Climate change, Macedonia - project documents

Hardy Plant May Ease Biofuels' Burden on Food Costs
The biofuels boom is causing a spike in food prices worldwide, hitting developing countries particularly hard, experts say. more>>>

Climate expert says he underestimated threat
Climate change expert Nicholas Stern says he under-estimated the threat from global warming in a major report 18 months ago when he compared the economic risk to the Great Depression of the 1930s. more>>>

Greenland Meltwater Can Drain Faster Than Niagara Falls
Giant lakes of meltwater pooled on top of Greenland's ice sheets can suddenly drain to the bedrock, allowing the sheet to more easily slip forward, according to new research. more>>>

Phytoplankton responding to climate change
The microscopic marine organisms called coccolithophores, one of nature’s most prolific consumers of atmospheric carbon dioxide, may continue to absorb carbon at today's rates — even as greenhouse-gas concentrations continue to rise. more>>>

Bush Sets Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goal
President Bush called Wednesday for the United States to stop the growth of greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 and challenged other countries, including major polluters like China and India, to abandon trade barriers on energy-related technology and commit to goals of their own. more>>>

'No Sun link' to climate change
Scientists have produced further compelling evidence showing that modern-day climate change is not caused by changes in the Sun's activity. more>>>

Nations agree on climate agenda
Climate negotiators agreed Saturday on an ambitious agenda for talks they hope will lead to a global warming pact, overcoming a dispute between Japan and developing countries on how to cut greenhouse gas emissions. more>>>

States sue EPA to move on global warming
The 18 states, two cities and 11 environmental groups said in a court filing Wednesday that the EPA has not issued a decision on regulation. Their court filing seeks to compel the EPA to act within 60 days. more>>>

$20-Million Prize for Renewable Ocean Energy Announced
Scotland will offer the world's largest prize to date for spurring advances in marine renewable energy, the country's head of state announced today. more>>>

Demands for crackdown on biofuels scam
The EU is being urged to take action to stop a biofuel trading scam that exploits US agricultural subsidies and undermines the fight against global warming. more>>>