Global IssuesCuba On The Road To Clean Energy Development
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
More than a decade ago, solar electricity changed the lives of several mountain communities in Cuba. Now this and other renewable power sources are emerging as the best options available to develop sustainable energy across the island.
Spain's Green Groups Slam Rollback Of Conservation Policies
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Spain's new conservative government has announced changes in environmental policy that are a significant step backwards for environmental protection in the country, provoking an immediate, harsh reaction from the opposition and civil society.
Spate Of Spills At Sea For Brazilian Oil Industry
Thursday, February 02, 2012
An accident at an ultra-deepwater drilling platform spilled 160 barrels of crude off the coast of Brazil this week, deepening fears about safety in this new frontier of oil and gas production.
2011 - A Year Of Weather Extremes, With More To Come
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
The global average temperature in 2011 was 14.52 degrees Celsius (58.14 degrees Fahrenheit). According to NASA scientists, this was the ninth warmest year in 132 years of recordkeeping, despite the cooling influence of the La Niña atmospheric and oceanic circulation pattern and relatively low solar irradiance.
China Looks Both Ways On Iranian Oil
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
China’s response to calls from the West to join an oil embargo penalising Iran for its nuclear programme so far has been to choose the middle course typical of its non-interfering foreign policy of the last 30 years — denouncing sanctions on one hand yet working to protect its national interests on many fronts.
Op-Ed: After Durban, Latin America Looks Towards Rio+20
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
After the climate change negotiations in Durban, South Africa in December, there is space to continue advancing in the short and medium term. Now the attention of Latin America and the rest of the world is turned towards the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development taking place this June in Rio de Janeiro.
U.N. Panel Launches Blueprint For Sustainable Development
Monday, January 30, 2012
A long-awaited report by a U.N. high-level panel on global sustainability recommends several far-reaching proposals, including the establishment of new institutions and the creation of global indicators, aimed at protecting the world's environment and strengthening the U.N.'s sustainable development strategy.
Uzbekistan: Population Endures Shortages Amid Plenty
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Just a week ago at a cabinet meeting, Uzbek leader Islam Karimov hailed the achievements of the Uzbek economic model, which is basically a retrofitted command system. But Karimov clearly hasn't gotten out of the capital much lately. For many citizens in Central Asia's most populous state, electricity cuts and gas shortages have become a defining feature of this winter.
Shale Gas A Bridge To More Global Warming
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Hundreds of thousands of shale gas wells are being 'fracked' in the United States and Canada, allowing large amounts of methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas, to escape into the atmosphere, new studies have shown.
Puerto Rico: Cleaner Energy Sources Prove Divisive
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
As Puerto Rico seeks to lower soaring utility rates while simultaneously shifting toward cleaner energy sources, it faces grassroots opposition to two major projects even though at least one is 100-percent renewable.
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