From Bangkok to Miami, cities and coastal areas across the globe are already building or planning defenses to protect millions of people and key infrastructure from more powerful storm surges and other effects of global warming. Some are planning cities that will simply adapt to more water. But climate-proofing a city or coastline is expensive, ...
Efforts to curb global warming have quietly shifted as greenhouse gases inexorably rise. The conversation is no longer solely about how to save the planet by cutting carbon emissions. It's becoming more about how to save ourselves from the warming planet's wild weather. It was Mayor Michael Bloomberg's announcement last week of an ambitious plan ...
The UK city of Bristol has won the European Green Capital Award for 2015. The award was presented by EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik at a ceremony in Nantes, France, which currently holds the title, on Friday evening. Bristol received recognition for its investment plans in the areas of transport and energy, and especially for its ...
Spending on renewable energy is undergoing a geographic shift, with developing countries investing more last year despite an overall 12 per cent drop in global spending since 2011, according to two reports published this week (12 June). The reports found that developing countries invested a total of US$112 billion in renewable energy in 2012, up ...
Anbaric Transmission (www.anbarictransmission.com) today hails the coordinated initiative by five New England states to include large hydro in the mix of resources that could be purchased under a regional procurement for renewable energy. "This is exactly the kind of commitment that New England needs to secure affordable and renewable energy long ...
PR NewswireThe unearthing of significant carbon stores in deep soils by scientists from the UK and Australia has substantial implications for climate change activities globally. Professor Mark Tibbett of Cranfield University and Professor Richard Harper of Murdoch University in Australia found carbon stocks buried deep in soils were two to five times more ...
Cranfield UniversityRegular food shortages in Sub-Saharan Africa….shifting rain patterns in South Asia leaving some parts under water and others without enough water for power generation, irrigation, or drinking….degradation and loss of reefs in South East Asia resulting in reduced fish stocks and coastal communities and cities more vulnerable to ...
GLOBE FoundationNineSigma, Inc., of Cleveland, today announced that a year following its launch, NineSights.com is now the innovation engine for the company and a focal point for the worldwide community of innovators. From technology developers, to chemical researchers, to climate and environmental sustainability experts, NineSights stands out for its ...
The 2013 edition of FAO's Statistical Yearbook released today sheds new light on agriculture's contribution to global warming, trends in hunger and malnutrition and the state of the natural resource base upon which world food production depends. Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture grew 1.6 percent per year during the decade after the year ...
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)The need for effective energy management systems will increase as new government legislation for listed companies takes effect from 01 October 2013. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced that companies listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange must report their organisation’s greenhouse gas emissions ...
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