Full Coverage: Pollution

18.12.2007 Engineers Without Borders and others have bagged the prestigious Mondialogo Award for developing a low cost solar powered lantern. This new technology will not only help improve the quality of life of the poor in the developing world, but also decrease global dependence on petroleum along with reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

18.12.2007 Indonesia merupakan negeri dengan kelimpahan sumber daya alam. Namun sayang, kelimpahan itu terancam punah akibat perubahan iklim dan salah urus pembangunan.

17.12.2007 Grazie allo sforzo congiunto dell'Europa e dei Paesi in via di sviluppo è stato evitato un passo indietro nella lotta ai cambiamenti climatici: gli USA sono stati isolati e costretti a ritrattare le loro posizioni": così Legambiente commenta le conclusioni della XIII Conferenza internazionale sui cambiamenti climatici (Cop 13) tenutasi a Bali. L'accordo di compromesso per non emarginare del tutto gli Stati Uniti non indica nel documento finale l’obiettivo di riduzione dei gas serra dal 20% al 40% entro il 2020. I firmatari dell'accordo riconoscono la necessità di finanziamenti dai Paesi ricchi a quelli poveri e in via di sviluppo per metterli in grado di fronteggiare i disastri naturali e gli effetti del riscaldamento globale. Il Fondo di adattamento stabilito da Kyoto (oggi di 37 milioni di euro) comincerà a funzionare dal prossimo anno, ma la sfida è arrivare a un fondo di 207 milioni di euro.

12.12.2007 Magsaysay awardee Rajender Singh spoke to OneWorld South Asia, on December 9, in an interview after the culmination of nine-day long march to save the groundwater resources. His satyagrah on the banks of the Yamuna in New Delhi has been going on for the past more than 100 days. Following are the excerpts:

12.12.2007 A senior US Congressman will “travel” virtually to participate in the climate conference currently going on in Indonesia. This has been made possible by OneClimate along with Cisco to save the carbon cost of flying.

07.12.2007 An NGO group in Bali is taking advantage of the international climate change conference on the Indonesian island to press for a Global Day of Silence.

06.12.2007 An Indian scientist based in Pune, a city in the state of Maharashtra, has found a novel way to manage kitchen waste that would not only reduce burden on city administration but also produce methane gas that can be used for cooking. Sustainable rural development through the application of scientific and technological knowledge is the mission of this renowned scientist.

05.12.2007 Rising carbon emissions from developing countries would threaten the world with severe climate change within a single generation, even if rich countries were to stop their own greenhouse gas emissions tomorrow, according to new study by an independent think tank.

03.12.2007 Goresan cat di kanvas putih ala 'Seni Perlawanan' mengawali pembukaan acara Forum Masyarakat Sipil (Civil Society Organization Forum/CSF) Indonesia untuk Keadilan Iklim di Kampung CSO, BTDC, Nusa Dua, Bali, Senin (3/12) pagi.

02.12.2007 Letusan senapan Kalashnikov AK 47 mewarnai aksi damai yang dilakukan aktivis Greenpeace di Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Uap (PLTU) Tanjung Jati B di Jepara, Sabtu (1/12/2007) pagi kemarin.