We start our coverage of the United Nations climate talks in Bonn with a look at some of the targets that rich nations are bringing to the table. We also flag up the dangers of the scientifically unfounded rush to include Biochar and large-scale no-till agriculture in the draft negotiating texts.
Featuring an interview with Almuth Ernsting from Biofuel Watch and various speakers from Climate Action Network International.
References:
Biochar:
Civil society declaration: ‘Biochar’, a new big threat to people, land, and ecosystems
http://www.regenwald.org/international/englisch/news.php?id=1226
Agriculture and climate change: Real problems, false solutions
http://www.econexus.info/pdf/agriculture-climate-change-june-2009.pdf
Biochar included in draft Copenhagen text
http://www.biochar-international.org/biocharpolicy.html
James Hansen: We never said biochar was a miracle cure (Guardian, 25 March)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/25/hansen-biochar-monbiot-response
George Monbiot on Biochar
http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2009/03/24/woodchips-with-everything/
http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2009/03/27/pyrolising-the-planet/
Biofuel Watch
http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk
Bonn:
Copenhagen draft negotiating texts, webcasts, etc:
http://unfccc.int/meetings/sb30/items/4842.php
AoSIS Views on Shared Vision (Dec 2008)
http://copportal1.man.poznan.pl/Doc.ashx?Id=46&Mime=application/pdf&Presentation=True
References:
Biochar:
Civil society declaration: ‘Biochar’, a new big threat to people, land, and ecosystems
http://www.regenwald.org/international/englisch/news.php?id=1226 Agriculture and climate change: Real problems, false solutions
http://www.econexus.info/pdf/agriculture-climate-change-june-2009.pdf Biochar included in draft Copenhagen text
http://www.biochar-international.org/biocharpolicy.html James Hansen: We never said biochar was a miracle cure (Guardian, 25 March)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/25/hansen-biochar-monbiot-response George Monbiot on Biochar
http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2009/03/24/woodchips-with-everything/ http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2009/03/27/pyrolising-the-planet/ Biofuel Watch
http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk Bonn:
Copenhagen draft negotiating texts, webcasts, etc:
http://unfccc.int/meetings/sb30/items/4842.php AoSIS Views on Shared Vision (Dec 2008)
http://copportal1.man.poznan.pl/Doc.ashx?Id=46&Mime=application/pdf&Presentation=True
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