Desertification and drought in China affects Korea

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Issues to Watch For 2006 Jonathan
Lash President World Resources Institute December
14, 2005
World Resources Institute
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Eleventh Conference of Parties to the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,
Montreal, Canada
Source Envrionment News Service
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IPCC
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Hurricanes
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Seattle, Washington Acting Locally
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28 States Have Climate Action Plans
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23 States Have RenewablePortfolio Standards
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Most Americans Convinced

• 11/09/05 FOX News Poll Global Warming
• Thursday, November 10, 2005
• By Dana Blanton
• NEW YORK   Most Americans believe global warming
  exists and a majority thinks it is a major
  problem if not a crisis, according to a recent
  FOX News poll. Even so, less than half think they
  personally can do anything about the problem.
• The new national poll finds that 77 percent of
  Americans believe global warming is happening

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Earths Temperature Continues to Rise Rapidly
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Hurricane Katrina
August 28, 2005
Photo Credit NASA/Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land
Rapid Response Team
http//www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/h2
005_katrina.html
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Dramatic Changes in Arctic Imagine an Ice-free
Arctic
1979-2003 Progressive Loss of Arctic Ice
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Bleached coral head Bleaching occurs when high
water temperature kills the living organisms in
the coral, leaving behind only the calcium
carbonate skeleton.
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Global Ocean Currents
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Ford/GM SUV Sales Decline
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Hybrids Take Off
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Comparison of Fuel Economy and GHG Emissions
Standards around the World
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General Electric Strategic Positioning on Clean
Energy
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TOMORROWS MARKETS

• Carbon Constrained
• Technology Friendly
• Trading in GHG Reductions
• Leadership Premium

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Producing plastics, for packaging and fibers,
from 100 annually renewable resources
2005 new green power purchase
59 million kWh/year of Green-e certified RECs Generated by 22 MW of wind turbines in Great Plains
Business case
Offset 100 of the companys net greenhouse gas emissions from polymer production and the worlds largest lactic acid plant NatureWorks PLA is now the worlds first greenhouse-gas neutral polymer
Photo courtesy of Sterling Planet
Insert photo of PLA product
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Modified from an original advertisement appearing
in The Financial Times Special Report Section.
October 18, 2005. p. 3.
Today, climate change is a fact. And change
presents us with both risks and opportunities.
Ivo Menzinger and his team identify environmental
risks and help develop sustainable strategies to
cope with them. Swiss Re was among the first to
recognise the potential impact of climate change
on the financial services industry and to study
effective ways of managing associated risks.
Combining expertise and financial strength, Swiss
Re is ideally positioned to provide your company
with tailored solutions to mitigate your exposure
and protect your balance sheet ensuring, in a
climate of uncertainty, that you feel secure.
www.swissre.com
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The Frequency of Weather-Related Disasters
Source Swiss Re 2005
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Global Weather Losses from Great Events,
1950-2004
Source Swiss Re 2005
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FINANCIAL TIMES TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8 2005
p.22
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Recent Annual Energy Growth Rates (1987-2002)
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In 2005 the Group doubled its use of renewable
energy, hitting the 360 MW mark
2005 projects purchases
Total 185 megawatts (MW)
Product MW
Wind RECs 138
Low impact hydropower 42
Solar other 3
Biomass RECs 2
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EarthTrends The Data Behind the
Report http//earthtrends.wri.org