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Calculations of carbon dioxide emissions are offered for various modes of travel and energy use (1 tree per 1000 kilowatt-hours, for example).

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Plant trees to reduce global warming Three actions to reduce global warming Use fossil fuels more efficiently Save old-growth forests, cut sustainably Plant trees when you travel 1 tree every 2,000 miles (3200 km) by car 1 tree every 1300 miles (2000 km) by plane 1 tree every 100 gallons (375
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2. Sinks Watch

An organisation addressing the links between forests and climate change.

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An initiative to track and scrutinize carbon sink projects SinksWatch tracks and scrutinises carbon sequestration projects, highlighting their threats to forests, ecosystems, forest peoples and the climate. SinksWatch focuses on tree plantations, particularly in areas where land tenure and land use
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3. LowFlyZone

Aviation is the fastest growing contributor to global warming. It promotes alternatives to flying and encourages visitors to make a pledge not to fly.

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Search the LowFlyZone database Pledge to be free from flying for 12 months Take the LowFlyZone pledge Take the pledge because you recognise that the choices you make affect how happy you are, and work best when you feel part of nature and respect the needs and happiness of others. Choosing to be
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4. The Greening Issue: The Good Side of Carbon Dioxide

Argues that increasing carbon dioxide levels will be beneficial by resulting in increased food production. Calls for research on this topic.

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Welcome to the Greening Issue: The Good Side of Carbon Dioxide Despite a staggering $1.8 billion a year budget, three fundamental questions are being ducked: 1. How much has the increase in carbon dioxide levels contributed to feeding the world so far? 2. What is it likely to contribute in
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5. Islands First

Small Island States are uniquely vulnerable to climate change. Islands First provides their UN missions with the capacity, networks and strategic planning essential to enact policy change at the international level.

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Islands First, with the help of a team of motivated volunteers, helped support several delegations from Pacific Small Island Developing States at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which was convened in Copenhagen this past December. | Weil sich Kleinststaaten wie Tuvalu, Palau und
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6. From Greenhouse to Green House

Describes the problems and possibilities in cutting emissions of CO2 from an average household.

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FROM GREENHOUSE TO GREEN HOUSE and what individual householders can do to reduce Gerry Wolff and Marianne Jones is a response to the 2007 Saving the planet, like charity, begins at home. This web site is a "consumer's eye view" of conservation. It describes what we have learned in
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7. Climate Action Network

Global network of NGOs working to promote government and individual action to limit human-induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels. Current events and actions on what you can do.

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CAN-North Africa (RAC-Maghreb) CAN-South East Asia (CAN-SEA) Welcome to the Climate Action Network Welcome to CAN-International The Climate Action Network (CAN) is a worldwide network of over 450 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) working to promote government and individual action to limit
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8. U.S. to Withdraw from Kyoto Global Warming Treaty

The Bush administration plans to withdraw from the 1997 Kyoto treaty on greenhouse gas emissions, EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman told reporters on March 27.

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U.S. to Withdraw from Kyoto Global administration plans to withdraw from the 1997 Kyoto treaty on greenhouse gas emissions, EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman told reporters on March 27. The treaty requires the United States to reduce greenhouse emissions to 7 percent below 1990 levels by
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9. U.S. Proposes New Strategy to Fight Global Warming

10. Global Climate Change: Market-Based Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gases

New York Times article on the U.S. proposal that countries get as much credit for using forests and farmers' fields to sop up carbon dioxide, the chief warming gas, as they would for cutting emissions from smokestacks and tail pipes.

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U.S. Proposes New Strategy to Fight Global Warming How concerned are you about global warming? Do you think new initiatives with farms and forests will reduce greenhouse gases? Add your thoughts in Abuzz. Or ask your own question about International News. reparing for renewed international
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