solar energy
What’s the most abundant source of clean energy available to us? We see it rise in the East every morning and watch it set in the West every night. In theory, solar energy could more than meet the energy demands of the entire global population. In reality, though, many
Interested in hearing the latest on how — and why — ever more businesses are working to de-couple their profits from their carbon footprint? Then mark your calendars and plan to join our Carbon Conversation in London next month. Scheduled for 6 to 8 pm Tuesday, 2 February, the gathering of leading
low carbon transport
The accelerating quest for low-carbon ways of getting from here to there is generating some misleading myths along the way, according to British researchers. The team of researchers from the University of Oxford tackle those myths in a new study, “Future of Mobility Roadmap: Ways to Reduce Emissions While Keeping
low carbon transport
As the age of easy oil fades away and the era of accelerating climate change gets under way, it might be time to stop waiting for “silver bullet” technological breakthroughs to save us and instead start working harder with what we’ve already got. That’s what researchers at the
Jurdy gets a taste of the limit to resources …
Haiti earthquake
While cash donations are the first request from aid groups responding to the deadly earthquake in Haiti, renewable energy can contribute to the relief and recovery efforts now underway. The medical aid organisation Partners in Health, for example, is in desperate need of items like solar chargers and water purification
While economic development and carbon emissions have long gone hand in hand, a growing number of businesses today are working to de-couple their profits from their carbon footprints, cut their energy costs and reduce their impacts on the environment. How to accomplish those goals — and why that’s necessary — will
global warming
Greenbang’s weekly Climate Change Index tracks research findings and events directly attributable to global warming. Our aim is to provide a numerical, week-to-week indicator of climate change developments. Items that qualify for listing in each week’s index include new climate data published in peer-reviewed academic journals and extreme
GM foods
As concerns over the planet’s future food security mount, some scientists say our only hope lies with an agricultural revolution centred on genetically modified (GM) crops. “We need a new and ‘greener revolution,’ improving production and efficiency through the food chain within environmental and other constraints,” John Beddington, Britain’
With the Worldwatch Institute’s call today for a shift away from the global culture of consumerism, we here at Greenbang are suggesting a thought experiment: How much stuff — and what stuff in particular — could you reasonably consider to be all the stuff you’ll ever need? Look around your
heating
With the recent stretch of snowy, icy weather in many parts of the eastern US, UK and Europe, keeping warm has been on a lot of people’s minds. For Britons, that will become a bit easier — and greener — to do, thanks to a couple of new developments. The electronics
What’s wrong with our modern and increasingly global consumer culture? Hasn’t it helped to bring millions out of abject poverty and spurred economic growth in many once-subsistence-level markets? Yes, acknowledges the latest report from the Worldwatch Institute, “2010 State of the World: Transforming Cultures — from Consumerism to Sustainability.
