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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Calls for Urgent Action on Climate Change

Standing on rapidly melting polar ice, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to the world for urgent measures to be taken to combat climate change to protect the planet for future generations

4 Sep 2009

Man Made Global Warming Has Overtaken 2000 Years of Natural Cooling

Arctic temperatures in the 1990s reached their warmest level of any decade in at least 2,000 years, new research indicates. The study, which incorporates geologic records and computer simulations, provides new evidence that the Arctic would be cooling if not for greenhouse gas emissions that are overpowering natural climate patterns

4 Sep 2009

Impact of Warming the Arctic will be Greater Than Predicted

Warming in the Arctic could lead to flooding affecting one quarter of the world’s population, substantial increases in greenhouse gas emissions from massive carbon pools, and extreme global weather changes, according to a new WWF report

4 Sep 2009

G20 Must Fund Solutions to Climate Change

WWF is calling on G20 finance ministers to commit to providing $160 billion per year of public funding, to help the world’s developing nations to adapt to climate change and set them onto a low carbon pathway for the future

4 Sep 2009

Energy Star Ratings and Carbon Footprint Reduction for Places of Worship

America's houses of worship can now earn the Energy Star label, joining the nation’s schools, hospitals, hotels, and other facilities in their efforts to fight climate change, save energy and reduce their carbon footprint

4 Sep 2009

Report Says Half of Solar Panel Makers Might Not Survive 2010

The solar industry is at a critical stage and 50 percent of existing solar manufacturers may not survive 2010 according to the report Opportunities in The Solar Market For Crystalline and Thin Film Solar Cells

4 Sep 2009

More Efficient Televisions, Monitors and Lights to Come From Better, Brighter Green LEDs

Rensselaer Professor Christian Wetzel is working to create better, brighter green LEDs that could lead to a new generation of high-performance, energy-efficient monitors, TVs, and other display and lighting devices

4 Sep 2009

Iveco Set To Make Electric Delivery Truck in Latin America

Forerunner in the technology of electric propulsion, with the development into production of the first Daily with pure electric drive in 1986, Iveco has recently presented a prototype of the Electric Daily in Brazil, destined to be the first zero emission light commercial vehicle produced in Latin America

4 Sep 2009

Mercedes-Benz BlueZERO E-Cell Plus Car Uses Electric and Petrol Engine

The Mercedes-Benz Concept BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS electric car combines environment-friendly electric mobility in the city with unrestricted suitability for long-distance driving

4 Sep 2009

NOAA To Develop Policy for Sustainable Marine Aquaculture

NOAA intends devloping a policy for sustainable marine aquaculture in the coming months, providing a framework for addressing aquaculture activity in federal waters. Marine aquaculture is the cultivation of marine organisms, such as finfish and shellfish

4 Sep 2009

Diverse Strains of Environmental Cleanup Microbes Found

Researchers have completed the first thorough, system-level assessment of the diversity of an environmentally important genus of microbes known as Shewanella. Microbes belonging to that genus frequently participate in bioremediation by confining and cleaning up contaminated areas in the environment

2 Sep 2009

Sustainable Building Solutions Abound in Self Sufficient City Planned for Korea

A consortium has won an international competition to design the masterplan for the expansion of the Incheon Free Economic Zone in Korea. Conceived as a self-sufficient, sustainable development, the 300 square-kilometre masterplan will extend organically from a central transportation spine, creating a centre for green industry

2 Sep 2009