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06.01.2012
We are maching into an abyss, Castro warns
CUBA'S iconic revolutionary Fidel Castro warns the world is on an "inexorable" march into the abyss this year because of climate change and the threat of nuclear war.
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06.01.2012
Climate disaster still looms after UN conference?
Euphoric assessments from ministers and the South African presidency, following the recent talks on climate change, failed to convince scientists and environmentalists that a looming global climatic disaster has been definitely averted
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05.01.2012
UK set to miss Euro renewable targets
The UK is on course to spectacularly miss European renewable energy targets despite the fervent enthusiasm of green campaigners in the Westcountry, after a new pan-EU report revealed the country is lagging behind all 26 other member states.
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05.01.2012
Top climate change stories of 2011
For Earth’s climate system, 2011 was an extraordinarily turbulent year. The United States saw a series of record-busting extremes, from a devastating tornado season to an epic drought in a vital agricultural region. The fusillade of extreme events kept global warming in the public conversation even as it slipped to the bottom of the public’s list of concerns in the face of a grim economy, and as “climate” became a four-letter word in Washington.
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04.01.2012
Insurance payouts point to climate change
Natural disasters in 2011 exerted the costliest toll in history — a whopping $380 billion worth of losses from earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, tsunamis and more. Only a third of those costs were covered by insurance. And the tally ignores completely any expenses associated with sickness or injuries triggered by the disasters.
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03.01.2012
It's time for sustainable development
Bill Clinton was set to enter the White House, the European Union was born and China had its first taste of a double cheeseburger with fries when McDonalds opened its doors in Beijing. That was 1992. A lot can happen in 20 years.
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03.01.2012
'Frog song' may help understand climate change
NEW DELHI: If not kissing the frog, at least appreciating their 'croak' may lead to some headway in to climate research . For the first time frog song is being monitored using automated sound recorders by Indian scientists to track the impact of climate change on amphibians in the forests of southern Western Ghats. The methodology for tracking their call has recently been standardized by researchers.
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29.12.2011
U.S. Military Tests Out Green Tech In Afghanistan
The heavy, mine-resistant vehicles that almost all U.S. military personnel use to move about Afghanistan are gas guzzlers. And even though the U.S. military buys that fuel at a reasonable price, the energy it takes to fly it and truck it to remote parts of Afghanistan drives the price into the stratosphere.
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29.12.2011
Analysts slash CO2 price forecasts as slowdown seen - poll
(Reuters) - Analysts have slashed their average price forecasts for European Union and U.N. carbon for next year and beyond as prospects of a slowing global economy and permit oversupply concerns persist, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday.
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23.12.2011
Daca toti europenii ar pedala la fel ca danezii, emisiile ar scadea pe continent cu 25%
Europenii si-ar putea reduce cu 25% emisiile de gaze cu efect de sera, rezultate din mijloacele de transport, daca ar pedala la fel de mult ca danezii, se arata intr-un nou si revolutionar studiu care a urmarit nu doar impactul pe care il are mersul pe bicicleta asupra mediului ci si numarul caloriilor arse in acest proces de ciclisti.
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22.12.2011
The 'EU Must Remain Tough' on Emissions Trading
Europe's highest court has backed an EU emissions trading scheme for the aviation industry, angering leaders and airlines abroad. Experts warn the ruling could spark a trade war. Despite the tensions, German commentators on Thursday encouraged EU officials to stand strong on climate protection.
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22.12.2011
China anunta un plan de reducere a emisiilor de carbon pentru anul 2012
China vrea sa-si reduca emisiile de carbon si si-a stabilit chiar un plan de reducere a poluarii pentru 2012. Miercuri, cea de-a doua economie din lume, si cel mai mare consumator de energie din lume, a anuntat ca in 2012 vrea sa-si reduca cu 2% emisiile de dioxid de sulf si de oxigen chimic (COD), precum si cele de azot de amoniac, cu 1,5%, relateaza agentia Xinhua News citata de International Business Times.
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