The British Government does not have its own, independent assessment of the global supply of oil, according to an article by environmental campaigner, George Monbiot, in today’s UK Guardian. If correct, this is surely gross dereliction of a Government’s duty — to ensure adequate supplies of affordable energy, to anticipate possible future shortages or [...]
Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, is building the world’s first carbon-neutral, waste-free and car-free city, at a cost of US$ 22 billion. Construction work started today, and the city, to known as Masdar City, will house 50,000 residents and 1,500 businesses by 2016.
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For those of our readers new to the European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), here’s a handy question-and-answer guide to the scheme.
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The UK Guardian newspaper reports that an international team of climate scientists has identified the geographic regions most at risk from catastrophic climate change in the coming 100 years.
“Although the scientists cannot be sure precisely when each region will reach the point of no return, their assessment warns it may already be too late to [...]
According to Wired magazine, Coskata, a start-up in Illinois, backed by General Motors, claims it can make ethanol for US $ 1 per gallon, and using any bio-matter, not just corn.
But let us hope the move to transform natural landscapes into biofuel farms does not make our carbon emission position worse, as this report suggests.
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