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New UN report warns of risks of biological production of renewable energyBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 26, 2010
Sources of energy derived from biological sources may reduce global dependence on fossil fuels that emit harmful gases, but they entail the use of large volumes of water and pose the risk of introducing undesirable crops into ecosystems, the United Nations Environment... Read more.. Subject Tags: Disaster , Environment , Technology , United Nations , United Nations Environment Programme |
Joint CO2 Reduction Effort Gets UN NodBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Oct 20, 2010
The United Nations approved its first carbon-reduction joint implementation project in Russia under a new procedure after giving the go-ahead to an energy-efficient power plant by E.On, Germany’s biggest utility. The project, created under a UN Kyoto Protocol mechanism... Read more.. |
Marine ecosystems at risk from pollution, climate: U.N.By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 20, 2010
Marine ecosystems around the world are at risk of substantial deterioration in coming decades as oceans face growing threats from pollution, over-fishing and climate change, a U.N. report showed on Tuesday. The global U.N. Environment Programme report, based on studies... Read more.. Subject Tags: United Nations |
Rich must make clearer climate cuts: U.NBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Oct 14, 2010
Rich nations must spell out their plans for cutting greenhouse gases more clearly to enable U.N. talks in Mexico to agree the cornerstone of a pact to slow global warming, the U.N.'s climate chief said. Subject Tags: Social Issues , United Nations |
Time to find a second Earth: WWFBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Oct 14, 2010
Carbon pollution and over-use of Earth's natural resources have become so critical that, on current trends, we will need a second planet to meet our needs by 2030, WWF said on Wednesday. In 2007, Earth's 6.8 billion humans were living 50 percent beyond the planet's... Read more.. |
Japan sees China, India backsliding on climateBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 14, 2010
China and India are deviating from an accord they took part in last December to fight global warming, slowing the progress of U.N. climate talks, a key delegate from the Japanese government said on Wednesday. Jun Arima, Deputy Director-General for Environmental Affairs... Read more.. |
U.N. climate panel head aims to lead "overdue" reformsBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 11, 2010
India's Rajendra Pachauri, opening an October 11-14 meeting of 300 delegates from 130 nations in Busan, South Korea, admitted "shortfalls and mistakes" in the 2007 overview of climate science but has resisted suggestions that he should quit. "I am committed to carry... Read more.. Subject Tags: United Nations |
Climate tensions resurface as US clashes with ChinaBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Oct 8, 2010
The world's two biggest greenhouse gas emitters have clashed at United Nations talks in China. A US climate envoy accused China's negotiators of trying to renegotiate last year's global climate agreement, and threatened to pursue alternatives to the UN process. China's... Read more.. Subject Tags: United Nations |
Corporate titans commit to low-carbon future – UNBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Oct 7, 2010
Business leaders from around the world today pledged to slash their carbon emissions in areas ranging from energy, communications and construction at the end of a United Nations-backed summit in Mexico City. They urged governments to advance negotiations to ensure an... Read more.. Subject Tags: United Nations |
Key UN climate talks open in ChinaBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Oct 4, 2010
The final round of UN climate talks before this year's summit in Mexico, which begins at the end of November, has got under way in China. The meeting is expected to produce a draft negotiating text that nations will debate at the Cancun summit. Last year's... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , United Nations |