Prins, Gwyn and Galiana, Isabel and Green, Christopher and Grundmann, Reiner and Korhola, Atte and Laird, Frank and Nordhaus, Ted and Pielke Jnr, Roger and Rayner, Steve and Sarewitz, Daniel and Shellenberger, Michael and Stehr, Nico and Tezuko, Hiroyuki (2010) http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/27939/ [Yale Environment 360] The world community should abandon efforts to sign a climate change … Continue reading »
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Land in Europe: Prices, Taxes and Use Patterns
European Environment Agency http://tinyurl.com/2epuute Developments in land‑use patterns across Europe are generating considerable concern, particularly in relation to achievement of environmental goals. Land‑use trends — such as urban sprawl and land abandonment — are jeopardising the future for sustainable land use. Moreover, these trends endanger the achievement of European environmental goals in areas such as … Continue reading »
World Health Statistics 2010
World Health Organization http://www.who.int/whosis/whostat/2010/en/index.html [UN Pulse] This annual publication compiles data from the 193 WHO Member States and summaries progresses made towards the health-related Millennium Development Goals and targets.
Global Carbon Trading
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, UK http://www.parliament.uk/documents/documents/upload/postpn354.pdf The EU has a target of reducing overall greenhouse gas emissions to at least 20% below 1990 levels by 2020. To assist in achieving this legally binding goal and delivering emissions reductions at reduced economic cost, the EU Emission Trading System started in 2005, creating mandatory carbon … Continue reading »
Upward Trend in Vehicle-Miles Resumed During 2009: A Time Series Analysis
US DOT. Bureau of Transportation Statistics / by Peg Young http://tinyurl.com/2g8q2rv [Press release] After a 2-year interruption to a long-term upward trend, the number of vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) on the Nation’s highways appears to have resumed a pattern of upward growth in 2009. While VMT rises and falls seasonally, the years 2007 and 2008 showed … Continue reading »
Preliminary Evaluation of the Impact of the Section 1603 Treasury Grant Program on Renewable Energy Deployment in 2009
US DOE. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory http://eetd.lbl.gov/EA/EMP/reports/lbnl-3188e.pdf (report) http://eetd.lbl.gov/EA/EMP/reports/lbnl-3188e-house-testimony.pdf (House testimony) [From press release] The Section 1603 Treasury cash grant program of the Recovery Act appears to have stimulated incremental renewable power capacity additions in 2009, thereby supporting U.S.-based renewable energy jobs, according to a new report by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The Section … Continue reading »
Making African Forests Fit for Climate Change : a Regional View of Climate Change Impacts on Forests and People and Options for Climate Change
International Union of Forest Research Organizations http://www.iufro.org/science/gfep/african-policy-brief/ [Press release] Africa is expected to face particularly high impacts from climate change. At the same time, people in Africa are highly dependent on forest goods and services and therefore particularly vulnerable to climate change. A key finding of the Global Assessment Report on Forest Adaptation prepared in … Continue reading »
Technology Roadmap : Concentrating Solar Power
International Energy Agency http://www.iea.org/papers/2010/csp_roadmap.pdf [From E&E News PM article by Katie Powell] Nearly a quarter of global electricity production could be drawn from solar power by 2050, according to analyses released today by the International Energy Agency. Solar photovoltaic (PV) power, which is already commercially available, could provide about 11 percent of global electricity within … Continue reading »
