Live Earth is a 24-hour, 7-continent series of 9 concerts that will bring together millions of people to trigger a global movement to solve the climate crisis. Sydney will be the first stop!

The concerts will feature such artists as the Police, Madonna, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Policymakers, scientists and officials believe that it is likely for every global citizen to pay for climate change.

A new report in the UK predicts that if climate change was left unchecked, by the middle of the century there will be “massive social upheaval around the world,” and will drive hundreds of millions of “environmental refugees” from hardest hit countries to developed countries.

According to the McKinsey Global Survey, corporate philanthropy plays an important role in addressing consumer expectations on business social responsibility. The Survey also indicates that executives are questioning the effectiveness of their philanthropy programs in meeting their social goals.

A team of global scientists report that climate change is responsible for 90% of the environmental damage and disruption around the world, as they examine studies dating back to 1970.

Source: Thomson Reuters

A joint project of Google, Britain’s Environment Ministry and Met Office has revealed a new animated map that illustrates the impacts of climate change. Viewers can chose different scenarios and watch in a time lapse series, the potential climate change impacts over the next century.

Source: Planet Ark

In order to avoid major damage to people and their lifestyles, a European Parliament report stresses the importance of keeping the rise in global temperature below the EU target of 2 degrees Celsius.

Environment News Service

Nearly half of U.S. coral reef ecosystems are considered to be in “poor” or “fair” condition according to a new analysis of the health of coral reefs under U.S. jurisdiction by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA.

The report was released by NOAA today at the opening of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium in Fort Lauderdale where more than 2,500 scientists and government officials are gathered this week to discuss coral reef protection strategies and research priorities to further protection of sensitive coral ecosystems.

Environment News Service

Nearly half of U.S. coral reef ecosystems are considered to be in “poor” or “fair” condition according to a new analysis of the health of coral reefs under U.S. jurisdiction by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA.

The report was released by NOAA today at the opening of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium in Fort Lauderdale where more than 2,500 scientists and government officials are gathered this week to discuss coral reef protection strategies and research priorities to further protection of sensitive coral ecosystems.

New York Times – Dot Earth

Most of the humans in harm’s way from climate-related hazards don’t have federal weather agencies with billion-dollar budgets. They don’t have crop insurance. They don’t have reservoirs to hold rain when it’s abundant or storehouses ready to hold grain when famine looms.