Thursday, September 8th, 2011
More than 500 million trips were made by public transport in Norway in 2010. This is an increase of 4.4 per cent or 21 million passengers from the previous year. Most of the growth was in urban areas, where the positive trend for taking the bus, tram and underground continues. Read More
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mrs. Olajimoke Akinjide, has blamed the massive flooding that occurred in Ibadan, Oyo State, recently on lack of sustainable city planning. This, however, comes as the ultimatum given by the state government to owners of structures on river banks in Ibadan to move their property ahead of
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Abu Dhabi hopes to pioneer the practice of burying the world’s industrial emissions underground but is having trouble proceeding to the next stage. UN talks start today in the capital on the technology known as carbon capture, and the emirate is showcasing its own plans, from complex models by its engineers to a 500km pipeline network
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Gazprom must make a final investment decision on the Shtokman project within the end of the year, says Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The first gas will be produced at the Shtokman field in the fourth quarter of 2016, Putin said at a meeting in the ruling United Russia party. Read More
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
The BBC plotted the home addresses of 197 people charged with riot-related offences at Manchester City Magistrates Court up until 23 August, against levels of deprivation across the city. Read More
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Geophysicists, archaeologists and computer specialists have discovered a well-preserved Roman gladiator school just outside Vienna — without even lifting a shovel. Instead of digging they used a special radar to map the site in stunning detail. Read More
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
Thanks to a novel initiative, a Maltese child – and a child from every other EU member state – is to have one of the European Union’s Galileo satellites named after him or her. The European Commission is inviting children aged between nine and 11 to participate in a drawing competition with the subject of ‘Space
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
The European Drought Centre – EDC, hosted by UIO, is a virtual knowledge centre with the aim to enhance drought research in Europe and promote collaboration and capacity building between scientists and the user community. The long term objective of the centre is to enhance European co-operation in order to mitigate the impacts of droughts on
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
The Netherlands is the most vulnerable country in Europe to a natural disaster, but still only ranks 69th in a new UN ranking because it is well positioned to cope with floods and rising sea levels. The ranking was drawn up by the UN’s institute for the environment and human security and looks not only at
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
Organizations concerned about our waste of natural capital are gathering for a large summit in Bonn this weekend, amid tough times for the sustainability agenda. This year’s focus will be on volunteer’s role in shaping sustainable societies. “NGOs and responsive citizens – the people – act at the heart of societies,” said the head of the
