Computers with enhanced energy efficiency
I have been for now ten years in daily contact with computers. So when 40 companies of this industry plan to work on producing more efficient hardware, I have to mention the initiative.
News
Whatever concerns current news goes here. This will not be solely news in sustainable development. Posts of interest in economics and politics go here as well.
A poll on environmental concerns
A series of polls were done worldwide on the concerns on environmental questions. Among the countries asked were the United States and Australia. Here are the main findings.
A major, major step forward
These are the words of British Premier Tony Blair on what was achieved concerning climate change at the G8. Indeed, the leaders of the G8 agreed on halving greenhouse gases emissions by 2050.
The Green Wall of China
When the Chinese government has an idea, it goes forward fast and in a gigantic manner. So, in order to hold back the Gobi desert – a very important issue for cities like Beijing – the local government decided to plant million trees during the next 70 years. The Gobi Desert, extends itself from Southern …
Australia may be interested by nuclear energy
Yesterday on Le Figaro was a very interesting article pertaining to the Australian government’s interest for the cleanest energy source regarding greenhouse gases.
Climate change at the G8 meeting this week
As you surely read or saw, the eight main world economies are meeting this week in Germany. One of the main topics is due to be climate change.
En Français. Résumé du mois de mai 2007
Durant les premiers jours de chaque mois, je ferais à partir de maintenant un petit résumé des articles que j’ai publié le mois précédent pour vous permettre de voir les avancées dans les domaines climatiques et écologiques.
A global response to cut the energy use of buildings
Read last week on IHT.com and in Le Figaro. Some of the world’s largest cities, with a few companies and banks are willing to decrease the energy consumption of large cities worldwide. This is indeed very good news.
Peak oil is near… around 2015 !
I came across a very interesting website today via an article from Les Echos. This page is about peak oil, the point where half of oil reserves will be used up and according to this source, it should occur around 2015, ie. in less than ten years. David Strahan, the author of The last oil …
Conclusions of Working Group III of AR4
As I wrote here on Friday, below is a short version of the Summary of Policymakers of the third Working Group of AR4. Those pages concern the mitigation of climate change. We will see it is still time to act and hope remains.