Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Air pollution from the 10,000 largest polluting facilities in Europe cost citizens between € 102 and 169 billion in 2009. This was one of the findings of a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which analysed the costs of harm to health and the environment caused by air pollution. Half of the total
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Agriculture requires US$2,5 billion annually to ensure adequate support for grain, cash crops and livestock production, Finance Minister Tendai Biti has said. Presenting his 2012 National Budget Statement last week, Minister Biti said grain by itself required US$702 million. To enhance farmers’ planning and preparedness Minister Biti has proposed a three-year rolling financing strategy for 2012,
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
The UK government is to kick-start an innovative project to fly radar satellites around the Earth, with an initial investment of £21m. Radar spacecraft can see the planet’s surface in all weathers, day and night. It is hoped that a series of satellites could eventually be launched, enabling any place on Earth to be imaged inside 24
Monday, November 28th, 2011
AeroGRID has signed a data distribution license with FÖMI, the Hungarian national mapping agency to become an agent for FÖMI’s national aerial imagery for the whole of Hungary. AeroGRID now boasts the most extensive library of aerial imagery of Europe. In 2011 AeroGRID has worked hard to expand its data portfolio in order to deliver on
Monday, November 28th, 2011
International delegates are convening in South Africa for this year’s UN Climate Change Conference. ESA representatives are attending the talks to stress the importance of continuing climate observations from space. ESA is participating as an observer to the COP 17 conference, being held in the city of Durban from 28 November to 9 December.On Wednesday evening,
Monday, November 28th, 2011
Identified with nuclear energy, Areva is also in the wind. The company has been selected to supply 120 wind turbines in Germany. The contract value amounts to EUR 1.2 billion, subject to completion of financing by the customer, said on Monday with the French nuclear group, confirming a report in Les Echos . Read More
Monday, November 28th, 2011
Identified with nuclear energy, Areva is also in the wind. The company has been selected to supply 120 wind turbines in Germany. The contract value amounts to EUR 1.2 billion, subject to completion of financing by the customer, said on Monday with the French nuclear group, confirming a report in Les Echos . Read More
Monday, November 28th, 2011
Norwegian aluminium producer Hydro and the Powerhouse alliance are planning to retrofit old offices outside Oslo, turning them into the world’s northernmost energy-positive buildings. Planning for the project in Sandvika, just west of Oslo, has begun. Work is to begin in 2013 and be finished in 2014, dependent upon approval from the authorities. Read More
Monday, November 28th, 2011
With high per capita emissions and an urgent need to develop, South Africa straddles a spectrum of interests at climate talks. It’s hoping to leverage its status to overcome divisions between rich and poor countries. The nominal goal of the talks in the harbor city of Durban is to come up with a binding international
Saturday, November 26th, 2011
The head of the world’s largest wind energy company has questioned the Baillieu government’s rationale for giving households veto rights over turbines within two kilometres of their homes. Ditlev Engel, chief executive of Danish company Vestas, said he had ”no idea” where the policy had come from. Read More
