Climate and Biodiversity – Common Policies For Common Goods
Posted by admin in Intact Climate on February 4, 2011
Concerns about dangerous climate change and large biodiversity loss are visible throughout the world: unprecedented rates of temperature increases and species extinctions are a reality. In 1999 Dr. Peter Raven, president of the International Botanical Congress, published a paper in which he states that “current extinction rate is now approaching 1,000 times the background rate and may climb to 10,000 times the background rate during the next century, if present trends continue. At this rate, one-third to two-thirds of all species of plants, animals, and other organisms would be lost during the second half of the 21st century, a loss that would easily equal those of past extinctions”.
Climate Change and the Disability Section
Posted by admin in Intact Climate on February 3, 2011
Introduction
Before the Global Financial Crisis came along, Global Warming was the major issue that monopolized media attention. However, the issue has not entirely disappeared and it won’t be long before Climate Change returns to be the main focus for Governments and media alike.
The vast majority of the scientific community is resolute in their view that global average surface temperatures have increased due to the effect of higher levels of gasses such as carbon dioxide, being trapped in the atmosphere. Furthermore, the scientific consensus is that the excess levels of carbon dioxide have been caused by human activity and due to the long life of ‘greenhouse gasses’, further warming is inevitable.
Climate Change will impact on the Disability sector in a number of ways. Firstly, organizations involved in the Disability sector will be required to Read the rest of this entry »