Climate Change
The role of patents in the fight against climate change
We all are aware of the role of technology in the fight against the climate change. Cleaner technologies contribute to a more sustainable development while we enjoy greater welfare. In this context, the role of intellectual property rights in the [...]
Are the "Green" Millenium Development Goals being met?
Five years from the target date for the Millennium Development Goals, leaders from around the world have gathered this week at the United Nations to undertake a comprehensive review of progress and together chart a course for accelerated action on [...]
Zero race
Four teams are competing in a race around the world in 80 days as we speak. The fabulous thing about this race is that the teams are actually racing in vehicles powered by electricity from renewable energy, hence the name [...]
BONN UN Climate Change Talks: There is hope
Last Friday finished the thirty-second sessions of the UNFCCC Convention subsidiary bodies, which took place from Monday 31 May to Wednesday 9 June 2010 in Bonn, Germany. The gathering was attended by more than 5,500 participants, including government delegates from [...]
Copenhagen: "a new beginning, not a destination"
Let’s be honest, Copenhagen was not what we expected. What we had in mind was that an international treaty in which countries would accept to be legally bound to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions would be achieved. The main purpose [...]
Copenhagen is moving slowly – but it is moving forward
The UN-backed scheme to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) has made significant progress during the climate talks in Copenhagen. The system aims to pay poorer nations for saving or replanting their forests. Taking into account that deforestation is [...]
Copenhagen gets spicier, check out the latest news
Many say the first week of the COP15 (Fifteenth Conference of the Parties) to the UNFCCC was relatively slow in advancing towards the necessary deal to limit greenhouse gases. This week is the second and last. On Thursday and Friday, [...]
What’s happened so far in Copenhagen
The fifteenth meeting of the UNFCCC members in Copenhagen, Denmark, started this Monday. It will last two weeks, and will determine the future of our planet. The world leaders gathered there have humanity’s future in their hands. The transcendence of [...]
Copenhagen: a chance for a turning point
Today starts the fifteenth meeting of the members of the UNFCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change). They meet in Copenhagen, Denmark, to discuss how the world will jointly address climate change. The challenges are numerous, and so are [...]
