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Let clean technology "stand on the shoulders of giants"

Green growth has been in the news lately with much talk about greening the fiscal stimulus for a triple bottom line. Yet there are worries and the question remains as to whether green growth means slower growth with resources diverted to cleaning up the growth process. And what would happen to... [continue]

Why so few carbon projects in Africa?

In Ethiopia, Humbo mountain is thriving after early regeneration efforts. Photo © World Vision What are the obstacles to implementing carbon projects in Africa? This was the question underlying many of the discussions at the Africa Carbon Forum, which took place in Nairobi,... [continue]

Everybody's talking about: African land grabs, solar bets and extinction

Environmentguardian.co.uk's interaction manager rounds up this week's liveliest debatesOver the weekend John Vidal wrote that food and water are driving a 21st-century African land grab. His analysis told how African land tends to be cheaper: "Ethiopia is only one of 20 or more African countries... [continue]

China and India join Copenhagen accord

China and India formally endorse the last-minute climate agreement struck at the Copenhagen summitChina and India wrote to the UN's climate secretariat today agreeing to be "listed" as a parties to the Copenhagen accord, the last-minute agreement that emerged from the chaos of the UN's summit in... [continue]

Wanted: GWPF assistant director to reveal thinktank's funding | Leo Hickman

The Global Warming Policy Foundation calls for transparency among climate scientists but refuses to make public its donors. Maybe its new employee can help usThe Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), the thinktank set up last November "to bring reason, integrity and balance to a debate that has... [continue]

We need GM plants that benefit consumers and not just farmers | Eoin Lettice

Despite the decision by the European Union last week to approve the cultivation of a GM potato, plant scientist Eoin Lettice argues that consumers will only accept the technology when it provides tangible benefits for themLast week's decision by the European Commission to allow genetically modified... [continue]

Is it time to generate your own domestic power? | Leo Hickman

Will the government's feed-in tariff scheme which guarantees a rate of payment for renewable energy sold back to the grid tempt you to install your own solar panels or wind turbine?Is now the right time to invest in micro-generation?P Moore, by emailWhat a difference a week makes. When this question... [continue]

Wanted: an eco prophet | Peter Preston

People are drifting into a lethal slumber on climate change. More of the same won't wake them upIt's an exceptionally inconvenient truth. Only one American in three believes that human beings are responsible for climate change: a polling result 10% down on where opinion rested the year before.... [continue]

On melting glaciers and science as a contact sport

Swati Mishra This week we were inspired by Skeptical Science.com,  a site for people who are "skeptical about global warming skepticism." On February 10, Skeptical Science put some of its best scientific rebuttals to arguments commonly used by climate change deniers... [continue]

Ian McEwan: Failure at Copenhagen climate talks prompted novel rewrite

Author's forthcoming novel, Solar, is about a scientist working on a technology to address global warmingThe novelist Ian McEwan changed the finished manuscript of his new book about a scientist working on a technology to address global warming to reflect the failure of the Copenhagen climate... [continue]
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