We must make up ground in the fight against desertification
A global partnership is needed to tackle the desertification that degrades more than 12m hectares of arable land every year, affecting some of the poorest and most food-insecure people
Issues & Trends
CPV World Map 2011
CPV industry evolution: Your roadmap to sure-fi re market share
The 3rd Concentrated Photovoltaic Summit USA is the number one networking
and knowledge centre for the industry. Following our blockbuster events in San
$48bn a year would provide electricity to the poor, report says
Fiona Harvey
Giving the poor access to electricity would bring huge gains in health, education and economic growth, with little increase in emmissions, according to International Energy Agency study
Deep Thinking About the Future of Food
JUSTIN GILLIS
Trying to tap into the best thinking about the future of global agriculture, as I have tried to do in my work as a reporter, can be an exercise in frustration.
Global teacher shortage threatens progress on education
The UN estimates 8 million extra teachers are needed worldwide by 2015. But how do countries compare? Get the full data here
UN launches initiative to promote sustainable energy for all
20 September 2011 – Warning that a lack of access to affordable and clean energy is jeopardizing the achievemen
“New York’s identity is its skyline. By making our buildings greener and greater, New York is saving money, creating jobs, and reducing carbon emissions.” –Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, City of New York
New York City’s Clean Revolution has been led by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, and his detailed and comprehensive sustainability plan, called PlaNYC: A Greener, Greater New York.
Hans Rosling and the Future of the World
Michael Kanellos
The world’s most important invention—the technological breakthrough that has fundamentally changed family life for the better nearly everywhere—isn’t particularly extravagant. In fact, you probably have one.
What is it? The car? The computer? The cell phone? Not quite.
Canadian Arctic nearly loses entire ice shelf from global warming
Charmaine Noronha
Luke Copland is an associate professor in the geography department at the University of Ottawa who co-authored the research published on Carleton University’s website.
The Difference Between Chronic Hunger and Famine
At the beginning of presentations introducing The Hunger Project (THP), we often address the difference between chronic hunger and famine.