Set world standards for electronics recycling, reuse to curb e-waste exports to developing countries
United Nations University 15 September 2009 Sold in 2006: 230 million computers, 1 billion cell phones, 45.5 million TVs; many […]
Climate
Tuvalu hopes solar project inspires climate talks; nation sets goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2020
e8, Montreal 19 July 2009 Pacific nation of 9 islands seeks to expand first solar system, donated by e8, a
UNEP report details surprising green energy investment trends worldwide
United Nations Environment Programme Nairobi / Paris 3-Jun-2009 Some $155 billion was invested in 2008 in clean energy companies and
Clean energy investment not on track to avoid climate change
New Energy Finance London 4-Mar-2009 Impact of recession and low energy prices may postpone peak of world CO2 emissions by
Rainforests Regrowing: Impact on Extinction Rates Sparks Debate at Smithsonian
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Washington / Panama 12-Jan-2009 Satellite data and other research reveal that huge tracts of abandoned tropical
‘Arid aquaculture’ among livelihoods promoted to relieve worsening pressure on world’s drylands
United Nations University 11-Nov-2008 “Arid aquaculture” using ponds filled with salty, undrinkable water for fish production is one of several
Rising energy, food prices major threats to wetlands as farmers eye new areas for crops
United Nations University 25-Jul-2008Critical food shortages and growing demand for bio-fuels and hydro-electricity due to high fossil fuel prices rank
Massive greenhouse gases may be released as destruction, drying of world wetlands worsens: UN
United Nations University 20-Jul-2008 700 leading experts convene at edge of Brazil’s vast Pantanal to take stock, offer policy prescription
UNEP: Clean energy investments charge forward despite financial market turmoil
United Nations Environment Programme Nairobi, Kenya 01 Jul 08 With end of cheap oil, renewables and energy efficiency attracts fast-growing
Indigenous peoples hardest hit by climate change describe impacts
United Nations University – Institute of Advance Studies Yokohama 2-Apr-2008 Biofuel production, renewable energy expansion, other mitigation measures uprooting indigenous