Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
CITY BARCELONA – The European Commission has awarded the district heating and cooling the 22 @ district of Barcelona, sponsored by the Government. In 2002, the city opted for this system in the area of the Forum. The “Sustainable Energy Europe European Commission has awarded the momentum in the production of heat and cold networks implemented by the
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
INDEPENDENT UK – Britain needs to go back to old-style central planning of its electricity market, with the Government deciding who builds power stations where, so that it can take on the world’s toughest target to cut its emissions of the greenhouse gases causing global warming, the independent Committee on Climate Change tells the Government today.
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
CITY FIX – “Cities need to start planning now to radically re-engineer their infrastructure to cope with much larger populations than they currently support,” concludes a new report released last week by Forum for the Future, a U.K.-based sustainable development organization. “Megacities on the Move,” a collaboration between Vodafone, FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society and EMBARQ (the
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
SWEDISH GOV – Sweden and Minister for the Environment Andreas Carlgren have been given a key role in the negotiations at the UN climate conference in Cancún, Mexico. On Sunday evening Swedish time, the Mexican Presidency asked Sweden to be one of ten countries to lead the consultations in a key area. Andreas Carlgren agreed to
Monday, December 6th, 2010
MOSCOW TIMES – Prime Minister Vladimir Putin outlined plans for a multibillion-dollar extension of the Trans-Siberian Railroad on Monday, which he said would boost commodities production and investment in the Far East. The announcement came as Putin told a conference of United Russia officials from the Khabarovsk region that modernization of key Pacific ports, including Vanino,
Monday, December 6th, 2010
NERC – Volcanoes, the Antarctic and giant satellite-tracking lasers all play starring roles in a new series of short videos that dispel the myth that science is boring or difficult. In these videos, scientists working in a very diverse range of jobs demonstrate some of the exciting and unusual things they do. Read More
Monday, December 6th, 2010
ESA – As world negotiators gather at the climate summit in Cancun, Mexico, to tackle climate change, scientists are demonstrating how long-term satellite data provide unique information to help policymakers understand and manage climate change. Read More
Monday, December 6th, 2010
NATIONAL UAE – In addition to all that is involved in launching the world’s first green-energy body, the organisation’s new head has placed a priority on producing a map of the world’s solar and wind resources. Adnan Amin, the Kenyan economist who stepped in last month to take over as interim director general of the International Renewable
Monday, December 6th, 2010
THE HINDU – The freshwater biodiversity of the country is being assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It is after a gap of 13 years that the freshwater biodiversity of the country, including fish, molluscs, insects and plants, is being assessed using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. The last such
Monday, December 6th, 2010
TIMES OF MALTA – Farming is strategic but there is plenty of room for improvement. This has been the year European farming is being reshaped to fit better into the Common Agricultural Policy. The EU Commission wants to make CAP greener, fairer, more efficient, and more effective. A public consultation phase, which closed last month, brought a record