Full Coverage: Energy
October 2007
Browse the archives by month:
| … |
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
31.10.2007
PARIS, October 30 (IPS) - A new project to develop an integrated sugarcane facility in Kenya could be a boost for biofuels production in east Africa.
more...From: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related topics/regions: [East Africa] [Kenya] [Agriculture] [Energy] [International cooperation] [Business] [Corporations] [Trade] [Renewable energy] Image: Africa has vast resources for developing biofuels from sugar cane and other crops. © Steve McNicholas / Worldwatch Institute
|
30.10.2007
Öljyn korkea hinta uhkaa estää Aasian maita vähentämästä köyhyydessä elävien ihmisten määrää.
more...From: Suomen IPS Related topics/regions: [Asia and the Pacific] [Energy] [Poverty] Image: - © Friends of the Earth International
|
29.10.2007
Ruokakasvien käyttäminen biopolttoaineena on rikos ihmisyyttä vastaan, YK:n ihmisoikeusasiantuntija Jean Ziegler sanoo. Hän vaatii biopolttoaineiden käyttöön viiden vuoden lykkäystä.
more...From: OneWorld UK Related topics/regions: [Energy] [Food] [Human rights] Image: -
|
28.10.2007
A new report from UNDP uses the Oil Price Vulnerability Index (OPVI) to measure the brunt of rising oil prices on Asia’s poor. While India may fare better than its neighbours in its ability to absorb oil price shocks, a continued rise could have an adverse impact on the region’s gains on MDGs, the report warns.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Energy] [MDGs] [Poverty] [Transport] [Economy] [United Nations] Image: Wood load making its way home
|
23.10.2007
More...From: Machizo Multimedia Communication Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Bangladesh] [Energy] [Land] [Poverty] [Social exclusion] [Climate change] [Environmental activism] [Soils] [Human rights] Image: Ms. Aklima who lost 2 sons in landslide
|
23.10.2007
A power conservation drive has made villages in the northern Indian state of Haryana switch over to Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL). Binola in Gurgaon was the first village to be lit up by CFL this year, followed by Sirsa, India’s first and only 100% CFL-electrified district.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [Energy] [Economy] [Environment] [Governance] Image: need to promote enery-efficient light bulbs like this CFL © Worldwatch Institute
|
19.10.2007
Nicaraguassa puolet väestöstä elää sähköttä, ja pienyrittäjät menettävät energiakriisin takia suuren osan tuloistaan. Taustalla vaikuttaa Maailmanpankin vaatimus sähkösektorin yksityistämisestä. Tapausta käsiteltiin lähes samanaikaisesti kansalaisyhteiskunnan tuomioistuimissa Managuassa ja Haagissa.
more...From: Kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus Related topics/regions: [Nicaragua] [Energy] Image: © global.finland
|
17.10.2007
NEW YORK, Oct 17 (OneWorld) - Independent economists and environmentalists are warning of dire consequences for the U.S. economy if policy makers fail to take urgent action on climate change.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Energy] [Economy] [Climate change] [Governance] Image: Eastland County, Texas wildfire; Jan. 2006. © Matt_and_annie (flickr)
|
09.10.2007
As seven hundred million Indians still live without access to any modern energy source, eradicating poverty and empowering people through a steady economic growth may hold the key to India's energy efficiency.
more...From: OneWorld South Asia Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [Energy] [MDGs] [Population] [Poverty] [Economy] [Environment] [Climate change] [Pollution] [Renewable energy] Image: Cow dung cakes drying in the sun © Ed Fladung / Worldwatch Institute
|
08.10.2007
Biopolttoaineet houkuttelevat Afrikkaa sekä maanosan oman energiatalouden että vientimahdollisuuksien kannalta. Haasteita ovat kuitenkin muun muassa ruokaturvan heikkous ja kuljetusyhteyksien puute.
more...From: Suomen IPS Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Energy] |
05.10.2007
Damages due to pollution are costing billions of rupees annually to the national exchequer in Pakistan, claims a recent study by the World Bank. Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) has expressed concern over the harmful rise in urban air particulate.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Pakistan] [Cities] [Energy] [Transport] [Economy] [Environment] [Pollution] [Renewable energy] [Health] |
04.10.2007
The Science Museum is holding an exhibition that focuses on technological solutions to slowing down climate change. Can algae save the world?aims to engage visitors in the debate on possible solutions to mitigate climate change and find out more about one specific technology – biofuels.
more...Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Energy] |
Browse the archives by month:
| … |
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|



