Global News September 2008

* flow speeds up; poor countries now lead, The accelerating rise in carbon dioxide emissions puts the world on a fast-track to warming, September 26 Dot Earth, New York Times blog, September 26 topic
*Green Jobs Initiative report generally optimistic, but says too few green jobs are being created for the most vulnerable: the 1.3 billion working poor (43 per cent of the global workforce) in the world with earnings too low to lift them and their dependants above the poverty threshold of US$2 per person, per day, or for the estimated 500 million youth who will be seeking work over the next 10 years, September 24 United Nations Environment Programme, September 24 topic
*UN Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) Programme announced to combat climate change from deforestation, September 24 United Nations Environment Programme, September 24 topic
*Mexico to host World Environment Day 2009, September 22 United Nations Environment Programme, September 22 The theme will be 'Your Planet Needs You-UNite to Combat Climate Change'. It reflects the urgency for nations to agree on a new agreement at the crucial climate convention meeting in Copenhagen some 180 days later in the year, and the links with overcoming poverty and improved management of forests.
*Berkeley approves city-backed loans for solar panels, September 17 New York Times, September 17 topic, place
*Millennium Development Goals - delivery on commitments made by Member States has been deficient, and has fallen behind schedule, September 4 Nited Nations, September 4 
*A dry autumn and winter over most of Australia, September 3 Bureau of Meteorology, September 3 topic
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