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Endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna formally recommended for international trade ban
WWF welcomes the proposal to ban international trade in endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna submitted by Monaco, which recommends a listing of the species on Appendix I of CITES.
Rapid ice loss found in survey supports trend to summer ice free Arctic within decade
New data, released today by the Catlin Arctic Survey and WWF, provides further evidence of thinning Arctic Ocean sea ice, supporting the emerging thinking that the Ocean will be largely ice-free in summer within a decade.
Green groups demand new EU laws to end energy waste in buildings
A coalition of environmental NGOs, including members of the "Coolproducts for a Cool Planet" campaign, will launch its new Cool Products, Warm Homes Manifesto Wednesday at a conference in the European Parliament in Brussels.
Bangkok talks: less paper, more problems
Delegates who just ended a long and difficult session of climate negotiations in Bangkok made some technical progress but lack of a political mandate and backing from their capitals prevented the kind of breakthrough needed to significantly advance an agreement.
Barroso falters at first hurdle on low-carbon energy
The European Commission has kicked-off a new debate on advancing low-carbon energy technologies without offering any new resources to support the debate’s conclusions. Key proposals to re-allocate EU budget resources that appeared in drafts of today’s communication were removed from the final text.
Strict Global Carbon Budget needed to tacke Climate Change - WWF Report
A strict global carbon budget between now and 2050 based on a fair distribution between rich and poor nations has the potential to prevent dangerous climate change and keep temperature rise well below 2 degrees Celsius, a new WWF report shows.
Time for stalling past as climate predictions dramatically worsen
Climate negotiators received a new hurry up call today as scientists released new predictions that climate change was happening significantly faster than previous estimates. The new scenario sees warming of double the unacceptable risk levels for runaway catastrophic climate change as "not implausible" if effective action is not taken on emissions and deforestation.
Investors ready for forest carbon market if Copenhagen and countries supply certainty
A survey of investors with approximately US$7 trillion of assets under management has shown significant support for an expanded carbon market mechanism which would address the estimated 20 percent of global carbon emissions due to deforestation and forest degradation.
Europe remains weak on tuna conservation, rest of world must respond
WWF has expressed disappointment that despite the good progress represented by 21 out of 27 European Union Member States confirming today their support for an international trade ban for endangered Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna, this majority is not enough for EU countries to sponsor a proposal to this effect. The global conservation organisation calls for the support of other countries.
Endangered Grand Banks cod catch doubles in 2008
The amount of cod caught on the Grand Banks this past year exceeded the 420 tonnes bycatch reduction target set by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) by a wide margin.