This decade has very likely been the warmest in the historical record, and 2009 will probably end up as one of the warmest years, the UN weather agency announced Tuesday at the second day of the 192-nation climate conference in Copenhagen In some areas — parts of Africa, central Asia — this w
The British Met Office has released world-wide temperature data into the public domain to give evidence that the globe is warming. The British Met Office has published station temperature records for over 1,500 of the stations that make up the global land surface temperature record. The data
Carbon emissions from next year´s soccer World Cup are expected to soar from the 2006 benchmark set by Germany, but host South Africa has said it would invest in carbon credits to mitigate the impact.Emissions accelerate global warming and major sports events, including the Olympics and World Cup, h
Ludhiana, India – Over a hundred city residents pedalled their way across the city areas giving the message of traffic hazards and global warming in order to motivate the people to use more environment-friendly ways to commute in the city.The participants of the rally, which was organised by La Sove
“The Linda Loudermilk brand is design with a higher purpose.” Visionary couture and eco-designer Linda Loudermilk has been named by “W” Magazine as one of the top 20 innovators to watch. Coined as the “Vivienne Westwood of eco” by Elle Magazine, Loudermilk has spearheaded the creation of a ne
San Francisco – An Ecosia search engine launching today, is counting on the world’s fascination with the internet to help save Brazilian rainforests and battle global warming. A brain child of “green-minded friends” in Berlin, ecosia.org is powered by Bing and Yahoo! search technology
Rather than getting every small detail of a new global climate treaty done in Copenhagen, UN climate chief Yvo de Boer hopes the conference will reach agreements on four political essentials.The UN climate conference in Copenhagen in December this year may not yield a new global climate treaty with
South Africa has committed to reducing its carbon emissions by 34% by 2020, but says it will need financial aid from developed countries to do so.The announcement was made as the world climate talks started in Copenhagen this morning. Environmental group Greenpeace said the announcement had made Sou
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SA to produce more solar energy Article by: Janine ErasmusA new agreement signed by the South African government and the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) is to prepare the way for a solar park in the North West province.Minister of Energy Dipuo Peters and CCI chair Ira Magaziner signed a Memorand