Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Activists Demand Cleaner Air

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BUENOS AIRES, Dec 6 2004 (IPS) - On the eve of the 10th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Climate Change, Dec. 6-17 in the Argentine capital, hundreds of the country's environmental groups demanded that the government take concrete steps towards curbing greenhouse gas emissions. Gathered for the “Buen Aire” Forum, which is organizing the meeting of environmental groups in parallel to the Conference, the Argentine activists demanded policies for renewable energy sources to replace fossil fuels, excluding nuclear power plants and big hydroelectric dams.

The also called for an end to clear-cutting of forests and requiring the provinces to establish environmental standards.

Finally, they warned of the impacts of sanitary landfills emitting methane, a greenhouse gas, and presented a project for sequestering these gases that retain heat in the atmosphere and thus contribute to global warming