Low Carbon Technologies Report
Looking for in-depth analyses of the hottest new low-carbon technologies? Whether you’re an investor seeking the next Big Thing or a start-up searching for potential partners, the new “Low Carbon Technologies Report” delivers the intelligence you need. Produced in association with Greenbang, the “Low Carbon Technologies Report” is a
virtualisation
These days, a lot of us have stopped buying compact disks in favour of downloading songs to our iPods … which means there’s a lot less need for all the materials and energy that go into manufacturing CDs. We could cut our consumption levels — both energy and natural resources — even
global warming
Everyone seems to talk about climate change, to paraphrase part of a line attributed to Mark Twain, but not everyone knows as much about climate change as, say, climatologists. Which leads us to suggest that you might want to take “insights” on the validity, causes and possible fixes to climate
arctic
The Arctic Ocean is likely to be mostly ice-free during the summer within the next 10 years, according to new data released today. The data, collected earlier this year by researchers on a 450-kilometre trek across the northern part of the Beaufort Sea, indicates the survey area is made up
Greenbang
We here at Greenbang feel the need to put the PR types out there on notice: we are a professional news organisation and, as such, do not jump through the hoops that public relations people like to hold up. So just to clarify, if you are a PR and would
Smart Grid
VentureBeat introduces another opportunity for you to plug in with the innovators at its seminal conference on the smart grid, GreenBeat 2009, being held 18 – 19 November in San Francisco. Online registration is available now, and Greenbang readers can save 20% off regular price tickets with the discount code GREENBANG09
cloud computing
US researchers are studying cloud computing’s potential to provide a cost-effective and energy-efficient way to speed up discoveries and innovation in climate change, physics and biology. The programme is being funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the US Department of Energy (DOE). Cloud computing provides on-demand
global warming
The Arctic has helped absorb up to 25 per cent of the planet’s carbon dioxide, but climate change could turn it into a net emitter of the greenhouse gas, according to a new study. If that happens, the rate of global warming — already preceding faster than scientists had predicted
sustainability
One architect has a vision for how New Orleans could sustain another catastrophic levee failure in the post-Katrina era: build houses that are designed to float upward securely as water levels rise. In fact, construction of the first so-called FLOAT House was recently completed in the city’s Lower Ninth
zero waste
Britain is setting out to become a zero-waste nation, according to Environment Secretary Hilary Benn. “We need to rethink how we view and treat waste in the UK,” Benn said at a summit of local authorities and waste industry representatives. “Why do we send valuable items like aluminium and food
mass extinction
Small thinking in conservation could help drive many of the world’s plants and animals to extinction, according to Australian researchers. Populations of endangered species aren’t likely to survive global climate change or habitat loss unless they number around 5,000 mature individuals or more, warn the scientists from
In future, more of us city-dwellers might be living in houses on stilts, recycling our dishwater and generating our own energy at home, according to a Newcastle University report prepared for the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. Three years in the making, the paper outlines how major cities must
