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4th IPCC report - the findings of the Group III



The conclusions of the Group III 4 ° IPCC report were presented to Bangkok May 4, 2007. You can download in the form of a summary in English .

The point of this report is the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere, which is growing faster than expected.

In the 90s, the growth rate of CO2 averaged 1% per year. Between 2000 and 2005, it is 3%.

The increase in CO2 was provided by the models, it is due to increasing world population and accelerated industrial development of countries like India or China. By cons, what was not foreseen was that the plants and the oceans sequester less carbon dioxide than expected, so that the warming is being carried away.

That's what has just confirmed a study of the British Antarctic Survey . The "carbon sinks" trap half the CO2 produced by human activity. The Southern Ocean is involved in 15%. This study shows that the absorption of CO2 in the Southern Ocean is reaching saturation and that the acidity of the Southern Ocean may reach a crisis level before 2050, as previously thought present.

Professor Chris Rapley, Director of the British Antarctic Survey said: "Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, the world's oceans it absorbed about a quarter of the 500 gigatons of carbon emitted into the atmosphere not human activity. The possibility that global warming might affect the absorption of CO2 in the Southern Ocean (the most powerful "carbon sinks") is taken very seriously. "

For more information:
1. Climate Change 2007: Mitigation of Climate Change (IPCC WGIII -. pdf file)
2. 4th IPCC report - the findings of the Group II (Gaia)
3. CO2 emissions soar since 2000 (Le Figaro)
4. Polar ocean 'soaking up less CO2' (BBC news)
5. Climate change affects Southern Ocean carbon sink (British Antarctic Survey)
6. L’Océan Antarctique absorbe moins de CO2 que prévu (notre-planete.info)

Crédit illustration : IPCC

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Nicolas Sarkozy uses the Nicolas Hulot's Ecological Pact



Le 22 décembre 2006, Nicolas Sarkozy avait signé le Pacte écologique de Nicolas Hulot . Puis il a été élu le 6 mai 2007 . Le soir de sa victoire, il a déclaré que "La France fera de la lutte contre le réchauffement climatique sont premier combat."

Et, in fact, when Friday, May 18, 2007, the Fillon government is announced, we see that the No. 2 government, one Minister of State, Alain Juppe, Minister for Ecology, Development and the sustainable development, which carries the Secretary of State for Transport. Nicolas Hulot had wanted a "vice prime minister" in charge of environment. As this post did not exist in our present constitution, it was not possible to do better.

And the following Monday, the first political act of Nicolas Sarkozy is convening at the Elysee Palace in the morning NGOs (Greenpeace, WWF, Friends of the Earth Foundation Nicolas Hulot, the League for the Protection of Birds (LPO), the Climate Action Network (CAR), the Ligue ROC federation France Nature Environment (FNE) and Ecology without Borders) and scientists in the afternoon, as Jean Jouzel Jean-Marie Pelt, or the philosopher Edgar Morin, in preparation for the "Grenelle of the Environment" which will take place in the second half of October. It was originally scheduled for September, but it was postponed until the second half of October, time for Nicolas Hulot finished filming.

Nicolas Sarkozy said at the opening of the preparatory meeting: "Le Grenelle de l'environnement will not be just another conference to establish the ecological emergency and conclude that we must act. The days of seminars is behind us. The time has come for action. "

Alain Juppe, announced the formation of several groups of preparatory work. He referred to six themes: the fight against global warming, conservation of biodiversity including fisheries resources, issues that link health and environment, rural development and agricultural policy, management of natural resources including water, and finally the issue of environmental governance.

"It is still a key moment : was in front of us a minister of state who has a very wide area, we have a president who tells us at this point is his desire and determination. I think we have enough work " welcomed Nicolas Hulot. This meeting is" a great sign of openness, "said the president also Yannick Jadot of Greenpeace.

Ecology is finally out of its ghetto and the future of the planet is taken head on by our new president and his government. Celebrating this historic and necessary, and we look forward to seeing you in late October to see what will actually come out of this "Grenelle Environnement".

To More:
1. Nicolas Sarkozy signed the Nicolas Hulot's Ecological Pact (Gaia)
2. The Fillon government (Chez Luc)
3. ecology in Elysée handshake "historic" and successful (TSR)
4. Green light for the Grenelle Environment (Le Figaro)

Credit: Keystone