G8 to gauge cost of species loss from climate change

onMar 16, 2007 @ 11:51 PDT

The ministers conducted deliberations during a two-day meeting in the eastern German city of Potsdam. Also in attendance were ministers from Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa.

Germany’s environment minister said 150 species were lost to extinction every day, and that loss of plant and animal species was an economic disaster fuelling poverty in many areas.

The Stern report estimated that climate change could cost between 5% and 20% of annual gross domestic product.

By Bill Miller

Analysis

Alberta Separatism Would be Terrible for Indigenous Rights

ByMitch Anderson

onJan 22, 2026 @ 13:36 PST

For some separatists, ignoring Indigenous rights is not only a side effect of an independent Alberta, but an explicit goal.

Opinion

As the UN General Assembly Turns 80, Can Ordinary Citizens Change How the World Is Governed?

ByRich Wilson

onJan 19, 2026 @ 10:12 PST

Democratic innovation as a pathway for revitalising global climate action.

Danielle Smith Working With Trump Official Who Wants to Annex Greenland

ByMary Stuart

onJan 14, 2026 @ 13:41 PST

The Alberta premier belongs to a U.S. group called the Governors Coalition for Energy Security that’s led by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, Trump’s envoy to Greenland.

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