May 17, 2012
How much fast-start climate finance is actually flowing, and where is it being spent?[^1] This question has come up repeatedly alongside the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) climate talks in Bonn this…
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- Independent: Moves to cut subsidies for fitting solar panels on homes were halted by ministers today following warnings that the planned reductions threatened Britain’s hopes of hitting targets for renewable energy production. Ministers halved subsidies for feed-in tariffs last year and were due to implement another cut in July. The Independent disclosed this month that senior figures in the solar energy industry warned they faced a crisis which jeopardised thousands of jobs as a result of...
May 16, 2012
- Environmental News Network: Cultivation of cardamom, a high value spice crop, can take a toll on evergreen forests in tropical countries, independent studies in Sri Lanka and India have shown. Apart from disturbing biodiversity, cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum), plantations affect water and soil quality in tropical forests, the studies said. Researchers from Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom studying abandoned cardamom plantations in the Knuckles Forest Reserve (KFR) in the uplands of central...
- Science: A U.K. project that is examining the feasibility of geoengineering the Earth's climate to reduce global warming will no longer involve an outdoor experiment that was scheduled to take place later this year. The Stratospheric Particle Injection for Climate Engineering (SPICE) project was set to test the delivery of aerosols high into Earth's atmosphere. Today, however, planners announced that they have cancelled the test because of concerns that researchers involved in the project could...
May 14, 2012
- This workshop is convened by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). It aims to facilitate the description of ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs), and will include one day of training on the application of EBSA criteria, as well as a four-day workshop. The workshop will include CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points in the Southern Indian Ocean region:...
May 12, 2012
- BusinessGreen: The government must invest more effort in developing a "sustainable food system" if it is to increase yields and meet the challenge presented by a rising global population. That is the core recommendation from a committee of MPs, who today warn that without a more co-ordinated approach to developing more sustainable agricultural practices the UK faces growing food security risks and increased levels of environmental damage. The report from the Environmental Audit Committee (...
- BusinessGreen: The government must invest more effort in developing a "sustainable food system" if it is to increase yields and meet the challenge presented by a rising global population. That is the core recommendation from a committee of MPs, who today warn that without a more co-ordinated approach to developing more sustainable agricultural practices the UK faces growing food security risks and increased levels of environmental damage. The report from the Environmental Audit Committee (...
May 11, 2012
- The leaders of Indonesia, Liberia and the United Kingdom will co-chair a UN panel advising on development after the MDGs expire.
- The leaders of Indonesia, Liberia and the United Kingdom will co-chair a UN panel advising on development after the MDGs expire.
May 3, 2012
Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), developed countries have pledged to provide “fast-start” finance…