WWF position on forests and climate change mitigation
Forests have signifcant economic and ecological value as a provider of ecosystem services, being home to much of the world’s biodiversity and supporting the livelihoods of over 1 billion of the world’s poorest people. There is an urgent need for capacity building and early action now.
NGO’s write benchmark Copenhagen climate treaty
Bonn, Germany: Climate change experts from leading non-governmental organisations today unveiled their blueprint for a legally binding Copenhagen agreement. This will serve as the benchmark for governments negotiating a new climate deal this year and shows how major differences between rich and poor nations can be overcome.
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn
The year 2009 is all about the credit crunch, but it will also decide the future of our planet. The world must agree to a new global climate treaty and low carbon economy by December.
Expectations for the Copenhagen Climate Deal 2009
This report outlines WWF's expectations for the outcome of the UN climate change meeting in Copenhagen at the end of 2009.
A Closing Window of Opportunity - Global Greenhouse Reality 2008
Science shows that global warming is accelerating faster than previously thought. The window of opportunity to limit the global mean temperature rise well below 2° C compared to preindustrial levels is closing rapidly.
A Global Financial Architecture for Climate Change
Finance and Investment from Developed to Developing Countries
The co-benefits to health of a strong EU climate change policy
Health savings of up to 25 billion euros could be achieved every year in Europe if the European Union immediately opted for stronger climate policies
A vision for leadership by industrialized nations - climate change at the G8 Summit 2008 in Japan
The G8 industrialized countries have an unprecedented responsibility in tackling climate change, and a global role to play in shaping the way forward. WWF position on what the G8 Summit in Japan ought to achieve on climate change policy.