Press Release 12/14/09: GovernorsÂ’ Call on Nations to Support Reduction of Deforestation and Sound Climate Policy
17-12-2009
Statement reinforces sub-national action, desire to forge consensus and enhance effort
Copenhagen, 14 December 2009 – Echoing sub-national unity to fight advancing global climate impacts, governors representing 14 states and provinces today issued a statement urging nations’ support of forestry protocols. The states, including from; Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, and the U.S. jointly endorsed a transnational task force that would forge greater involvement of national governments and the international community to help address forestry related issues in developing climate policy.
GER Announces Public-Private Sector Partnership
05-11-2009
Global Eco Rescue announced a groundbreaking agreement to combat global warming by saving pristine rainforests. The deal is in partnership with the Indonesian province of Aceh – home to one of the world’s most important biodiversity hotspots.
Limits to Growth - The 30 Years Update
25-05-2009
Published by Chelse Green, "Limits to Growth - The 30 Years Update" is the update and expansion of "Limits to Growth" a book published in 1972 by three scientists from MIT - Donnella Meadows, Jorgen Randers, and Dennis Meadows who created a computer model that analyzed global resource consumption and production. Their results shocked the world and created stirring conversation about global `overshoot,` or resource use beyond the carrying capacity of the planet.
Beta-version of GER Videosite is Up
21-05-2009
Global Eco Rescue launched and testing the beta-version of GERChannel - a video site aims to showcase related videos of environment and global climate change awareness, including events, interviews and celebrities endorsements to the importance of saving our planet.
From a Theory to a Consensus on Emissions (NY Times)
20-05-2009
John M. Broder from New York Times posted a good article about how US Congress weighs imposing a mandatory limit on climate-altering gases — an outcome still far from certain — it is likely to turn to a system that sets a government ceiling on total emissions and allows polluting industries to buy and sell permits to meet it.
