Lord Nicholas Stern released last month a new report on climate change mitigation : Key Elements of a Global Deal on Climate Change (pdf). It focuses on the increasing risks of inaction and stresses that the commitments of both developed and developing countries are vital. To the AFP quoting Lord Stern, he underestimated the threat […]
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The capital city of Catalonia and one of my favorite European places is facing an increasing water scarcity due to a severe drought as El Pais notes. This might lead to a total lack of water by October and there are no really good solution to solve this problem as Barcelona doesn’t have any water
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Protecting biodiversity would protect in an important way Mankind itself. This is the conclusion of the book Sustaining Life, How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity. Written by two Medical Doctors of the Harvard Medical School – Eric Chivian and Aaron Bernstein – this book seem to be a must read. As a matter of fact,
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Yesterday, the price of sweet light crude rose for the first time in History over the $120 limit at the New York Mercantile Exchange. As it was the case previously, this is due to the weakness of the US Dollar and to supply concerns of OPEC members (this time, it is Iran and Nigeria). Oil
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This is the conclusion of studies done by German climate scientists. This would be due to the slowing activity of the Gulf Stream (pictured left) in both Atlantic and Pacific oceans. This might be a very good news for all us that shouldn’t be seen as a proof that climate change is a scam or
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According to Greentech Media, European utilities are “major movers in the renewable energy space“. They also are becoming global leaders compared to their US competitors. So far, more than 86 Gigawatts of renewable electricity capacity have been installed and an additional 100 GW are to be implemented by the eight “green giants”. This concerns companies
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The president of the OPEC stated earlier this week that oil prices might keep on climbing steadily and reach 200 USD per barrel before year end. This might seem far-fetched, but since the beginning of the year, oil prices rose by nearly 20 percent and there is no sign that the situation will reverse. Meanwhile,
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Earlier this week, I checked Blog do Planeta – written by the Brazilian weekly Epoca – my information source on what goes on in the environmental area in this country. I was quite surprised to see my name on the list written by Alexandre Mansur of his ten best green international websites. I take the
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The prices of cereals keep on increasing in an important way and numerous riots of hungers already occured in many countries of South America, Africa and Asia. Biofuels aren’t the only reason for such increases – we will see below that many other factors were also involved – but they contribute in an important way.
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I haven’t posted anything on astrophotography since my article on the avalanches on Mars. And these pictures weren’t that beautiful or anything else but scientific material. So, as the NASA’s Astronomy Picture Of the Day comprised last weeks some very beautiful pictures, I propose you here my favorites of the past few weeks. I hope
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