Mankind must confront climate change decisively. But where do we stand? Germany, the UK, and France lead. The United States has promised much. Canada and Russia are in retreat. Overall, action is “insufficient”, reports the 2009 edition of the WWF/Allianz G8 Climate Scorecards.
The key facts, figures, and policies behind the United States’ climate performance in 2009.
Rich nations are failing the climate change test: their emissions continue to rise. But emissions from leading emerging nations like China and India are rising even faster. How are they responding? Niklas Höhne, lead author of the WWF/Allianz G8 Climate Scorecards, discusses their climate performance.
The Climate Scorecards 2009 show that G8 countries are not doing enough to fight climate change. Hans-Jörg Naumer, head of Capital Markets Analysis at Allianz Global Investors, explains how market forces could help foot the bill.
The G8 countries are lagging behind in the race against climate change, finds a new research that measures the climate performance of G8 nations and five emerging economies.
