Environment

[Date: 2010/03/02]
The United Nations declared 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity. The European Commission is currently discussing a new target to halt the loss of biodiversity in Europe and the rest of the world. Le Scienze Web News upholds sustainable development as well as the protection of biodiversity.

[Date: 2010-02-01]
Unanswered questions threaten to breed mistrust in the promises of climate-change funding that governments made in the Copenhagen Accord at December’s UN summit, says a paper published today by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).

[Date: 2010/01/12]
Consumer Cultures Need Overhaul to Avert Ecological Collapse, Says Worldwatch

Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Worldwatch Report Highlights Potential of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Concert

[2009-12-12]
COPENHAGEN — At a major event today, the American Clean Skies Foundation (ACSF), the UN Foundation (UNF) and the Worldwatch Institute addressed the potential for natural gas to accelerate the world’s transition to a low-carbon economy. The Copenhagen forum, “Natural Gas, Renewables and Efficiency: Pathways to a Low-Carbon Economy” brought together energy and environmental leaders from industry, government and non-governmental organizations to explore the role natural gas can play in climate action and energy security.