The latest climate change news from around the globe, brought to you by UNEP/GRID-Arendal.
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Wed, Aug 11 2010 20:00 -0400
The energy from concentrating solar power is already being used to generate hydrogen - it's a short step from there to liquid hydrocarbons
Wed, Aug 11 2010 20:00 -0400
Funeral directors in northern Belgium want the country to give the green light to resomation, a water and alkali-based process that turns bodies into a mix of liquid and minerals. Resomation uses less energy than cremation and emits significantly fewer greenhouse gas emissions.
Wed, Aug 11 2010 20:00 -0400
Six months after the company convened 300 of the country's largest corporations, seven firms have posted updates on their progress in meeting Walmart's sustainability challenge.
Wed, Aug 11 2010 20:00 -0400
Though managing and counting carbon is now table stakes for mom and pop shops and Fortune 500 firms alike, many companies don't know where to begin. These 10 stops will get you well on your way to carbon management.
Wed, Aug 11 2010 20:00 -0400
Google threw its considerable weight behind California's landmark climate change law this week, when it hosted an event where it argued an upcoming measure to kill the law would derail past and future gains made in cleantech job growth.
Wed, Aug 11 2010 20:00 -0400
For weeks Russia has sweltered, recording its highest ever temperatures – here is New Scientist's guide to the causes and consequences
Wed, Aug 11 2010 20:00 -0400
The World's largest tidal power turbine has been unveiled ahead of being installed off the coast of Scotland later this year.
Wed, Aug 11 2010 20:00 -0400
A poll of edie.net's readers has shown the vast majority feel the Government's much-hyped Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) is not working.
Tue, Aug 10 2010 20:00 -0400
Companies of all sizes are making the shift from just working on green IT to 'IT for green' -- deploying technology to meet corporate-wide environmental goals.
Tue, Aug 10 2010 20:00 -0400
Figures released today (August 11) by the Environment Agency show just 1200 organisations have registered for the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme.
Mon, Aug 9 2010 20:00 -0400
Butte College in Northern California will begin generating more renewable energy next year than it uses, saving the school an estimated $150 million over the next 30 years.
Mon, Aug 9 2010 20:00 -0400
A holding pattern in the jet stream means weather systems stick around with violent consequences
Mon, Aug 9 2010 20:00 -0400
DISCOVERY of vulnerable species casts grave doubt over Queenland's ability to switch on recycled water pipeline.
Mon, Aug 9 2010 20:00 -0400
A government funding programme to back heavy industry in Newcastle and surrounding towns will include cash for low-carbon projects.
Mon, Aug 9 2010 20:00 -0400
Businesses say mapping energy use is their biggest concern when it comes to a new government scheme to tackle carbon emissions.
Mon, Aug 9 2010 20:00 -0400
A car dubbed the world's first affordable mass produced electric vehicle made its European debut in Ireland this month.
Mon, Aug 9 2010 20:00 -0400
A holding pattern in the jet stream means weather systems stick around with violent consequences
Sun, Aug 8 2010 20:00 -0400
The Pembina Institute published a briefing paper describing the environmental costs of oil sands extraction in Alberta, which was responsible for 52 percent of the country's increased emissions between 1990 and 2008, but only 18 percent of GDP growth.
Sun, Aug 8 2010 20:00 -0400
Britain's nuclear renaissance is "on course" and the first new reactors for nearly two decades will hit the grid in 2018 as planned, the Energy Secretary, Chris Huhne, insisted yesterday. But behind Mr Huhne's bullish claims, an awesome array of hurdles must be cleared, with unprecedented timeliness for the deadline to be met.
Sun, Aug 8 2010 20:00 -0400
United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres says progress was made at the Bonn talks as she tries to build a framework for a successful COP16.