by Ben Block on June 15, 2009
Small companies are mostly disengaged from the climate
debate, businesses advocates say, yet environmentally conscious, small
enterprises could become influential supporters of climate legislation.
The industry pledged to achieve carbon-neutral growth by 2020. But technology limitations and the rising number of air passengers make the goal highly challenging.
by Ben Block on June 8, 2009
The environmental community is reaching out to organizations
not traditionally involved in climate or energy issues, in an effort to broaden
its support base.
by Ben Block on June 2, 2009
The International Partnership for Energy Efficiency
Cooperation, the first high-level body focused exclusively on efficiency, will
inventory national policies and share best practices for efficiency standards,
codes, and labels.
Authors: Sara J. Scherr and Sajal Sthapit
June 2009
ISBN 13: 978-1-878071-91-0
Paperback
50 pages
Land makes up a quarter of Earth’s surface, and its soil and plants hold three times as much carbon as the atmosphere. More than 30 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions arise from the land use sector. Thus, no strategy for mitigating global climate change can be complete or successful without reducing emissions from agriculture, forestry, and other land uses. Moreover, only land-based or “terrestrial” carbon sequestration offers the possibility today of large-scale removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, through plant photosynthesis.
by Ben Block on May 29, 2009
The IUCN Red List, considered the authority on the status of
the world's plant and animal species, now identifies 12 percent of known bird
species as threatened with extinction.
by Anna da Costa on May 29, 2009
A leaked government
report offers a glimpse into India's
potential: 200,000 megawatts of solar energy
generation capacity by 2050. But what would it take?
by Ben Block on May 26, 2009
A dozen countries in Africa
may soon replicate the "Malawi Miracle," a program that provides direct
subsidies to small farmers for fertilizers and improved seeds.
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