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2001 Press Releases
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Marine Protected Areas Aid Coral Reefs Threatened by Global Warming
A new report from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and The Nature Conservancy provides scientists, policy makers and park managers with new science-based principles for managing protected coral reefs, helping reefs survive and recover from coral bleaching incidents and guiding the location and management of new marine protected areas.
November 28, 2001 -
The Collins Companies to Cut CO2 Emissions and Save Money under New Climate Savers Agreement
The Collins Companies will team with World Wildlife Fund and the Center for Energy & Climate Solutions to cut their carbon dioxide emissions as part of a new Climate Savers agreement.
November 15, 2001 -
Kyoto Protocol Completes its Rise from the Ashes
As environment ministers from 160 countries agreed on rules for the Kyoto climate treaty, World Wildlife Fund called on governments today to turn the agreement into international law by next September's World Summit on Sustainable Development.
November 10, 2001 -
World Wildlife Fund Study Indicates Potential for 1.3 Million Jobs Nationwide from Clean Energy
A new World Wildlife Fund study released today indicates that energy efficiency policies and development of renewable energy resources could result in 750,000 new jobs nationwide over the next nine years and 1.3 million new jobs by 2020.
October 31, 2001 -
Kyoto Climate Treaty Negotiations Open in Morocco
World Wildlife Fund today called on governments gathering here for two weeks of global climate negotiations to finalize the Kyoto climate treaty so that it can become international law by next September's World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg.
October 29, 2001 -
Evidence of Biological Impact Makes Deep-Sea CO2 Sequestration a High-Risk Option
New research reported today in the October 12, 2001 issue of Science suggests that deep-sea carbon sequestration strategies risk the biological health of ocean ecosystems and may create oceanic 'dead zones' similar to what currently exists in the Gulf of Mexico.
October 11, 2001 -
Nike Partners with WWF and Center for Energy and Climate Solutions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Through a new Climate Savers memorandum of understanding with World Wildlife Fund and the Center for Energy & Climate Solutions, Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) today committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its operations worldwide.
October 02, 2001 -
Ministers' Agreement on Kyoto: 'Geopolitical Earthquake'
The decision by industrialized countries to proceed towards ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change in spite of opposition by the United States sends a strong signal to both governments and industry that they must begin investing now in measures to reduce the carbon pollution that causes global warming, World Wildlife Fund said Monday.
July 24, 2001 -
WWF Applauds Decision To Move Towards Ratification Of Kyoto Protocol On Climate Change
WWF President Kathryn S. Fuller today praised the leaders of industrialized nations for their recognition of climate change as a major environmental threat and their decision to proceed towards ratification of the Kyoto Protocol.
July 23, 2001 -
Blue Whales' Food Supply Under Threat in the Antarctic
Melting ice caps due to global warming could lead to extinction of Antarctic blue whales by eliminating their main food supply, World Wildlife Fund warned today.
July 19, 2001 -
New Report Disproves Bush Claims that Global Warming Treaty Would Hurt U.S. Economy
Just four days before critical negotiations on the Kyoto Protocol on global warming resume, World Wildlife Fund today released a report disproving President Bush's claim that implementing the treaty would hurt the American economy. In fact, the report details how the United States could meet its obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the treaty and save $50 billion annually by 2010, and approximately $135 billion annually by 2020.
July 12, 2001 -
Coal-Focused Strategy in Bush Energy Plan Would Increase Global Warming
Over the next 20 years, the carbon dioxide emissions that cause global warming will increase by at least 40% in the electricity sector alone under President Bush's energy plan, according to a new study released today by World Wildlife Fund.
May 24, 2001 -
Kyoto Climate Talks Live On Under New Proposal
A new proposal offers some hope that governments may be able to break the current deadlock in international negotiations on climate change, according to World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
April 12, 2001 -
Bush Energy Proposal - Blueprint for More Global Warming
President Bush has acknowledged the threat global warming poses to the environment. Yet, his budget will only exacerbate this threat, by slashing important energy efficiency and renewable energy programs that help curb carbon emissions.
April 09, 2001 -
Leadership from Congress on Climate
Congresswoman Barbara Lee's resolution adds to the building evidence that Congress knows the science on climate change is in, and what is needed now is action. Recent polls could not show more clearly that the American people are looking to elected officials to address the pollution that causes climate change.
April 05, 2001 -
Bush Administration Turns its Back on the Climate
The latest Bush Administration statement on the Kyoto Protocol clearly demonstrates the Administration's disconnection from the American public, our international allies, the scientific community and the sectors of business that are moving forward and taking action to reduce the threat of global warming.
March 28, 2001 -
U.S. Must Face Carbon Problem
World Wildlife Fund welcomes the announcement today of bipartisan legislation to clean-up America's power plants and address the growing threat of global warming by taking a first step toward tackling our carbon pollution.
March 15, 2001 -
President Bush 'About Face' on Carbon is Unacceptable
A four-pollutant approach and the Kyoto Protocol would provide companies certainty about the regulatory outlook for carbon in the coming decade. With no guidance on how the U.S. will reduce carbon emissions, nor international rules, companies won't be able to make informed investment decisions.
March 14, 2001 -
Governments Recognize Stunning Scale of Climate Impacts
New scientific findings that global warming is already having a "discernible" and serious impact on species and their habitats underscore the urgent need to implement the Kyoto Protocol on climate change and adopt real measures to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, the principal greenhouse gas, World Wildlife Fund said Monday.
February 21, 2001
