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Climate Change

Time for Europe to lead the fight against climate change

With Europe's plans for tackling climate change coming to the decision-making stage, WWF is challenging Members of the European Parliament to show their leadership. Will they lead the fight to keep global warming below 2°C?

Track their progress and ask them if they are ready to lead

Latest News & Publications

Emperor penguins, Dawson-Lambton Glacier, Antarctica.

08 Oct 2008
Climate change to devastate or destroy penguin colonies
Half to three-quarters of major Antarctic penguin colonies face decline or disappearance if global temperatures are allowed to climb by more than 2°C.
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Rice cultivation (forefront) and deforestation on the hillsides of a moist forest near Fort Dauphin, in South-east Madagascar

06 Oct 2008
New Madagascar project to measure carbon savings from forest conservation
Up to 500,000 hectares of moist and spiny forests in Madagascar are to be protected or restored in a pioneering project which will include testing ways to measure climate impacts.
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The earlier the EU can show it is reducing climate pollution and moving to the renewable energies path, the better for the international debate.

POLICY MAKERS - GET TO WORK, DON'T LEAVE IT TO FORTUNE!

WWF is working to get a powerful global climate agreement beyond 2012.

Latest:

YES, ONE CAN ... show leadership in climate negotiations - Accra final WWF statement
WWF urges Olympic spirit at critical UN meeting in Ghana
UN talks in ACCRA, Ghana - media advisory

Earlier:

WWF's <i>Climate Solutions</I> report identifies six key solutions to the problem of meeting global energy demand without damaging the global climate.

HOW GOOD ARE OFFSET STANDARDS? Click image to download the WWF report comparing standards and labels for voluntary carbon offset.

Latest Climate Witness

08 Oct 2008
Climate Witness: Ang Maya Sherpa, Nepal
On 4 August, 1985, the Sagarmatha region in Nepal suffered a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood, completely destroying the region's power plant and bridges.

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CARMA is the new project assessing 50,000 power stations worldwide. Check it out: see where the dirtiest power staions are!
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According to the WWF report, coal has a role to play in meeting the Asia-Pacific region’s energy demands, but that it must be reduced to no more than 20% of all energy produced. Coal energy plant. Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia.