RICOH supports the Poznan Communique on Climate Change
Tokyo December 9, 2008, Ricoh Company, Ltd. (CEO Shiro Kondo) is pleased to announce its participation in the Poznan Communique, an initiative by 140 leading global corporations to highlight the need for action on climate change. The communiqué was developed by the Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change (managed by the University [...]
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Global warming could starve half the world by century-end
Sydney, Jan 12 : Global warming will severely damage crop output in tropical regions and deprive half the world of food by the century-end, according to a study.
The population of the equatorial belt will bear the brunt of unprecedented shortages, home to the poorest on earth.
Currently three billion people live in the tropics and subtropics, [...]
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Climate Hackers dump iron into ocean, tests global warming solution
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By Rick C. Hodgin
Monday, January 12, 2009 09:29
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Scotia Sea – A three month study began last Wednesday as a geoengineering expedition set sail for the waters off Antarctica. Despite UN objections, the Indian-German expedition is seeking to validate one theory on CO2 sequestering. Can iron injected into the ocean waters help a massive [...]
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Global warming could overheat crops
SEATTLE, Jan. 9 (UPI) — U.S. researchers say global warming is likely to result in lower crop yields in the tropics and subtropics. leading to serious food shortages.
The food shortages could hurt half of the world’s population, said David Battisti, a University of Washington atmospheric sciences professor.
The report, published in the journal Science, said higher [...]