Climategate: even skeptics win, deforestation still happen

Climategate could be the hottest climate debate which will undermine the global effort of earth cooling. Climate skeptics may not believe on man-made global warming, thus buzzing scientist’s hacked email emphasizing the poor quality of scientific works that was done. Will Climategate attract more politicians, activists and campaigners in the Copenhagen meeting?

Wait, climategate is  in the centre of climate science, not on the area where greenhouse gasses are released: Sumatran forests. Recent news is coming from the green movement to stop deforestation from paper industry. They have been campaigning for years, resulting more paper consumers leaving papers from unsustainable forest.  Here some consumers from fashion industry that declaring it self not to use paper product from unsustainable forest of Indonesia –especially in the island where peatland forests restoring huge carbon:

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7 facts and findings about REDD

Reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) is one of recent global mechanisms that expected by developing countries to help in conserving forests, combat climate change as well as eradicate poverty.

Public may aware on deforestation and its impact on climate change. But, halting the deforestation process isn’t simply as people reducing plastic consumption.

Scientists, negotiators as well as activists are searching best ways and practice to address three principles: carbon effectiveness, cost efficiency, and equity issues on both investors and beneficiaries.  I list some interesting figures around reducing emission from deforestation below: (more…)

Investing more resources in climate adaption and mitigation

I read a report published by Asian Development Bank (ADB) that emphasizing the impact of climate changes in Southeast Asia. It seems an effort of picturing how climate change issues will change more countries in the region -just like Stern’s report.  The report urges policy makers to take some actions including investing more resources in climate adaptation and mitigation as well as raising awareness of climate change impacts and risks.

The reports clearly states the impact of climate change on the region and its evidences:

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