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Plan B, from the Earth Policy Institute, details how to rescue a planet under stress by cutting carbon emissions 80 per cent by 2020.
The e-newsletter from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat provides a comprehensive overview of major news and announcements regarding the climate negotiations.
The OzoneAction Education Pack provides primary school teachers with practical, hands-on and entertaining curricula material to educate their students about ozone depletion.
The Youth Climate Pledge is a collaborative plan of action that young people can sign on to and get others to commit to.
And finally,
Children from Uganda, Bangladesh and Mozambique have drawn pictures for Oxfam of their impression of climate change (video) and what it means to their lives.
About the Portal
The Tiempo Climate Portal provides access to carefully selected documents, websites and other resources concerned with climate and sustainable development. It is edited by Mick Kelly and Sarah Granich and maintained by Mick Kelly and Mike Salmon.
Part of the Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary, Tiempo Climate Newswatch is hosted by the Climatic Research Unit, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia.
The Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary is a co-production of the Stockholm Environment Institute and the International Institute for Environment and Development, sponsored by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.
While every effort is made to ensure that information on this site, and on other sites that are referenced here, is accurate, no liability for loss or damage resulting from use of this information can be accepted.
Issue 69 - October 2008
Available in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format:
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Issues 51 onwards
Issues 51 onwards of Tiempo are available in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format:
- Issue 68, low resolution (1.6Mb)
- Issue 68, high resolution (7.0Mb)
- Issue 67, low resolution (1.6Mb)
- Issue 67, high resolution (3.1Mb)
- Issue 66, low resolution (1.2Mb)
- Issue 66, high resolution (4.4Mb)
- Issue 65, low resolution (1.1Mb)
- Issue 65, high resolution (4.1Mb)
- Issue 64, low resolution (1.6Mb)
- Issue 64, high resolution (3.8Mb)
- Issue 63, low resolution (0.9Mb)
- Issue 63, high resolution (3.2Mb)
- Issue 62, low resolution (0.9Mb)
- Issue 62, high resolution (6.0Mb)
- Issue 61, low resolution (0.8Mb)
- Issue 61, high resolution (5Mb)
- Issue 60, low resolution (0.9Mb)
- Issue 60, high resolution (4.6Mb)
- Issue 59, low resolution (0.9Mb)
- Issue 59, high resolution (3.0Mb)
- Issue 58, low resolution (0.8Mb)
- Issue 58, high resolution (2.6Mb)
- Issue 57, low resolution (0.9Mb)
- Issue 57, high resolution (9.2Mb)
- Issue 56, low resolution (0.7Mb)
- Issue 56, high resolution (4.6Mb)
- Issue 55, low resolution (1Mb)
- Issue 55, high resolution (3.3Mb)
- Issue 54, low resolution (0.6Mb)
- Issue 54, high resolution (2.3Mb)
- Issue 53, low resolution (0.6Mb)
- Issue 53, high resolution (3Mb)
- Issue 52, low resolution (0.8Mb)
- Issue 52, high resolution (3Mb)
- Issue 51, low resolution (0.7Mb)
- Issue 51, high resolution (3.4Mb)
Issues 24 to 50
Issues 24 to 50 of Tiempo are available in HTML format:
- Issue 50 - December 2003
- Issue 49 - September 2003
- Issue 48 - June 2003
- Issue 47 - March 2003
- Issue 46 - January 2003
- Issue 44/45 - September 2002
- Issue 43 - March 2002
- Issue 42 - December 2001
- Issue 40/41 - September 2001
- Issue 38/39 - June 2001
- Issue 36/37 - September 2000
- Issue 35 - March 2000
- Issue 34 - December 1999
- Issue 33 - September 1999
- Issue 32 - June 1999
- Issue 31 - March 1999
- Issue 30 - December 1998
- Issue 29 - September 1998
- Issue 28 - June 1998
- Issue 27 - March 1998
- Issue 26 - December 1997
- Issue 25 - September 1997
Issues 24 to 50 can also be downloaded for offline reading (file sizes 100-400kb).
- Issue 50, December 2003
- Issue 49, September 2003
- Issue 48, June 2003
- Issue 47, March 2003
- Issue 46, December 2002
- Issue 44/45, September 2002
- Issue 43, March 2002
- Issue 42, December 2001
- Issue 40/41, September 2001
- Issue 38/39, June 2001
- Issue 36/37, September 2000
- Issue 35, March 2000
- Issue 34, December 1999
- Issue 33, September 1999
- Issue 32, June 1999
- Issue 31, March 1999
- Issue 30, December 1998
- Issue 29, September 1998
- Issue 28, June 1998
- Issue 27, March 1998
- Issue 26, December 1997
- Issue 25, September 1997
- Issue 24, June 1997
Instructions: Download the file into a new directory, uncompress the file, then point your web browser at the file index.htm.
Bright Ideas
The fabric in Asics Commitment range of sportswear is woven from bamboo yarn
SolidNav has developed electric propulsion units for small water craft and sailboats
WATT, a nightclub in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, has a dancefloor that generates electricity and toilets that flush with rainwater
During play, the Energy Merry-go-round generates electricity that is transferred to a battery and 220V invertor for use in the classroom
Waste Management provides home recycling kits for compact fluorescent bulbs, batteries and electronics
Norwegian music festivals, Canal Street and Hove, have joined the Climate Neutral Network
The PlayPump water system doubles as a water pump and a merry-go-round for children
Honda is leasing the hydrogen-powered fuel cell FCX Clarity to private individuals in southern California
TIDE, in southern India, markets energy-efficient stoves that reduce fuelwood use by as much as 30 per cent
Curitiba's BioCity Program (0.3Mb download) aims to halt the rapid rate at which cities develop and reduce biodiversity loss
The CooKit is an inexpensive, lightweight solar cooker that can save scarce fuel in poor communities and be swiftly deployed in emergencies (video)
Kungsbrohuset, a new building to be built by Jernhusen in Stockholm, will be heated partly by body heat from the people who pass through the nearby Central Station
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