A new initiative launched in the UK this week aims to find out how much of its own food a city can grow. Harvest Brighton & Hove is undertaking a whole portfolio of projects that focus on growing, cooking and eating more local food. The initiative is being supported with
global warming
To have any hope of success, a global climate change agreement must aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from 50 gigatonnes of carbon-dioxide-equivalent today to 35 gigatonnes by 2030 and 20 gigatonnes by 2050, according to a new paper by Lord Nicholas Stern, former chief economist of the World Bank.
Speaking at the United Nations’ Climate Change Summit in New York today, US President Barack Obama stressed the urgent and growing need for action to avoid global and catastrophic impacts of global warming. He also emphasised that, since he took office in January, the US has moved away from its
microgeneration
Small-scale renewable energy schemes in small, rural communities could play a big role in helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet national climate-change targets, according to a new initiative from the Commission for Rural Communities (CRC) and The Co-operative. The two organisations are in the Fens of Cambridgeshire today
Jurdy overhears this: “After you.” “No, after you” …
marine energy
The UK government is inviting wave- and tidal-energy developers to bid for £22 million in new funding aimed at accelerating the commercial development of marine energy in Britain. The Marine Renewables Proving Fund, announced in July as part of the government’s Renewable Energy Strategy, will be designed and delivered
carbon capture and storage
A new system for capturing carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants could reduce the “energy penalty” that reduces the efficiency of other carbon capture methods, according to new research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The MIT strategy, called “pressurised oxy-fuel combustion,” uses more energy at the beginning
Thinking about scolding that Hummer-owning Yank about his wasteful, planet-destroying ways? Rather than shaming him into adopting a greener way of life, you might be hardening his resolve and driving him to imagine himself a “rugged individualist” who’s defending the American way of life. That’s the conclusion of
carbon emissions
More companies than ever before disclosed a wealth of information about their greenhouse gas emissions for this year’s Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Global 500 Report, released today in New York. Of 30 countries represented in the report, five — France, Germany, Japan, US and the UK — accounted for both 70
information technology
Information technology (IT) could drive advances in the vehicle industry far beyond simply helping to develop a better car, according to Jonas Kuschel, a researcher at Sweden’s University of Gothenburg. To make the most of such technology will require both the auto sector and the public to change the
photovoltaics
The thin-film photovoltaic (PV) industry needs to aim not only for grid parity — making solar energy comparable in cost to traditional energy sources — but for green parity, or long-term industry sustainability, as well, according to Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group. Linde Gases issued its call in advance
global warming
Global collaboration could help cut CO2 emissions while increasing both GDP and employment in all the major economies, according to a report presented today by former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and The Climate Group, an international NGO. “Cutting the cost: The economic benefits of collaborative climate action” was presented
