UNEP and Brazil together to fight Mercury risks
Mercury can seriously harm human health, and is a particular threat to the development of fetuses and young children. It affects humans in several ways….
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(From Bonn) We are waiting for solutions not wishes
Representatives from countries across the world convene in Bonn this week for the final climate negotiations in the lead-up to COP 21 this winter, the…
The Dream of Flying with no Fossil Fuel
The longest distance ever flown by a solar airplane in aviation history: 13 hours and 20 minutes of flight, reaching an altitude of 8,534 meters…
China’s coal industry freezes over
BEIJING – Coal provides nearly two thirds of China’s energy, but for mining companies, this winter could not be more chilly. The government has done…
Gazprom announces final nail in the South Stream coffin
Europe will have to get gas via Turkey or Ukraine, there will be no direct transcontinental pipeline to Europe, Gazprom has confirmed. It is disappointing…
Combine solar thermal energy with biomass gasification for natural gas substitute
Even at historically low natural gas prices, bioenergy may not be out of the running — it just may need a little help from the…
Govt plans to extract 10,000MW from geothermal energy to power rural India
India has finally decided to focus on tapping clean and renewable geothermal energy. Geothermal energy is available in abundance in the country but remains largely…
Biomass power generation the key to carbon-negative energy, study concludes
In California, a new UC Berkeley study shows that if biomass electricity production is combined with carbon capture and sequestration in the western United States,…
Indonesia’s moratorium not enough to achieve emissions reduction target
When Indonesia’s former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono declared a moratorium in May 2012 on the issuance of new permits for logging in primary forests and…
Top CO2 polluters and highest per capita
The biggest absolute emissions come from China, and the United States. In terms of CO2 emissions per capita, China is ranked only ranked 55th, at…
Bike paths in abandoned tube tunnels: is the London Underline serious?
Could the answer to London’s congestion be a network of subterranean cycleways? A new project from design firm Gensler suggests that maybe – just maybe…
Russian Audit Chamber cites ballooning budgets in domestic nuke projects
A report by the Russian Duma’s independent Audit Chamber seen by Bellona revealed that delayed payments for construction costs at a host of new nuclear…
It might seem unethical but someone has to get rich fighting climate change
Is 2015 the year when the world will finally decide on a major new global agreement on climate change? Pundits are beginning to put their…