France24, brief news report about the UN Intergornmental Panel on Climate Change Conference in Paris, 2nd February 2007. http://www.citoyensdelaterre.fr Webcast of the conference, papers and reports of the various workshops etc can be accessed via: http://www.ipcc.ch
The Title says it all -- this is a series dedicated to media coverage on issues of how we humans are affecting the ecosphere we share with all the other species on this earth, of how we are deciding to deal with such climate change, or NOT deal with it.
UK's More4 News - reports the outcome of the Bali Environmental Change Conference with some considerable scepticism, highlighting the significance of what was NOT agreed. Charlie Kronick of GreenPeace is quoted about the absence of targets. Kevin Konrad of Papua New Guinea delegation is shown attacking the US delegation position at Bali and being applauded by the Bali Conference and then widely reported by all news reports. UK Environment Secretary Hilary Benn is interviewed trying to place a positive spin on what was achieved, but that in turn is set in context with an interview with the Director of Global Warming Policy at the US's Competitive Enterprise Institute, Myron Ebell.
The UK broadcast of Live Earth recorded live from 4pm on 7th July 2007.
Lifestyle changes made by a north London family in order to discover ways of reducing their CO2 footprint and and developing a more sustainable way of living. The BBC Panorama series broadcast this item at the beginning of March 2007.
"Inter-American Court of Human Rights" to consider indigenous people's case that US refusal to cap emissions is contributing to melting ice (polar ice-caps reduced by 14% since 2004) and thawing permafrost is violating Inuit people's human rights. Interviews with Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Inuit spokeswoman, and Martin Wagner, Earthwatch lawyer. The process likely to take years". Al Jazeera Report 3rd March 2007.
The UK's leading independent TV Channel hosts a feature item about what local actions can and are being taken in the South East of the UK to address the Climate Change Debate at the time the Government was introducing the Climate Change Bill.
With everyone from Tony Blair to big business pledging their support for green initiatives, environmental campaigner George Monbiot investigates whether their claims to be combating climate change are just hot air. Channel4 on 5th March.
Further to the Branson-Gore competition, the Richard and Judy show on UK's Channel4 do a follow-up look at some of the ideas, and pre-announce a film to show on the BBC on Monday.
UK's Channel 4 TV broadcast this documentary on 9th February 2007
9th February press conference in London, with Richard Branson proving himself the ever-able self-publicist par-excellence !
A least common denominator "agreement" is reported by BBCNews 24 ... but is such a least common denominator agreement sufficient?
Washington talks on 14th 15th February 2007 appear deadlocked between "what might be achievable" and "what might be necessary", with Germany challenging Blair's preparedness to compromise targets to secure his personal legacy.
Jan 2007 - The debate considered why environmental evangelism failed to inspire a sufficient shift in behaviour to mitigate global warming. CNBC presented an eminent panel of global business leaders and audience, to debate what will motivate the global marketplace and if 'we' can make green pay -– for the investor, for business and for the planet. http://www.cnbc.com/id/16870085 (Broadcast by CNBC Europe on the day the UN IPCC Report was published 2nd February)
BBC News 24 program about the IPCC report of 2nd February 2006, released at the Paris Conference. Full details including the report and an audio webcast of the proceedings from the Paris conference can be found on the website for the IPCC at: http://www.ipcc.ch
BBC News 24 interviews Patrick Michael of the Cato Institute in Washington - who notes that influential newspaper the Washington Post does not even mention the UN report, jests about Bush's response to the energy crisis, and claims there are no existing technologies that can make an appreciable change to reduce warming - and Roger Harrabin, an Environmental Analyst in the UK, pointing out some of the technologies which do exist, and speaking of the "exquisite angst" which exists uniquely in the UK, with other countries not displaying the same amount of alarm on these matters.
BBC News 24 update item about the IPCC report of 2nd February 2006, released at the Paris Conference, carries a brief interview with Saleem Huq due to release the next report, due out in April 2007. Full details including the report and an audio webcast of the proceedings from the Paris conference can be found on the website for the IPCC at: http://www.ipcc.ch
BBC Newsnight program about the IPCC report of 2nd February 2006, released at the Paris Conference. Full details including the report and an audio webcast of the proceedings from the Paris conference can be found on the website for the IPCC at: http://www.ipcc.ch
ABC News - report about the Paris Conference and of the report by the IPCC. http://www.citoyensdelaterre.fr Webcast of the conference, papers and reports of the various workshops etc can be accessed via: http://www.ipcc.ch
CNN Business section news on the report by the IPCC Webcast of the conference, papers and reports of the various workshops etc can be accessed via: http://www.ipcc.ch
CNN Report about the UN Panel on Climate Change Conference and reports about the Tornado damage in Florida on 2nd February 2007. http://www.citoyensdelaterre.fr Webcast of the conference, papers and reports of the various workshops etc can be accessed via: http://www.ipcc.ch
BBC1 main evening news report about the UN Intergornmental Panel on Climate Change Conference, Paris - day 1 - 2nd February 2007. http://www.citoyensdelaterre.fr Webcast of the conference, papers and reports of the various workshops etc can be accessed via: http://www.ipcc.ch
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