News Archive (01 Jan 2005 - 31 Jan 2006)
Danes christen a better future
Pharmaceutical giant, Novo Nordisk, has pledged significant reductions in its global emissions, signing a Climate Savers Agreement with WWF-Denmark. So far ten corporations have become Climate Savers, with the Danish-based world leader in diabetes care becoming the second Climate Savers company in Europe.
What does a 4 degree temperature rise mean for Australia?
Thousands of Australians may die each year from heat-related diseases, the frequency of bushfires is likely to more than double and Australia's most treasured natural icons will almost certainly be lost under the Howard Government's 'business as usual' energy path, according to a review of scientific forecasts by WWF.
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AP6 locks world in to four degrees global warming
WWF, the global conservation organisation, has grave concerns following today's announcements at the AP6 meeting in Sydney that the Howard Government is willing to accept runaway climate change.
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Asia Pacific meeting must cement real solutions in face of rising temperatures
Asia Pacific nations must agree on absolute reductions in greenhouse gas emissions during this month's climate change meeting in Sydney if we are to minimise the rising temperatures and extreme weather events that dominated 2005.
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