Global News March 2007

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=== March 2007 ===
* Climate change set to overwhelm the world’s poor, Friends of the Earth International, March 29 / Climate change justice
*Research shows that 634 million people - one tenth of the global population - live in coastal areas that lie within just ten metres above sea level. International Institute for Environment and Development, March 28 / Climate change global news, Coasts
*Global warming: heat invades cool heights above Arizona desert, Free Internet Press, March 27 / Climate change global news News USA
* New Zealand Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons unveils "the best and most equitable way of addressing the contentious issue of putting a price on carbon." Kicking the carbon habit, The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, March 26 / Climate change global news
*UNDP, China and Norway join forces to support local actions on climate change mitigation and adaptation, UNDP, March 26 / Climate change global news, Global connections
*Paris embraces plan to become city of bikes, Washington Post, March 23 / France, Cycling
*"Sustainable development is dead! Long live sustainable development!" The 20-year international effort to put the planet on a path to sustainable development has been woefully inadequate and will need a radical rethink if it is to achieve its aims, International Institute for Environment and Development, March 20 / 
*Costa Rica aims to become first "carbon neutral" country. Worldwatch Institute, March 12 / Low carbon communities
*Peak Oil Task Force recommends Portland cut fossil fuel use 50% by 2032, Office of Sustainable Development, Portland, Oregon, March 7 / News USA
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