net/article/archive/1429 ca_ES http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83729 Indigenous peoples in Nicaragua are increasingly threatened by climate change despite their minimal ecological footprint, writes a Nicaraguan advocate for indigenous peoples' autonomy and development. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160552/1/1429 The European Union’s plan for 'carbon equalisation' by imposing carbon tax on all imported items from countries not bound by Kyoto Protocol has not gone down well with countries like India. They see it as a new tariff barrier that will severely hamper international trade. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160548/1/1429 WASHINGTON, May 14 (OneWorld) - Americans -- from nonprofit groups to the Rockefeller family -- are starting to fight back against the petroleum industry, which is earning record profits as consumers face spiraling gas prices. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160534/1/1429 WASHINGTON, May 13 (OneWorld) - What single silver bullet is simultaneously reducing air pollution and oil dependency, rolling back urban congestion, and fighting obesity? http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160523/1/1429 David Dickson, Director, SciDev.Net, presents the critique of a recent report on the future of modern agriculture. Even as we fight the current needs of a hungry world in an environmentally sustainable way, the contributions of science and technology deserve recognition and not merely blame, he asserts. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83719 Climate scientists are ready to bet serious money that recent global cooling predictions are wrong. From: RealClimate http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160502/1/1429 World Environment Foundation in association with World Council for Corporate Governance is organising an international convention on climate change from May 30-June 1, 2008 at Palampur, India. The event will be a unique platform for business leaders, policy makers, NGOs and environmental experts to share ideas on developing clean technology. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83705 Global production of solar photovoltaic cells increased 51 percent in 2007, to 3,733 megawatts. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83699 Climate change is happening faster than predicted and the world could be as much as seven degrees hotter by the end of the century, an Australian scientist says. From: Sydney Morning Herald http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160461/1/1429 The natural caves of Meghalaya's Jaintia hills are a rich repository of climate change taking place over a million years. Indiscriminate coal mining and unsuitable extraction techniques are now imperiling the biodiversity of this archaeological heritage. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83693 A study by the world's leading experts has revealed that airlines are pumping 20 per cent more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than estimates suggest. From: The Independent http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83690 Global warming will take its biggest toll on insects in the tropics--home to more than half the world's species, scientists predict. From: ScienceNow http://fi.oneworld.net/article/view/160429/1/1429 Ilmastonmuutos lisää kehitysmaiden köyhien tarvetta lähteä pakolaisiksi, norjalaisen Norwegian Refugee Council -järjestön tuore raportti varoittaa. http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83686 YK:n alkuperäiskansojen foorumin mielestä alkuperäiskansoilla on kokemusta ja tietoa ilmastonmuutoksen vaikutuksista, mikä tulisi ottaa huomioon myös kansainvälisissä ilmastoneuvotteluissa. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83672 Like Kiribati and Tuvalu, the islands of the Torres Strait are slowly being submerged. But unlike their Pacific neighbours, the plight of their inhabitants is being overlooked. From: The Independent