Environmental Law

In Other News (April 21)

By Dennis Pfaff and Kevin Livingston, Editors

• Widespread concerns are surfacing that Africa, despite being less culpable for climate change than other regions, could be among the worst affected, reports Voice of America.
• Industrial companies fear that European efforts to combat climate change could drive them from doing business there, Reuters discloses in a story in the International Herald Tribune.
• Musician Paul McCartney advocates vegetarianism as a way of battling global warming, notes gigwise.com.
• A leader of Canada's natives says governments must engage indigenous populations on the issue of climate change, according to CTV.ca.
• Rising food prices, partly as a result of biofuel production, could ease acceptance of genetically engineered crops, says a story in the New York Times.
• Both Al Gore and a new poll suggest the public reaction to warnings about climate change is underwhelming, reports a New York Times blog, thelede.

Full post as published by Climate Law Update on April 21, 2008 (boomark / email).