Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
On Thursday (December 16) at 15:30, the environment minister and a doctorate in environmental planning, Izabella Teixeira, will participate in a live debate, which will make a retrospective of his performance in the current government and a balance sheet of the 16th Conference United Nations Convention on Climate Change (COP-16), promoted recently in Cancun. Read
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
IGN SPAIN – Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess of Asturias preside over the opening ceremony with Minister of Public Works, José Blanco, and the presidents of the autonomous communities of Madrid and Castilla-La Mancha, Esperanza Aguirre and José María Barreda. Read More
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
HELSINGIN SANOMAT – Finland’s Ministry of the Environment is in the process of simplifying considerably the fire regulations regarding the construction of wooden apartment buildings. The aim is to better facilitate the use of wood when building multi-storey apartment buildings. The Ministry is preparing new building regulations, according to which wood-frame apartment buildings up to eight storeys high
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
ESA – The climate summit in Cancun, Mexico, last week agreed a package that will set up a new green climate fund for adapting to climate change, transferring technology to developing countries and reducing emissions by avoiding deforestation and forest degradation. Read More
Monday, December 13th, 2010
AME INFO – Keynotes and Case Studies, which were discussed during the congress, branched out to include a variety of tools that can be used to protect such infrastructure from acts of terrorism, sabotage and natural disaster. This timely Congress provides essential support to key public and private sector practitioners as they seek to protect
Monday, December 13th, 2010
GTZ – To combat non-compliance with right-of-ways and red traffic lights, the main reasons for accidents, Münster implemented new transport infrastructure and intensified traffic regulation and monitoring. In the scope of these measures cycle-paths along main roads, extended cycle high ways with a minimum width of 5meters and cycle-bridges and -tunnels at intersections were constructed. Read
Monday, December 13th, 2010
ARAB NEWS – An integrated policy should be adopted for a sustainable Saudi Arabia, said Prince Faisal bin Turki Al-Faisal, president of the Saudi Strategic Studies Institute (SSSI), at the inauguration of a workshop in Riyadh on Sunday. The event was also attended by Prince Turki Al-Faisal, chairman of the King Faisal Center For Research and Islamic
Monday, December 13th, 2010
LE MONDE FRANCE – Brazil has successfully launched Sunday a medium-range rocket, intended for scientific experiments and reached an altitude of 241.9 km for a 18-minute flight, said the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB). The launch took place on the base of Alcantara, in the State of Maranhão (Northeast). The type of rocket VSB-30 has a flying range of
Monday, December 13th, 2010
RIA NOVOSTI – Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised on Sunday new high speed rail services between the 2018 World Cup host cities. He made his statement after joining Finnish President Tarja Halonen for an inaugural journey on the French-made high speed Allegro train linking Helsinki to St. Petersburg. The two leaders arrived in Russia’s former imperial
Sunday, December 12th, 2010
NORDREGIO – The Nordic countries generate only moderate emission levels of greenhouse gases compared to other developed countries of a similar size. This is related to their lower dependency on fossil fuels. However, their consumption of energy per capita is among the highest in the world. Read More
