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El Nino dan Tiga Indikator Pengaruhi Musim Kemarau
10-Mar-2010
Rabu, 10 Maret 2010 | 03:53 WIB

Jakarta, Kompas - Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika saat ini terus memantau fenomena El Nino yang disertai tiga indikator lainnya, yaitu Dipole Mode, Madden Julian Oscillation, dan perubahan angin muson timur. Ke- empat fenomena ini berpengaruh secara serempak terhadap musim kemarau yang akan berlangsung di wilayah Indonesia.
”Sekarang ini tidak bisa lagi melihat data yang berdiri sendiri, seperti halnya El Nino yang diperingatkan NOAA (The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Amerika Serikat,” kata Kepala Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika Sri Woro B Harijono dalam konferensi pers mengenai Prakiraan Musim Kemarau 2010 di Indonesia, Selasa (9/3) di Jakarta.
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EU Climate Chief Wants Europe To "Lead By Example"
10-Mar-2010
Date: 10-Mar-10
Country: BELGIUM
Author: Pete Harrison

Europe's new climate chief sought to reinvigorate international climate talks on Tuesday, laying out a strategy for the EU to lead the world by example.With talks blocked by inaction in the United States, the global economic crisis and mounting skepticism over climate science, Connie Hedegaard said the EU would demonstrate how to meet its green goals while creating jobs and boosting economies."The EU must continue to take leadership," she told the European Parliament. "The most convincing way Europe can do so is by taking tangible and determined action domestically to become the most climate-friendly region in the world."
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China And India Endorse Copenhagen Climate Deal
10-Mar-2010
Date: 10-Mar-10
Country: INDIA
Author: Matthias Williams

China and India joined almost all other major greenhouse gas emitters Tuesday in signing up to the climate accord struck in Copenhagen, boosting a deal strongly favored by the United States.More than 100 nations have now endorsed the Copenhagen Accord, a non-binding agreement reached after two weeks of tortuous wrangling at a 194-nation summit in December.
The accord plans $100 billion a year in climate aid for developing nations from 2020 and seeks to limit global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6F) above pre-industrial times, but produced no timetable of emission limits to reach that goal.
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Obama To Push Climate Change In White House Meeting
10-Mar-2010
Date: 10-Mar-10
Country: US
Author: Jeff Mason and Richard Cowan

President Barack Obama inserted himself into Senate efforts to pass a climate change bill on Tuesday, gathering Republican and Democratic lawmakers at the White House to jumpstart efforts to overhaul U.S. energy policy.Obama called the meeting with influential senators and members of his cabinet to reinvigorate one of his top domestic and foreign policy priorities, which advisers admit has suffered from the president's focus on healthcare reform.
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Pembangunan PLTN di Babel Dinilai Layak
09-Mar-2010
Selasa, 9 Maret 2010 10:44 WIB
Pangkalpinang (ANTARA) News- Gubernur Provinsi Bangka Belitung (Babel), Eko Maulana Ali, menilai, pembangunan Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Nuklir (PLTN)cukup layak dan strategis di provinsi itu."Pembangunan PLTN cukup layak dan strategis di provinsi ini untuk mengatasi persoalan krisis listrik," katanya di Pangkalpinang, Selasa.Menurut dia, Babel sebagai provinsi kepulauan yang secara geografis terletak di tengah-tengah sangat memungkinkan untuk dibangun PLTN.
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IMF Sarankan Cara Peroleh Dana : PERUBAHAN IKLIM
09-Mar-2010
Selasa, 9 Maret 2010 | 04:05 WIB

NAIROBI, SENIN - Ketua Dana Moneter Internasional memberikan usulan rancangan terhadap pemerintah dari seluruh dunia terkait pendanaan untuk masalah adaptasi terhadap perubahan iklim. Dana tersebut diusulkan sebaiknya dikumpulkan menjadi satu.
Direktur Pelaksana Dana Moneter Internasional (IMF) Dominique Strauss-Kahn mengatakan, dana yang dibutuhkan tersebut jumlahnya sedemikian besar sehingga akan memengaruhi ekonomi global.
Dia berpendapat, usulan tersebut bisa jadi akan memuluskan jalan tercapainya kesepakatan yang mengikat di antara negara-negara anggota pada Kerangka Kerja Konvensi PBB untuk Perubahan Iklim (UNFCCC).
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