BBC News reports here: Growing inequality, environmental decline and “teetering” economies mean the world must change the way it does business, a major UN report says.
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BBC News reports here: Microscopic plastic debris from washing clothes is accumulating in the marine environment and could be entering the food chain, a study warns. Suntech’s Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Beebe discusses the outlook for Suntech and the solar energy sector in 2012. Suntech’s solar ambitions BBC News reports here: Climate change this century poses both risks and opportunities, according to the first comprehensive government assessment of its type. CNN reports: UAE consumes 550 liters of water per head each day — more than any other country and With no fresh water supplies, it depends on carbon-intensive desalination process. BBC News reports here: Current tropical timber harvesting practices are not sustainable and nations should consider the implications of “peak timber”, a study suggests. BBC News reports here: UK scientists use radar satellites to measure a huge dome of freshwater that is developing in the western Arctic Ocean. If the freshwater were to enter the North Atlantic in large volumes, the concern would be that it might disturb the currents that have such a great influence on [...] CNET News.com reports here: Electric carmaker Coda Automotive thinks its car batteries are versatile enough to buffer the electric grid. AFP reports here at Yahoo News: With the Rio environment conference only five months away, a just-released summit draft calls for “sustainable development goals” toward a green economy but critics slam it as too vague. Spiegel Online reports here: The costs of subsidizing solar electricity have exceeded the 100-billion-euro mark in Germany, but poor results are jeopardizing the country’s transition to renewable energy. The government is struggling to come up with a new concept to promote the inefficient technology in the future. |
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