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.
As health officials scramble to develop a vaccine for the H1N1 virus, commonly referred to as swine flu, there is reason to believe that the current swell is merely a sign of the larger pandemic to come. We should regard the current outbreak of H1N1 as a bad dress rehearsal for opening night. It is not a question of whether the virus will reemerge, but when, and we are woefully unprepared.
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.
by admin on June 2, 2009 Innovations in food production and land use that are ready to be scaled-up today could reduce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to roughly 25 percent of global fossil fuel emissions and present the best opportunity to remove greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere, according to a new report by the Worldwatch Institute and Ecoagriculture Partners. As the price of carbon rises with new caps on emissions and expanding markets for carbon offsets, the contribution of land-based, or "terrestrial," carbon to climate change mitigation efforts could increase even further.
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.
by Michael Renner on May 21, 2009
With
its auto industry reliant on government support, the United States finally mustered the political
strength to overhaul laggard fuel efficiency standards. Still, higher standards
are needed.
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