The latest climate change news from around the globe, brought to you by UNEP/GRID-Arendal.http://www.earthwire.org/climate The planet is warming up, especially at the poles. How do organisms react to this rise in temperatures? Biologists have now shown that little auks, the most common seabirds in the Arctic, are adapting their fishing behavior to warming surface waters in the Greenland Sea. So far, their reproductive and survival rates have not been affected. However, further warming could threaten the species. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120515093949.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120515093949.htm 2012-05-16T00:00:00-00:00 ScienceDaily.com Milk poured down Britain's kitchen sinks each year creates a carbon footprint equivalent to thousands of car exhaust emissions, research shows. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120513144621.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120513144621.htm 2012-05-15T00:00:00-00:00 ScienceDaily.com BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - EU nations should pledge that funds from paying for airline emissions will help poor countries deal with global warming, the bloc's climate chief said on Tuesday, after finance ministers stopped short of a firm commitment. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/y5LNvf-__qw/us-energy-summit-hedegaard-idUSBRE84E15Y20120515 http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/y5LNvf-__qw/us-energy-summit-hedegaard-idUSBRE84E15Y20120515 2012-05-15T00:00:00-00:00 Reuters BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A total of 10 Chinese and Indian commercial airlines have broken EU law requiring them to offset their carbon emissions, while all other international carriers flying to or from Europe have complied, the European Union's climate chief said on Tuesday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/7hziZzOb7JM/us-eu-airlines-idUSBRE84E0JT20120515 http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/7hziZzOb7JM/us-eu-airlines-idUSBRE84E0JT20120515 2012-05-15T00:00:00-00:00 Reuters * Verified emissions at 1.889 bln tonnes, down more than 2 pct http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/L0w-FVOxhpk/us-eu-carbon-idUSBRE84E0SA20120515 http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/L0w-FVOxhpk/us-eu-carbon-idUSBRE84E0SA20120515 2012-05-15T00:00:00-00:00 Reuters [SciDev.Net] Nairobi - A four-year project aimed at addressing the lack of knowledge about the impacts of climate change on food security, livelihoods and economic prosperity in mountain ecosystems has been launched in East Africa. http://allafrica.com/stories/201205150235.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201205150235.html 2012-05-15T00:00:00-00:00 AllAfrica.com [FAO] Rome - Measures enhancing food security to be considered http://allafrica.com/stories/201205150370.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201205150370.html 2012-05-15T00:00:00-00:00 AllAfrica.com [UN News] A United Nations humanitarian official today praised the Ethiopian Government for its innovative and effective efforts to build resilience and food self-sufficiency amid increasingly challenging climatic conditions. http://allafrica.com/stories/201205150257.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201205150257.html 2012-05-15T00:00:00-00:00 AllAfrica.com [Times of Zambia] EXPANDING Africa's shift towards organic farming will be good for the continent's nutritional needs, the environment, farmers' incomes, African markets and employment. http://allafrica.com/stories/201205150121.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201205150121.html 2012-05-15T00:00:00-00:00 AllAfrica.com More than 99% of major airlines comply with first step of Europe's scheme to charge them for carbon emissionsMore than 99% of all major global airlines have complied with the first step of Europe's controversial scheme to charge them for their carbon emissions.The inclusion of aviation in the... http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/15/eu-airline-emissions-tax-success http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/15/eu-airline-emissions-tax-success 2012-05-15T00:00:00-00:00 Guardian Unlimited GENEVA (Reuters) - Biodiversity has decreased by an average of 28 percent globally since 1970 and the world would have to be 50 percent bigger to have enough land and forests to provide for current levels of consumption and carbon emissions, conservation group WWF said on Tuesday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/AaJ0m5KmMSQ/us-rio20-wwf-idUSBRE84E00320120515 http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/AaJ0m5KmMSQ/us-rio20-wwf-idUSBRE84E00320120515 2012-05-14T00:00:00-00:00 Reuters [The Herald] IMPLEMENTATION of the Zimbabwe National Climate Change Policy has not been swift and as desirable, even in the face of the deadly impact of climate and weather. It is nonetheless and in a significant manner, a very decisive response to the science of climate change capable of moving people and animals away from harm's way. Indications last week that work on the policy had reached high gear are instructive and encouraging in a lot of ways. http://allafrica.com/stories/201205140731.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201205140731.html 2012-05-14T00:00:00-00:00 AllAfrica.com Plans to develop a sustainability roadmap to improve resource efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of the soft drinks industry have been unveiled. http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=22462 http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=22462 2012-05-14T00:00:00-00:00 Environment Data Interactive Exchange Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing today welcomed a DECC analysis showing that household bills will be lower with green policies and renewable energy than if the UK continues with the status quo. http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=22456 http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=22456 2012-05-14T00:00:00-00:00 Environment Data Interactive Exchange The devastating impact of climate change on coffee production globally could be significantly off-set by reforestation programmes funded by carbon trading, using carbon credits earned by newly planted trees. http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=22454 http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=22454 2012-05-14T00:00:00-00:00 Environment Data Interactive Exchange Multimillion-dollar study subjects bushland to heightened CO2 levels and altered rainfall patternsAn Australian university has embarked upon an ambitious project - hailed as the first of its kind in the world ? to simulate how the environment would cope with runaway climate change.The decade-long... http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/14/australia-runaway-climate-change http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/14/australia-runaway-climate-change 2012-05-14T00:00:00-00:00 Guardian Unlimited As the Bonn climate talks begin, John Vidal speaks to former president José María Figueres about Costa Rica's journey towards sustainabilitySay the name Figueres in Costa Rica and it's bound to get a reaction. José "Don Pepe" Figueres led the 1948 revolution, was president three times, nationalised... http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/14/figueres-costa-rica-revolution http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/14/figueres-costa-rica-revolution 2012-05-14T00:00:00-00:00 Guardian Unlimited Ultra-conservative climate sceptic thinktank continues to lose mainstream support, damaging its prospects of expansionHeartland Institute was cut off by three more corporate donors on Monday, further isolating the ultra-conservative thinktank from the mainstream business world.The defections... http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/14/heartland-institute-loses-corporate-donors http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/14/heartland-institute-loses-corporate-donors 2012-05-14T00:00:00-00:00 Guardian Unlimited Ahead of the G8 summit, science academies have called on global leaders to link with researchers to tackle environmental issues. http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/news/science-academies-urge-action-on-environmental-issues.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/news/science-academies-urge-action-on-environmental-issues.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy 2012-05-14T00:00:00-00:00 SCIDEV.NET A capacity-building project on climate change aims to improve food security in the mountains of East Africa. http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/news/impact-of-climate-on-mountain-ecosystems-under-scrutiny.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/news/impact-of-climate-on-mountain-ecosystems-under-scrutiny.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy 2012-05-14T00:00:00-00:00 SCIDEV.NET