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BP to drill back in Gulf of Mexico in the coming months
Some lessons are hard to learn, specially those lessons that provide a lot of money. One of those lessons is oil drilling. BP wants to resume drilling at its Thunderhorse and Atlantis fields, in the Gulf of Mexico, but the [...]
Despite difficulties UN Climate Change Conference in Bangkok sets climate agenda
From 3rd April to 8th April 2011, government delegates, representatives from business and industry, environmental organizations and research institutions met in Bangkok, Thailand, to build an international deal on cutting carbon emissions. The first of three UN climate change conferences [...]
UN climate change conference in Bangkok
Since the past 3rd April to 8th April 2011, government delegates, representatives from business and industry, environmental organisations and research institutions are meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, to build an international deal on cutting carbon emissions. The first of three UN [...]
Bio-fuel worlds exemplar vested in South America: Brazil
Ethanol Summit 2011 underlines Brazil’s Role In Global Quest for Low-Carbon Solutions The third edition of one of the world’s top events dedicated to renewable energies, with special focus on ethanol and other sugarcane by-products, is confirmed for June 6th [...]
Bicycles in Buenos Aires
Nearly 50% of the world’s population currently live in cities, and this number is expected to rise further. This unprecedented urban growth will continue to lead to many transportation challenges like congestion, pollution and its associated social and environmental concerns. [...]
Increasing productivity to combat deforestation in the Amazon
In year 2009 the brazilian tropical forest experienced the lowest deforestion rate of the last 21 years, with ‘only’ 7,464 square km being deforested (more than the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo). Currently land use change (whose main driver is [...]
Gulf of Mexico not to be recovered by 2012
A recent statement by Kenneth Feinberg, the US government czar for oil compensation, affirms that the Gulf of Mexico would largely recover from the oil spill by next year. But speaking at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, [...]
The UNEP says green investment could spur economy
A new report by the U.N. Environment Program (UNEP) unveils that investing US$ 1.3 trillion, what is to say 2% of global gross domestic product, into greening sectors such as construction, energy and fishing could start a move toward a [...]
The end of commercial whaling?
Whale hunting has probably been one of the green topics most attacked by environmentalists. Also, one of the green issues more covered by media. The Oscar winning documentary The Cove and Animal Planet’s television show Whale Wars have brought western [...]
According to a new report REDD scheme might benefit oil companies and banks.
REDD scheme (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries) is currently being negotiated within the UNFCCC and specifically within the latest COP-16, which is taking place these days in Cancún. Although not yet agreed, REDD is already generating considerable attention [...]
Schwarzenegger’s latest initiative: R20 climate network
The most musculous politician on Earth has numbered days as a governor of California. His mandate goes to an end in January and so it does its political reputation with it. With an approval rating in the 20s, a state [...]
Impacts of Climate Change on the Water Industry and Adaptation Strategies. Part III.
This article continues from Part II, published in Wednesday 17th November. Mitigation/ Adaptation Strategies Under changing conditions of operation, including those due to climate change, water companies will have to devise a strategy for more sustainable management, to ensure that [...]
