Full Coverage: Climate change

31.07.2007 Greenpeace India has released a set of thermograph images of the Mysore Palace as a part of its campaign to phase out inefficient lighting in India to fight climate change. The palace uses approximately 96,000 ordinary light bulbs, which are energy inefficient and replacing them with compact fluroscent lamps (CFLs) can save Rs 41 lakhs and a significant amount of power.

31.07.2007 Dampak pemanasan diperkirakan akan mampu menghancurkan jutaan spesies di bumi ini. Lantas, apa yang bisa kita berbuat untuk menyelamatkan bumi?

30.07.2007 ActionAid’s Hunger Monitoring project reveals that climate change and oppression in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have worsened hunger and deprivation amongst the population. The study points out significant changes in weather patterns over the last four to five years which has adversely affected farming.

30.07.2007 Deforestasi terbukti ikut menyumbang GRK penyebab perubahan iklim. Namun sayangnya, Protokol Kyoto tidak memasukkan upaya pencegahan deforestasi sebagai bagian upaya menurunkan GRK. Akankah pertemuan COP 13 di Bali akan merubahnya?

26.07.2007 CIVICUS Secretary-General Kumi Naidoo shares his views on "How to address a climate in crisis" at the Andreas Papandreou Foundation. He is deeply concerned about the future of the planet and the coming generations as climate change affects all people and both poor and rich countries.

24.07.2007 The compact fluorescent lightbulb (CFL) has become a symbol of the fight against climate change, but a growing section of experts and activists have dared to question the wisdom of a mass shift to CFLs without taking into account its dependence on mercury, which has a grave impact on health and the environment.

24.07.2007 Desember tahun ini Indonesia akan menjadi tuan rumah pertemuan COP 13 di Bali. Sayangnya, meskipun menjadi tuan rumah, posisi Indonesia dalam ajang negosiasi tersebut dinilai mesih lemah.

23.07.2007 Gaikindo kembali menggelar ajang pameran kendaraan bermotor bertaraf internasional di tengah gencarnya isu pemanasan global. Selama ini, sektor otomotif dinilai yang paling ’rakus’ dalam mengonsumsi BBM. Ajang ini pun ditentang oleh sebagian LSM lingkungan di Jakarta

19.07.2007 K Srinivas, Climate and Energy Expert, Greenpeace, reacts to the recent leak from Japan’s nuclear plant and says nuclear energy is not the answer to India’s power crisis. Clean and renewable energy sources need to be developed to combat global warming.

19.07.2007 Government policy makers, private sector leaders, academics and representatives of NGOs from the Asia-Pacific region are meeting together in Seoul to focus on how the region can best mitigate the impacts of climate change.

19.07.2007 Mencuatnya isu pemanasan global mengharuskan setiap negara di dunia untuk mengurangi konsumsi energi fosil dan beralih ke energi baru dan terbarukan. Lantas, bagaimana prospek penggunaan energi tersebut di Indonesia?

18.07.2007 Bank Dunia diharapkan memiliki kontribusi positif terhadap upaya pengurangan emisi GRK dari konsumsi energi fosil. Namun ironisnya, lembaga ini justru mengucurkan US$28 miliar dananya untuk membiayai proyek yang terkait dengan energi fosil.

17.07.2007 A US study reveals that amphibians, known for their resilience, are at a risk because of climate change. The study talks of a complex link between climate change, radiation exposure and amphibian morbidity and is concerned about the worldwide decline of amphibians due to global environmental changes.

15.07.2007 Climate experts say 2007 will be the second warmest year on record since the 1860s. Current floods in Pakistan and heat waves in China and Greece may be signs of further disruptions caused by global warming. The warmest year on record so far has been 1998.

13.07.2007 Pemanasan global ternyata tidak hanya mengakibatkan kerusakan ekologi. Bencana yang diakibatkan keserakahan negara-negara kaya dalam mengonsumsi energi fosil ini juga ditengarai akan mengakibatkan kemiskinan.

12.07.2007 Economic growth eludes the poor in South Asia, according to the recently-released UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report 2007. The report says that over 30 per cent of the population still lives on a dollar a day in the region.

12.07.2007 Pemanasan global ternyata tidak hanya diakibatkan oleh emisi dari bahan bakar fosil. Penggunaan pendingin yang memakai bahan perusak ozon semacam freon pun dapat mengakibatkan emisi gas rumah kaca sebagai penyebab pemanasan global.

11.07.2007 Greenpeace is campaigning to get the Indian government to take steps to mitigate climate change. Rising temperatures will lead to frequent and acute weather conditions, it warns, citing the recent rains in Mumbai city.

11.07.2007 Setiap grup band atau penyanyi tak lupa mengajak para fansnya untuk peduli pada lingkungan, khususnya terkait isu pemanasan global. “Tak hanya peduli, kita juga harus langsung beraksi.” Demikian intinya seruan para artis ini.

11.07.2007 Pemanasan global tidak hanya berpotensi timbulkan banjir akibat kenaikan permukaan air laut, melainkan juga berpotensi mengakibatkan krisis air yang berkepanjangan. Penelitian terbaru menyebutkan bahwa sumber air permukanan terbesar di dunia mulai menguap akibat pemanasan global.