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On World Environment Day locals gather on a wintery Monday morning to tell Josh Frydenberg that they want Australia to move rapidly to solar, wind and storage and actually reduce our emissions, not just see the Paris Agreement as some kind of diplomacy bargaining chip.
The CEFC Board is up for renewal, and Finkel seems likely to only deliver a gas promoting LET not a real transition. With continued posturing on the "gas crisis" (when there is a global gas glut) and "clean coal", constituents are not happy with public funding being diverted from clean energy back to coal and gas. As Australia's emissions continue to climb its a big FAIL on #WorldEnvironmentDay
Josh Frydenberg needs to step up and stop the Adani Carmichael coal mine from being developed as it is inconsistent with Australia's ratification and commitments under the 2015 Paris Agreement to keep temperatures well below 2C temperature target. 95 per cent of Australia's coal must remain unexploited to be consistent with limiting temperatures to 2C according to a 2015 peer reviewed study by Ekins and McGlade
If all of the Galilee Basin coal was burned, it is estimated that 705 million tonnes of carbon dioxide would be released each year – more than 1.3 times Australia’s current annual emissions. If all Galilee coal mines go ahead = 705 MT CO2/year or 1.96% of current annual global emissions of 36Gt CO2. Reminder on the science re Galilee Basin coal from climate scientist Will Steffen from September 2015 (PDF). Or read the more recent Climate Council report (May 2017) Risky Business: Health, Climate and Economic Risks of the Carmichael Coalmine
So, Did ya party Today ??
Birthdays come and birthdays go, anniversaries, parties, festivals and celebrations keep us busy for a good part of the year. but, sadly many of us simply forget to celebrate the mother of all that exists around us and mother nature is not liking it one bit. Not anymore. No awards for guessing this one, today is the World Environment Day. And guess what the parties come home this time. India plays host country to all things Green this year. We have been named Global Host of World Environment Day 2011. I hope we all lived up to it…did ya ?
Every year, the efforts around the world to become environment friendly are channelized by coming up with a theme. This year the theme is ‘Forests: Nature at your Service’. The theme surprises me greatly. What surprises me is that when I was in primary school, in human history, we were taught about how the early man would ‘Worship’ the elements of nature viz ‘Fire’ , ‘Air’ , ‘Water’, ‘Earth” and ‘Trees’. But as we have progressed by leaps and bounds (have we, really ? ) we have beat the shit out of our ecosystem which actually keeps us living. Have it not been for the flexible and kind and tolerant behavior of the environment, we would dead before we count our last breaths. So much for returning a favor of amazing sights and sounds, magnificent landscapes, mind-boggling creatures, the air, water, life itself that we, as the most intelligent beings on earth were entrusted responsibility of. At times I even wonder do we even belong here ? A good part of Earth is water. There are many more creatures under the sea that we know. Also the land is shared by so many of other animals. If you look at it this way, we come in fact down the list somewhere, and haven’t realized it yet..!! I would think twice before calling myself belonging to the ‘most intelligent species’ on the planet looking at the pollution (made by us) jamming all our five senses. It should rather be the ‘most spoilt brat species’ on the planet.
Fortunately, as they say, it is never too late to do the right thing, we have finally woken up from the slumber and counting how much have we lost. How much do we owe it to the environment and how much of stink have created in our backyard. One such way is to unite and take part in various activities to reverse the damage. We can also spread awareness amongst others to do the least. Also, interestingly, there are more activities that I came to know about, from friends and the net, happening in the smaller towns and villages than in the major metros. I may be wrong, but that’s what I saw.
That’s about it. I hope some of these words ring in your head the next time you are throwing that plastic wrapper out the car window or when you run out of fresh air on your jog by the beach next time.
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On World Environment Day Melbourne citizens gathered at Camberwell Junction outside the office of Josh Frydenberg, the Liberal MP for Kooyong and the Environment and Climate Change Minister in the Turnbull Government. He needs to step up and stop the Adani Carmichael coal mine from being developed as it is inconsistent with Australia's ratification and commitments under the 2015 Paris Agreement to keep temperatures well below 2C temperature target.
95 per cent of Australia's coal must remain unexploited to be consistent with limiting temperatures to 2C according to a 2015 peer reviewed study by Ekins and McGlade
If all of the Galilee Basin coal was burned, it is estimated that 705 million tonnes of carbon dioxide would be released each year – more than 1.3 times Australia’s current annual emissions. If all Galilee coal mines go ahead = 705 MT CO2/year or 1.96% of current annual global emissions of 36Gt CO2. Reminder on the science re Galilee Basin coal from climate scientist Will Steffen from September 2015 (PDF). Or read the more recent Climate Council report (May 2017) Risky Business: Health, Climate and Economic Risks of the Carmichael Coalmine
Photo by Julian Meehan
Copyright: Creative Commons CC-by-SA
On World Environment Day locals gather on a wintery Monday morning to tell Josh Frydenberg that they want Australia to move rapidly to solar, wind and storage and actually reduce our emissions, not just see the Paris Agreement as some kind of diplomacy bargaining chip.
The CEFC Board is up for renewal, and Finkel seems likely to only deliver a gas promoting LET not a real transition. With continued posturing on the "gas crisis" (when there is a global gas glut) and "clean coal", constituents are not happy with public funding being diverted from clean energy back to coal and gas. As Australia's emissions continue to climb its a big FAIL on #WorldEnvironmentDay
Josh Frydenberg needs to step up and stop the Adani Carmichael coal mine from being developed as it is inconsistent with Australia's ratification and commitments under the 2015 Paris Agreement to keep temperatures well below 2C temperature target. 95 per cent of Australia's coal must remain unexploited to be consistent with limiting temperatures to 2C according to a 2015 peer reviewed study by Ekins and McGlade
If all of the Galilee Basin coal was burned, it is estimated that 705 million tonnes of carbon dioxide would be released each year – more than 1.3 times Australia’s current annual emissions. If all Galilee coal mines go ahead = 705 MT CO2/year or 1.96% of current annual global emissions of 36Gt CO2. Reminder on the science re Galilee Basin coal from climate scientist Will Steffen from September 2015 (PDF). Or read the more recent Climate Council report (May 2017) Risky Business: Health, Climate and Economic Risks of the Carmichael Coalmine
Cover page for a Imaginary magazine called "ENVIRONMENT" done in National Geographic style. :)
Submitted for theme Go Green here
A young Rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) in the wild in Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (Bengal, India) playing with a plastic wrapper left by the tourists.
#BeatPlasticPollution
5 June 2018
India
UNIFIL Solar Farmer Christian Roner (left) shows to Deputy Force Commander Brigadier General Patrick Phelan(centre) and Anthony O'Mullen chief IT, the new Solar Energy System. Naqoura HQ, June 5th 2012. Pasqual Gorriz/UNIFIL photo
ARIZONA.
Grand Canyon (From Helicopter)
USA.
2009
CANON EOS 450D / Rebel XSi
CANON 18-55mm EF-S F3.5-5.6 IS
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Dans 4 jours : Vendredi 5 juin 2009 :
Journée mondiale de l'Environnement 2009
La Journée mondiale de l'Environnement est célébrée chaque année, le 5 juin, dans plus de 100 pays. Le thème pour 2009 est le changement climatique, et les conséquences plus globales des changements environnementaux, et ainsi que les réponses que les sociétés peuvent y apporter.
La lutte contre le changement climatique et pour la préservation des écosystèmes, qui sont à la base même de nos systèmes économiques, est un problème pour chacun de nous. Tous les efforts individuels, si petits soient-ils, peuvent contribuer au développement durable de nos systèmes économiques et des communautés à travers le monde. (Unesco)
Egalement le 5 juin, sortie mondiale du film HOME (Yann Arthus-Bertrand) sur différents médias (ciné, TV, internet, DVD)... donc accessible à tous !!!
Synopsis : En 200 000 ans d'existence, l'homme a rompu l'équilibre sur lequel la Terre vivait depuis 4 milliards d'années. Réchauffement climatique, épuisement des ressources, extinction des espèces : l'homme a mis en péril sa propre demeure. Mais il est trop tard pour être pessimiste : il reste à peine dix ans à l'humanité pour inverser la tendance, prendre conscience de son exploitation démesurée des richesses de la Terre, et changer son mode de consommation.
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In 4 days : Friday, June 5, 2009 :
World Environment Day 2009
World Environment Day is celebrated every year on 5 June in more than 100 countries. The theme for 2009 is climate change and the broader consequences of environmental change, and what societies can do in response.
Combating climate change and preserving ecosystems services that underpin our economies is an issue for everyone. Every individual's efforts, no matter how small, can contribute to the sustainable development of our economies and communities around the world. (Unesco)
Also on the June 5, the film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, HOME (Yann Arthus-Bertrand) will be released in over 50 countries in the world, and will be available in various medias (cinema, TV, internet, DVD)...
Synopsis : In 200.000 years on Earth humanity has upset the balance of the planet, established by nearly four billion yeas of evolution. The price of pay is high, but it's too late to be a pessimist : humanity has barely ten years to reverse the trend, become aware of the full extent of its spoliation of the Earth's riches and change its patterns of consumption.
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This bit of rock is the only other place in the universe that Man has managed to set foot. How far can we go?
Photo by Julian Meehan
Copyright: Creative Commons CC-by-SA
On World Environment Day locals gather on a wintery Monday morning to tell Josh Frydenberg that they want Australia to move rapidly to solar, wind and storage and actually reduce our emissions, not just see the Paris Agreement as some kind of diplomacy bargaining chip.
The CEFC Board is up for renewal, and Finkel seems likely to only deliver a gas promoting LET not a real transition. With continued posturing on the "gas crisis" (when there is a global gas glut) and "clean coal", constituents are not happy with public funding being diverted from clean energy back to coal and gas. As Australia's emissions continue to climb its a big FAIL on #WorldEnvironmentDay
Josh Frydenberg needs to step up and stop the Adani Carmichael coal mine from being developed as it is inconsistent with Australia's ratification and commitments under the 2015 Paris Agreement to keep temperatures well below 2C temperature target. 95 per cent of Australia's coal must remain unexploited to be consistent with limiting temperatures to 2C according to a 2015 peer reviewed study by Ekins and McGlade
If all of the Galilee Basin coal was burned, it is estimated that 705 million tonnes of carbon dioxide would be released each year – more than 1.3 times Australia’s current annual emissions. If all Galilee coal mines go ahead = 705 MT CO2/year or 1.96% of current annual global emissions of 36Gt CO2. Reminder on the science re Galilee Basin coal from climate scientist Will Steffen from September 2015 (PDF). Or read the more recent Climate Council report (May 2017) Risky Business: Health, Climate and Economic Risks of the Carmichael Coalmine
UNDP in Georgia is one of Georgia’s leading partners in environment protection. For World Environment Day 2014, they decided to crowdsource for new ideas to let people tell them what they wanted to do show their commitment to a green future. Here are some of the fabulous results.
Read more about this great story
Photos: Vladimer Valishvili/UNDP
In April 2012, solar energy covered 15% of the Camp Green Hill’s energy needs; 75% on weekends on a sunny day. UNIFIL HQ Naqoura, June 5th 2012. Pasqual Gorriz/UNIFIL photo
The Secretary of State visited the Thames Barrier as part of World Environment Day 2015.
5 June 2015.
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Forests: Nature at Your Service
World Environment Day - 5 June, 2011
A day for people from all walks of life to come together to ensure a cleaner, greener and brighter outlook for themselves and future generations.
2011 has been declared by the United Nations as the International Year of Forests which underscores the many essential life-sustaining values that forests provide and the intrinsic link between our quality of life and the health of forest ecosystems.
World Environment Day this year will reinforce this global concern with the theme, Forests: Nature at Your Service. More: www.unep.org/wed/
Epping Forest (Wanstead Park), London
Tourists left plastics on the banks of the Murti River at a picnic spot near Samsing - Suntalekhola, a new tourist destination among the tea gardens of Dooars (Darjeeling district)
#BeatPlasticPollution
5 June 2018
India
The Secretary of State, Amber Rudd visits the Thames Barrier as part of World Environment Day 2015.
5 June 2015.
Text by Sweta Lal : Guardian Angel Stands Rock Solid... Reaffirming the Faith that they will be there for Us in Testing Times even though pushed Miles Away by Us!
This picture has been taken by Sweta Lal. Please attribute her in case you wish to use her image.
From left to right:
Santiago Perea, GHS Fine Art Galeria
Alfonso Quiñónez, OAS Secretary for External Relations
Carlos Urrutia, Ambassador, of Colombia to the United States
Andrés González Díaz, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the OAS
Andres Navia, Art Museum of the Americas
Date: June 19, 2013
Place: Washington, DC
Credit: Juan Manuel Herrera/OAS
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY PRAYERS ( June 5, 2009)
Gracious God, we gather today with people everywhere to observe World Environment Day.
You call us to be in solidarity – through our prayer and actions – with people adversely affected by climate change.
We recognize that Earth will only be our home as long as we learn to respect and care for the whole community of life and learn humility about our place in it, that we take action to protect and restore the integrity of life systems, and that we work for sustainable development for all people.
Change our hearts. Fill our hearts with a burning desire for your ‘kingdom’ where you live and reign for ever and ever, Amen.
To realize these aspirations, we must decide to live with a sense of universal responsibility, identifying ourselves with the whole Earth community as well as our local communities. We are at once citizens of different nations and of one world in which the local and global are linked. Everyone shares responsibility for the present and future well-being of the human family and the larger living world. The spirit of human solidarity and kinship with all life is strengthened when we live with reverence for the mystery of being, gratitude for the gift of life, and humility regarding the human place in nature” (from Earth Charter). All praise to you God for your goodness to us. Give us hearts of flesh to rejoice in your gifts, to beg pardon when we err, and to live justly. We ask this in the name of your Son Jesus, who lives and breathes among us. Amen.
www.cori.ie/Justice/Catholic_Social_Thought/57-CatholicSo...
LAS VEGAS.
From / Depuis Stratosphere tower.
Nevada. USA.
2009
CANON EOS 450D / Rebel XSi
SIGMA 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO DG Macro
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Dans 2 jours : Vendredi 5 juin 2009 :
Journée mondiale de l'Environnement 2009
La Journée mondiale de l'Environnement est célébrée chaque année, le 5 juin, dans plus de 100 pays. Le thème pour 2009 est le changement climatique, et les conséquences plus globales des changements environnementaux, et ainsi que les réponses que les sociétés peuvent y apporter.
La lutte contre le changement climatique et pour la préservation des écosystèmes, qui sont à la base même de nos systèmes économiques, est un problème pour chacun de nous. Tous les efforts individuels, si petits soient-ils, peuvent contribuer au développement durable de nos systèmes économiques et des communautés à travers le monde. (Unesco)
Egalement le 5 juin, sortie mondiale du film HOME (Yann Arthus-Bertrand) sur différents médias (ciné, TV, internet, DVD)... donc accessible à tous !!!
Synopsis : En 200 000 ans d'existence, l'homme a rompu l'équilibre sur lequel la Terre vivait depuis 4 milliards d'années. Réchauffement climatique, épuisement des ressources, extinction des espèces : l'homme a mis en péril sa propre demeure. Mais il est trop tard pour être pessimiste : il reste à peine dix ans à l'humanité pour inverser la tendance, prendre conscience de son exploitation démesurée des richesses de la Terre, et changer son mode de consommation.
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In 2 days : Friday, June 5, 2009 :
World Environment Day 2009
World Environment Day is celebrated every year on 5 June in more than 100 countries. The theme for 2009 is climate change and the broader consequences of environmental change, and what societies can do in response.
Combating climate change and preserving ecosystems services that underpin our economies is an issue for everyone. Every individual's efforts, no matter how small, can contribute to the sustainable development of our economies and communities around the world. (Unesco)
Also on the June 5, the film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, HOME (Yann Arthus-Bertrand) will be released in over 50 countries in the world, and will be available in various medias (cinema, TV, internet, DVD)...
Synopsis : In 200.000 years on Earth humanity has upset the balance of the planet, established by nearly four billion yeas of evolution. The price of pay is high, but it's too late to be a pessimist : humanity has barely ten years to reverse the trend, become aware of the full extent of its spoliation of the Earth's riches and change its patterns of consumption.
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UNIFIL Deputy Force Commander Brigadier General Patrick Phelan turning on the new Solar Energy System. NaqouraHQ, June 5th 2012. Pasqual Gorriz/UNIFIL photo
2 June 2013. Abu Shouk: Technician Ibrahim Youssif Adam, staff member of the Groundwater and Wadis Directorate in the Sudanese Ministry of Irrigation and working for the Integrate Water Resources Management, monitors the level of water in a water pump in Abu Shouk camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), North Darfur.
Abu Shouk is one of the main priorities in North Darfur to implement projects on water due to the difficult terrain to find and keep the water and due to the big number of IDPs (more than 50,000) who use the water for domestic purposes and economical activities (like bricks fabrication).
The average of water consumption in the IDP camps in North Darfur is around ten liters per person a day.
Disputes over scarce water resources have been cited regularly as one of the root causes of the conflict in Darfur.
5 May is the World Environment Day.
Photo by Albert González Farran - UNAMID
The posters behind assume that hydrogen will be made from water using electrolysis with energy from renewable energy. Right now to replace all the gasoline we use with hydrogen would take all the electricity sold in the U.S. about .01 percent of which is made with renewables. Hydrogen is currently made from natural gas which creates more global warming emissions than using gasoline. It would be more efficient just to drive a car using the natural gas. When I asked one of the guys showing these cars how long before we could buy one. He said 10 years and added that the cost has to be brought down. He wouldn't say how much it did cost. Currently these cars can go 100 miles on the fuel they can carry on board. This is how far you can go with the electric cars sold in 1999. Now with lithium batteries the range is 300 miles. The guy didn't know any progress had been made with batteries and had never heard of the Fetish. He agreed that the trillion dollar infrastructure we would need to build hydrogen fueling stations all across the country would be a hard sell. Currently California is asking for $54 million to build more hydrogen fueling stations in the state to bring the number to 100.
The Secretary of State Amber Rudd, visits the Thames Barrier as part of World Environment Day 2015.
5 June 2015.
Photo by Julian Meehan
Copyright: Creative Commons CC-by-SA
On World Environment Day locals gather on a wintery Monday morning to tell Josh Frydenberg that they want Australia to move rapidly to solar, wind and storage and actually reduce our emissions, not just see the Paris Agreement as some kind of diplomacy bargaining chip.
The CEFC Board is up for renewal, and Finkel seems likely to only deliver a gas promoting LET not a real transition. With continued posturing on the "gas crisis" (when there is a global gas glut) and "clean coal", constituents are not happy with public funding being diverted from clean energy back to coal and gas. As Australia's emissions continue to climb its a big FAIL on #WorldEnvironmentDay
Josh Frydenberg needs to step up and stop the Adani Carmichael coal mine from being developed as it is inconsistent with Australia's ratification and commitments under the 2015 Paris Agreement to keep temperatures well below 2C temperature target. 95 per cent of Australia's coal must remain unexploited to be consistent with limiting temperatures to 2C according to a 2015 peer reviewed study by Ekins and McGlade
If all of the Galilee Basin coal was burned, it is estimated that 705 million tonnes of carbon dioxide would be released each year – more than 1.3 times Australia’s current annual emissions. If all Galilee coal mines go ahead = 705 MT CO2/year or 1.96% of current annual global emissions of 36Gt CO2. Reminder on the science re Galilee Basin coal from climate scientist Will Steffen from September 2015 (PDF). Or read the more recent Climate Council report (May 2017) Risky Business: Health, Climate and Economic Risks of the Carmichael Coalmine
Photo by Julian Meehan
Copyright: Creative Commons CC-by-SA
On World Environment Day locals gather on a wintery Monday morning to tell Josh Frydenberg that they want Australia to move rapidly to solar, wind and storage and actually reduce our emissions, not just see the Paris Agreement as some kind of diplomacy bargaining chip.
The CEFC Board is up for renewal, and Finkel seems likely to only deliver a gas promoting LET not a real transition. With continued posturing on the "gas crisis" (when there is a global gas glut) and "clean coal", constituents are not happy with public funding being diverted from clean energy back to coal and gas. As Australia's emissions continue to climb its a big FAIL on #WorldEnvironmentDay
Josh Frydenberg needs to step up and stop the Adani Carmichael coal mine from being developed as it is inconsistent with Australia's ratification and commitments under the 2015 Paris Agreement to keep temperatures well below 2C temperature target. 95 per cent of Australia's coal must remain unexploited to be consistent with limiting temperatures to 2C according to a 2015 peer reviewed study by Ekins and McGlade
If all of the Galilee Basin coal was burned, it is estimated that 705 million tonnes of carbon dioxide would be released each year – more than 1.3 times Australia’s current annual emissions. If all Galilee coal mines go ahead = 705 MT CO2/year or 1.96% of current annual global emissions of 36Gt CO2. Reminder on the science re Galilee Basin coal from climate scientist Will Steffen from September 2015 (PDF). Or read the more recent Climate Council report (May 2017) Risky Business: Health, Climate and Economic Risks of the Carmichael Coalmine
Photo by Julian Meehan
Copyright: Creative Commons CC-by-SA
On World Environment Day locals gather on a wintery Monday morning to tell Josh Frydenberg that they want Australia to move rapidly to solar, wind and storage and actually reduce our emissions, not just see the Paris Agreement as some kind of diplomacy bargaining chip.
The CEFC Board is up for renewal, and Finkel seems likely to only deliver a gas promoting LET not a real transition. With continued posturing on the "gas crisis" (when there is a global gas glut) and "clean coal", constituents are not happy with public funding being diverted from clean energy back to coal and gas. As Australia's emissions continue to climb its a big FAIL on #WorldEnvironmentDay
Josh Frydenberg needs to step up and stop the Adani Carmichael coal mine from being developed as it is inconsistent with Australia's ratification and commitments under the 2015 Paris Agreement to keep temperatures well below 2C temperature target. 95 per cent of Australia's coal must remain unexploited to be consistent with limiting temperatures to 2C according to a 2015 peer reviewed study by Ekins and McGlade
If all of the Galilee Basin coal was burned, it is estimated that 705 million tonnes of carbon dioxide would be released each year – more than 1.3 times Australia’s current annual emissions. If all Galilee coal mines go ahead = 705 MT CO2/year or 1.96% of current annual global emissions of 36Gt CO2. Reminder on the science re Galilee Basin coal from climate scientist Will Steffen from September 2015 (PDF). Or read the more recent Climate Council report (May 2017) Risky Business: Health, Climate and Economic Risks of the Carmichael Coalmine
UNDP in Georgia is one of Georgia’s leading partners in environment protection. For World Environment Day 2014, they decided to crowdsource for new ideas to let people tell them what they wanted to do show their commitment to a green future. Here are some of the fabulous results.
Read more about this great story
Photos: Vladimer Valishvili/UNDP
Photo by Julian Meehan
Copyright: Creative Commons CC-by-SA
On World Environment Day locals gather on a wintery Monday morning to tell Josh Frydenberg that they want Australia to move rapidly to solar, wind and storage and actually reduce our emissions, not just see the Paris Agreement as some kind of diplomacy bargaining chip.
The CEFC Board is up for renewal, and Finkel seems likely to only deliver a gas promoting LET not a real transition. With continued posturing on the "gas crisis" (when there is a global gas glut) and "clean coal", constituents are not happy with public funding being diverted from clean energy back to coal and gas. As Australia's emissions continue to climb its a big FAIL on #WorldEnvironmentDay
Josh Frydenberg needs to step up and stop the Adani Carmichael coal mine from being developed as it is inconsistent with Australia's ratification and commitments under the 2015 Paris Agreement to keep temperatures well below 2C temperature target. 95 per cent of Australia's coal must remain unexploited to be consistent with limiting temperatures to 2C according to a 2015 peer reviewed study by Ekins and McGlade
If all of the Galilee Basin coal was burned, it is estimated that 705 million tonnes of carbon dioxide would be released each year – more than 1.3 times Australia’s current annual emissions. If all Galilee coal mines go ahead = 705 MT CO2/year or 1.96% of current annual global emissions of 36Gt CO2. Reminder on the science re Galilee Basin coal from climate scientist Will Steffen from September 2015 (PDF). Or read the more recent Climate Council report (May 2017) Risky Business: Health, Climate and Economic Risks of the Carmichael Coalmine
Photo by Julian Meehan
Copyright: Creative Commons CC-by-SA
On World Environment Day locals gather on a wintery Monday morning to tell Josh Frydenberg that they want Australia to move rapidly to solar, wind and storage and actually reduce our emissions, not just see the Paris Agreement as some kind of diplomacy bargaining chip.
The CEFC Board is up for renewal, and Finkel seems likely to only deliver a gas promoting LET not a real transition. With continued posturing on the "gas crisis" (when there is a global gas glut) and "clean coal", constituents are not happy with public funding being diverted from clean energy back to coal and gas. As Australia's emissions continue to climb its a big FAIL on #WorldEnvironmentDay
Josh Frydenberg needs to step up and stop the Adani Carmichael coal mine from being developed as it is inconsistent with Australia's ratification and commitments under the 2015 Paris Agreement to keep temperatures well below 2C temperature target. 95 per cent of Australia's coal must remain unexploited to be consistent with limiting temperatures to 2C according to a 2015 peer reviewed study by Ekins and McGlade
If all of the Galilee Basin coal was burned, it is estimated that 705 million tonnes of carbon dioxide would be released each year – more than 1.3 times Australia’s current annual emissions. If all Galilee coal mines go ahead = 705 MT CO2/year or 1.96% of current annual global emissions of 36Gt CO2. Reminder on the science re Galilee Basin coal from climate scientist Will Steffen from September 2015 (PDF). Or read the more recent Climate Council report (May 2017) Risky Business: Health, Climate and Economic Risks of the Carmichael Coalmine
UNDP in Georgia is one of Georgia’s leading partners in environment protection. For World Environment Day 2014, they decided to crowdsource for new ideas to let people tell them what they wanted to do show their commitment to a green future. Here are some of the fabulous results.
Read more about this great story
Photos: Vladimer Valishvili/UNDP
O Cerrado é o segundo maior bioma do Brasil, a savana tropical mais diversificada no mundo. Embora as suas riquezas naturais sejam menosprezadas, o cerrado brasileiro contém mais de 6000 espécies de plantas (entre as quais, centenas de espécies medicinais, ou de utilidade comercial), 50 % das espécies de aves do Brasil, 45% dos peixes, 40% dos mamíferos e 38% dos répteis. Ameaçado pelas atividades antrópicas (desmatamento, agricultura, pressão urbana), o Cerrado já perdeu a metade da sua superfície inicial, e pode desaparecer até 2020, se nada for feito por sua conservação.
Sendo assim, o Cerrado é considerado como hotspot de biodiversidade (região caracterizada por uma “forte concentração de espécies endêmicas, mas sujeita a uma intensa diminuição do seu habitat”).
Portanto, o Cerrado Brasileiro, assim como a Caatinga, ainda não foram reconhecidos constitucionalmente como patrimônios nacionais. O Projeto de Emenda à Constituição PEC-115/1995, que solicita a inclusão destes biomas na lista dos patrimônios nacionais, em trâmites no Congresso Nacional há 13 anos, ainda não foi votado.
The Brazilian Savannah is the second largest biome of Brazil, the tropical savannah more diversified in the world. Although their natural wealths are despised, the Brazilian savannah contains more than 6000 species of plants (hundreds of medicinal species, or with commercial use), 50% of the species of birds of Brazil, 45% of the fishes, 40% of the mammals and 38% of the reptiles. Threatened by the anthropics activities (deforestation, agriculture, urban pressure) the Savannah already lost the half of his initial surface, and it can disappear up to 2020, if nothing is made for his conservation.
Being like this, the Savannah is considered as an hotspot biodiversity (area characterized by a "strong concentration of endemic species, but subject to an intense decrease of his habitat").
Therefore, the Brazilian Savannah, as well as the Caatinga, were not still
recognized constitutionally as national patrimonies. The Project of Amendment to the Constituição PEC-115/1995, that requests the inclusion of these biomes in the list of the national patrimonies, in procedures in the Congress National for 13 years, wasn’t voted yet.
Photo sélectionnée pour le 45e Concours Internationnal de Photo Jaú 2009.
UNDP in Georgia is one of Georgia’s leading partners in environment protection. For World Environment Day 2014, they decided to crowdsource for new ideas to let people tell them what they wanted to do show their commitment to a green future. Here are some of the fabulous results.
Read more about this great story
Photos: Vladimer Valishvili/UNDP
To mark World Environment Day, the British High Commission New Delhi hosted a Chevening alumni conference on ‘Environment and Sustainability’, Friday 3 June 2016. The Chevening Alumni India Association was also launched at the event. Follow us on Twitter @UKinIndia.
UNDP in Georgia is one of Georgia’s leading partners in environment protection. For World Environment Day 2014, they decided to crowdsource for new ideas to let people tell them what they wanted to do show their commitment to a green future. Here are some of the fabulous results.
Read more about this great story
Photos: Vladimer Valishvili/UNDP
This is my environment and there is no escaping it , how many actors ministers you think will come and pose here ,, like they do for carter road ...
Ananya Panday shared some chic sun-kissed images to mark World Environment Day, where the young Bollywood icon is seen surrounded with an array of pastel flowers.
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Photographed in the forests, on the way from Sandakfu to Falut, at an altitude around 12000ft in the Eastern Himalayan region, as part of the state of West Bengal, India.
UNDP in Georgia is one of Georgia’s leading partners in environment protection. For World Environment Day 2014, they decided to crowdsource for new ideas to let people tell them what they wanted to do show their commitment to a green future. Here are some of the fabulous results.
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Photos: Vladimer Valishvili/UNDP