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  • 13 Jan 2010

    From failure in Copenhagen to a real climate deal

    Public support for action to protect the planet from dangerous climate change has never been bigger than in recent months. People around the world – as well as many businesses and governments – ...

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  • 20 Dec 2009

    COP15: Finishing with a flourish

    The Arctic Tent comes down today, on the same day that President Obama comes to town to join other world leaders in the negotiations. As our last act yesterday in bringing voices of the north to the ...

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  • 20 Dec 2009

    Final reflections

    WWF’s Master of Climate Ceremonies, Kim Carstensen, looks back at 2 weeks of intense negotiation and forward to getting a deal next year.

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WWF points out that the over-exploitation of fossil fuels - such as coal, gas and oil - is putting the whole of humanity under threat from climate change.

Time for countries behind Copenhagen Accord to show they are serious

Sunday’s deadline for countries to lodge targets and details of emission reduction programs under the Copenhagen Accord, is the opportunity for nations that pushed the climate accord to show they are serious about it, WWF said yesterday.

Posted on 29 January 2010 | 1 comments | Read more

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Earth Hour has led to the public recognition of climate change in Bolivia

On February 4th national weekly magazine Reporte Energía recognizes WWF Bolivia as Figure of the Year in the environmental category for “working towards the public recognition of climate change in Bolivia through the campaign Earth Hour…”. The Friends of Nature Foundation (FAN) and water supplying cooperative Saguapac also received an honorable mention in this same category.

Posted on 26 January 2010 | 0 comments | Read more

Emerging economies commit on serious climate negotiations

New Delhi, India: WWF welcomes the early lead on continuing climate negotiations and the level of commitment shown by the BASIC group of countries to a fair and effective UN-based outcome to climate change this year.

Posted on 25 January 2010 | 0 comments | Read more

“Environment and biodiversity are no longer subjects for conservationists and scientists only.  They have to be treated by politicians with as much attention as an economic crisis or upcoming elections,” she said.

Conservation champion Yolanda Kakabadse starts term as WWF President

Gland, Switzerland - WWF’s new President, Yolanda Kakabadse, says humans and nature have a shared interest in protecting the environment, arguing that politicians should give conservation issues as much attention as an economic crisis.

Posted on 12 January 2010 | 7 comments | Read more

Guests at the Climate Business Action Day roundtable financial sector & Climate change mitigation event supported by the Climate Savers partners, COP 15, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.

WWF Climate Business Action Day

COP15, business innovation and the role of the finance sector in solving climate change

Posted on 21 December 2009 | Read more

Mass 'Climate Shame' demonstration outside the Klimaforum temporary building, where all NGO's set up a new base after being denied further access to the Bella Centre.

Copenhagen Accord: half-baked text and unclear substance

The UN climate talks in Copenhagen were inches away from total failure and ended with an outcome far too weak to tackle dangerous climate change, WWF said today. “Copenhagen was at the brink of failure due to poor leadership combined with an unconvincing level of ambition”, said Kim Carstensen, Leader of WWF’s Global Climate Initiative.

Posted on 19 December 2009 | 24 comments | Read more

According to media the deal has been signed between the US and 25 countires.

They say it’s over but it’s not

Looking at the text that 25 countries have agreed, Kim Carstensen, the leader of WWF Global Climate Initiative said: “They tell us it’s over but it’s not. The latest Copenhagen Accord draft mainly reproduced what leaders already promised before they arrived here.”

Posted on 18 December 2009 | 8 comments | Read more

The slash and burn method, though illegal, is used by local farmers to clear forests for land cultivation. This is one of the problems WWF-WAFPO is working to address.

World leaders can still save Copenhagen

Leaders arriving to sign a Copenhagen climate agreement and finding that they now need to salvage it need to take a global rather than national approach to the numerous outstanding issues, WWF said today.

Posted on 17 December 2009 | 5 comments | Read more

Members of Madagascar's Vintsy Club.

30,000 young Malagasy back strong Copenhagen deal

Malagasy youths have mobilized to draw attention to the effects of climate change in Madagascar in a first-time signature pledge.

Posted on 17 December 2009 | 3 comments | Read more

Vote Earth!

Voice of the people crucial in fight against climate change

As the lights were turned back on at the conclusion of the special Earth Hour Hopenhagen, Vijay Nambiar, the Chief of Staff of the Secretary General UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said: “Climate change may be bigger than each of us but it is not bigger than all of us.”

Posted on 16 December 2009 | 0 comments | Read more

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