Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan to Build Joint Power Line
june 25 2012
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjou announced that Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan are due to build a joint power line after a final agreement on the project.
Issues & Trends
'Vast reservoir' of methane locked beneath Antarctic ice sheet
Press Association
August 29 2012
Scientists say as much as 4bn tonnes of the potent greenhouse gas could be released into the atmosphere if ice melts
LIGHTING THE CLEAN REVOLUTION: THE RISE OF LEDS AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR CITIES
theclimategroup.org
June 29 2012
World leaders pledge 513 bln USD to sustainable development
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 22, 2012 -- Xinhua
Some 513 billion U.S. dollars in funding has been committed at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) to achieve a sustainable future, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday.
Dambisa Moyo: 'The world will be drawn into a war for resources'
Decca Aitkenhead
The controversial writer and economist on why she believes the economic rise of China, combined with the west's complacency, leaves us facing a future of terrifying global instability
Top scientists urge governments to solve environmental 'dilemmas'
Fiona Harvey
Demand for water and energy, natural disasters and measuring carbon dioxide must be prioritised, leading institutions say
Animated map: U.S. drought in 2012
Drought conditions have been at record levels in the contiguous United States for much of July, according to the National Drought Mitigation Center, which began monitoring drought conditions in 1999.
Higher CO2 Levels in Atmosphere May Speed Soil Emissions
Nathanael Massey
Forests may not help mitigate carbon dioxide pollution thanks to an uptick in CO2 emissions from decomposition