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16.09.2010
Russia to launch new thermal generating projects
Several new energy projects are to be implemented in Russia shortly under the Kyoto protocol. One of the new generating units is to be sited at the Shatura power station outside of Moscow, and will help to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere by more than a million tons.
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16.09.2010
World Leaders to Stick to U.N. Poverty Goals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World leaders will stick to promises to slash global poverty by 2015 at a United Nations summit in New York next week, but budget cutbacks in rich nations will keep them from setting ambitious new goals.
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16.09.2010
Call for action over climate change
The UK needs to take action now to ensure it can cope with future changes in our climate, the committee set up to advise the Government on adapting to global warming has warned.
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15.09.2010
Costa Rica seeks Japanese aid to achieve carbon neutral goal by 2021
Castro, who visited factories of Nissan Motor Co. (OOTC:NSANY) , Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE:TM) and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (OOTC:MMTOY) during his four-day trip through Wednesday, said in an interview with Kyodo News that the main obstacle to realizing the target is the transportation sector.
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14.09.2010
China isi reduce consumul de combustibil fosil cu 6%
China isi va reduce consumul de combustibil fosil din productia de energie electrica la 85%, pana in 2020, de la 91% cat se inregistreaza in prezent, a anuntat economistul chinez Cheng Siwei in cadrul unei intalniri a Forumului Economic Mondial, informeaza agentia de presa Xinhua.
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13.09.2010
Climate change is inevitable, says Caroline Spelman
Britain can no longer stop global warming and must instead focus on adapting to the ‘inevitable’ impacts of climate change such as floods, droughts and rising sea levels, Government ministers will warn this week.
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13.09.2010
Schimbarea climei este inevitabilă
"Deja ne confruntăm cu nişte schimbări climatice inevitabile" este mesajul cu care secretarul britanic pentru Mediu, Caroline Spelman, se va prezenta în Parlament, potrivit The Daily Telegraph. Deşi guvernul va continua să militeze pentru reducerea emisiilor de dioxid de carbon, Spelman consideră că este cazul să se elaboreze planuri pentru protejarea de inundaţii şi crearea de rezerve de apă pentru verile secetoase.
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13.09.2010
China summit told 'act now' on climate
An international economic gathering in China has been told governments and business leaders need to act urgently on climate change. The three day World Economic Forum's Asian meeting has been opened by premier Wen Jiabao in Tianjin, south of the capital, Beijing. Over one thousand delegates will discuss resource limits, the role of Asia's soft power, and the Korean peninsula.
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12.09.2010
Stand by for the greenest leader ever – whichever Miliband wins
OK, so the race between the Milibands is tightening, with a poll today suggesting that Ed may squeeze out his brother with second preference votes. But many environmentalists are sanguine about the result, whichever wins – for either will be far the greenest Labour leader yet.
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12.09.2010
Rich States Should Pay For Africa Mineral Advice: Panel
Rich countries should pay for African governments to get advice on negotiating the best deals for exploiting their natural resources, a panel set up by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday.
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11.09.2010
Emisiile UE au scazut cu 7% in 2009
Emisiile de gaze cu efect de sera ale Uniunii Europene au scazut cu aproximativ 7 procente in 2009. Reducerea, cea mai mare din 1990 incoace, s-a datorat crizei economice,a anuntat Agentia Europeana de Protectie a Mediului (EEA).
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08.09.2010
Kyoto Protocol to continue past 2012: UN climate chief
NEW DELHI: As hopes for any deal on global warming dims at the Cancun meet later this year, UN climate chief Christiana Figueres today made it clear that the Kyoto Protocol will continue post 2012 as a second protocol since it does not have a "sunset" clause.
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