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Suhu Bumi Bakal Naik 5,2 Derajat Celsius
22-May-2009
Jumat, 22 Mei 2009 | 11:14 WIB
WASHINGTON,
KOMPAS.com — Dampak pemanasan global abad ini bisa jadi dua kali lebih parah
dari perkiraan enam tahun lalu, demikian laporan beberapa ahli pekan ini.
"Temperatur rata-rata permukaan naik 9,3 derajat fahrenheit (5,2 derajat
celsius) sampai 2100," kata beberapa ilmuwan di Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT), dibandingkan dengan studi pada 2003 yang memproyeksikan
temperatur rata-rata naik 4,3 derajat F (2,4 derajat C).

Daishin
Eyes Climate Change Commodity Plays
22-May-2009
Date: 22-May-09
Country: HONG KONG
Author: Leonora Walet
HONG KONG - Daishin Investment Trust Management, which runs a climate change
fund that invests in companies engaged in disaster relief, plans a new
commodities fund this year to capitalize on the effects of global
warming.Yong-Jin Kim, who manages Daishin's $20 million Global Climate Change
fund, likes makers of fire trucks, rescue gadgets and satellite systems as
governments tighten disaster relief procedures amid a changing global climate.

China
Tells Rich Nations To Cut Emissions By 40 Percent
22-May-2009
Date: 22-May-09
Country: CHINA
Author: Chris Buckley
BEIJING - Rich nations should cut their greenhouse gas emissions by at least
40 percent by 2020 from 1990 levels as part of a new global climate change
pact, China said on Thursday, spelling out its stance ahead of negotiations.The
pact must ensure wealthy nations "take on quantified targets to
drastically reduce emissions," said the statement, issued by the National
Development and Reform Commission (www.ndrc..gov.cn), which steers Chinese
climate change policy.

Ban
Ki-Moon Calls For "Green Deal"
22-May-2009
Date: 22-May-09
Country: UNITED NATIONS
Author: Megan Davies
UNITED NATIONS - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for a "green
new deal" on climate change on Thursday and urged for a final push in
negotiations ahead of a key summit to be held in Copenhagen in December."We
absolutely
must reach an agreement to reduce greenhouse gases and help millions of
families adapt to climate change -- before our time runs out," Ban told an
audience at Johns Hopkins University in Washington,
according to a transcript made available at the United Nations.




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