Are Taking Action
of California proposed a bill that would make California the
first state to set limits on emissions of greenhouse gases.
The bill also proposes a mandatory carbon dioxide emissions
reporting from power plants operators
and other heavy industries.
Kyoto Protocol - Status of Ratification. As of 27 February
2006, 162 countries ratified the Treaty.
As of March 31, 2006 221 mayors representing 43.9 million
Americans signed the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement.
Bank announced in 2004 that by January 2006 will become carbon
It is the first major bank in the world that committed
to go carbon neutral.
York Times coverage
86 Evangelical Christian leaders (known as being conservative)
launched the statement
"Climate Change: An Evangelical Call to Action" in
February 2006, calling for action on the legislative level
that would require CO2 emissions reductions.
rock band Coldplay bought 10000 mango trees for villagers in
to neutralize the emissions of carbon dioxide that
accompanied in production and redistribution of their last album.
committed to be no longer dependent on fossil fuels by 2020.
Chicago Climate Exchange.
CCX is the world's first voluntary, legally binding
rules-based greenhouse gas emission reduction and trading system.
The Program is divided into two phases.
Phase I - by December 2006, members committed to reduce
their emissions by 4% below a baseline period of 1998-2001.
Phase II - by 2010 members will reduce GHG emissions
by 6% below baseline. CCX members include DuPont,
American Electric Power, Motorola, Inc., IBM, Bayer
Corporation, City of Chicago, Baxter International, among others.