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Monday 30 April 2012

Emerging economy growth to heat planet quicker than expected: report
Reuters | 30 Apr 2012
LONDON, April 30 - The ongoing rapid industrialization of the world's advanced developing economies means global emissions of heat-trapping gases will by the end of the decade exceed safe levels by far more than previously expected, according to a report published Friday.

Climate Change

Supercomputing Power Could Pave the Way to Energy-Efficient Engines
National Geographic | 30 Apr 2012
Scientists believe that Titan, a massive upgrade in supercomputing power that the U.S. government is set to deploy this year, will help crack the code on energy-efficient engines.

Biodiversity

Africa: Kenya First in Continent to Have Climate Change Law
AllAfrica.com | 30 Apr 2012
[The Star] KENYA is set to become the first African country to establish an independent Climate Change Authority through the enactment of a law this year, the Parliamentary Network for Renewable Energy and Climate Change (Panerecc) has said. Panerecc chairman David Koech said the authority will be established by the Climate Change Bill, a private members' bill now in Speaker Kenneth Marende's office awaiting to be forwarded to the AG's office for publication.

Climate Change | Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts

Tanzania: Moshi Advocates for Tree Planting Around Water Source
AllAfrica.com | 30 Apr 2012
[Daily News] Moshi - MOSHI Municipal Council has allowed an environmental youth group actively involved in environmental conservation (KIVIWAMA) to embark on re-afforestation activities around water source at Njoro.

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Uganda: Use Family Planning to Fight Climate Change
AllAfrica.com | 30 Apr 2012
[New Vision] Changes in average weather condition lasting over decades depict the term climate change. Signs of this change have been very high or low wet and dry seasons.

Climate Change | Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts

Zimbabwe: Climate Change - Farming's Biggest Threat
AllAfrica.com | 30 Apr 2012
[The Herald] COLLECTING memories from Zimbabwe's 32-year history, the reforms on land ownership stand prominent, apart from political freedom. The reforms represented a major shift in the balance of economic power within the agriculture sector, after Government transferred millions of hectares of fertile arable land to over 300 000 marginalised indigenous peasants from a few thousand white farmers.

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VM0015 Methodology for Uplanned Deforestation
feedproxy.google.com | 30 Apr 2012
This document outlines a methodology for estimating and monitoring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of project activities that avoid unplanned deforestation ...

Climate Change and Development

Olympics air pollution to be viewed in 3D
Environment Data Interactive Exchange | 30 Apr 2012
Air pollution during the London 2012 Olympic Games is set to be monitored using pioneering 3D technology developed by the University of Leicester (UoL).

Climate Change

Renewables industry slams onshore wind report
Environment Data Interactive Exchange | 30 Apr 2012
A controversial report on UK windfarm development by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has come under fire from the renewables industry for being "misguided".

Climate Change

Qingdao's new heroine
chinadialogue.net | 30 Apr 2012
An entertainment reporter in the Chinese coastal city has leapt to national fame after probing officials over a murky tree-planting programme. Chen Qian’er met her.Chinese civil society has a new golden girl. Pan Qi, 27, has made a name for herself in her home city of Qingdao – and...

China

Koalas under threat in Australia
Guardian Unlimited | 30 Apr 2012
The Australian government has listed the koala as a threatened species in parts of the country for the first time. It says the species faces numerous threats including from climate change, disease and habitat loss

An open letter to David Cameron
Guardian Unlimited | 30 Apr 2012
I am writing an open letter to the prime minister calling for extraordinary boldness to address the climate crisisDear prime minister,I welcome the fact that, after almost two years in power, you used the recent Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) event to finally indicate the level of your commitment...

Solar panels combat more than climate change
Guardian Unlimited | 30 Apr 2012
A pilot scheme helping schools to go solar is being rolled out nationally. You have two weeks to applyA little over a year ago I found myself clambering through a skylight on to the roof of Fox school, a primary nestled in a back street in London's Notting Hill. The headteacher, Paul Cotter, was...

Institutional Capacity Building

Climate change may trigger pest attacks on cassava
SCIDEV.NET | 30 Apr 2012
South-East Asia cassava industry faces threat from pest and disease outbreaks coinciding with global warming and changing rainfall.

Climate Change | Climate Change and Development

Wind turbine reduces Mornflake porridge footprint
Environment Data Interactive Exchange | 30 Apr 2012
Mornflake Cereals has scooped a Waitrose sustainable business award in recognition of the impact its £3.5m wind turbine has had on reducing CO2 in its operations.

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