6 Signs The Big Global Switch To Solar Has Already Begun

08-11-2016

<a href="http://oilprice.com">http://oilprice.com</a> - Juan Cole

China has installed 20 gigawatts of new solar power just in the first half of this year. This achievement beats analysts’ expectations by a wide margin. China wants to add 20 GW of new solar every year for the next four, but apparently could do twice that.

2016 Global Peace Index

08-11-2016

The Global Peace Index Records a Historically Less Peaceful and More Unequal World 

The 2016 Global Peace Index (GPI) shows the world became less peaceful in the last year, reinforcing the underlying trend of declining peace over the last decade.

More than 56 million trapped in 'vicious' cycle of violence and hunger - UN

08-10-2016

<a href="http://www.reuters.com">http://www.reuters.com</a> - Magdalena Mis

ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More than 56 million people in 17 countries affected by prolonged conflicts are struggling to feed themselves, trapped in a "vicious" cycle of violence and hunger, two United Nations agencies said on Friday.
 

HOW URBAN DWELLERS DRIVE MASSIVE DEFORESTATION

07-20-2016

<a href="http://blogs.worldwatch.org">http://blogs.worldwatch.org</a> - Gaelle Gourmelon

Urban centers lie at the root of an important—and often neglected—source of emissions: deforestation.

Six graphics that explain climate change

07-19-2016

<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk">http://www.bbc.co.uk</a> - Nassos Stylianou, Paul Rincon and John Walton

Find out how and why the Earth's climate is changing as Paris hosts a major summit to discuss global warming.

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