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Several cities around the world have implemented automobile traffic congestion charges in order to cut down on traffic and pollution in busy urban areas.
London, Stockholm, Milan and Singapore have successfully applied tolls, while a similar system is proposed for San Francisco. New York City and Manchester, England have rejected proposals for such a charge.
Guangzhou – [...]
The 12 day CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) meetings begin on Saturday in the city of Doha, capital of the Arab emirate of Qatar. The talks will attempt to hammer out transnational policies concerning the management and protection of animal and plant species that are threatened [...]
Poor George Monbiot. Is screaming at a wall finally taking its toll?
In a entitled ‘The trouble with trusting complex science’ in Monday’s Guardian, Monbiot bemoans the illogical and tribalist political opinions associated with the climate debate. He aptly uses the words of science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke:
‘Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.’
Yet [...]
Yesterday, the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered. All of these species can only be found in one place: the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
The listing includes 2 Honeycreeper birds, a fly, and 45 types of plants (including trees, ferns and shrubs). Along with the listing, the administration also announced plans to set aside over [...]
China’s soaring greenhouse gas emissions are significantly fueled by Western consumerism. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
According to an article in Time magazine, ‘22.5% of the carbon emitted in China is actually exported to other countries’.
So in a way, unofficial ‘carbon markets’ [...]
Major environmental groups are ignoring climate scientists while lining their pockets with money from big polluters and the fossil fuel industry.
That is the gist of Johann Hari’s thorough piece of journalism in The Nation, entitled ‘The Wrong Kind of Green’. Apparently some seriously big players in the environmental movement are helping to greenwash big business [...]
Here’s something good that came out of COP15: The Stupid Show
I could spend hours watching these snippets and interviews from Franny Armstrong and company. They are both alternately and simultaneously interesting, depressing, amusing and sometimes even inspiring.
Armstrong is the filmmaker responsible for the eco-documentary The Age of Stupid. During the climate change conference in Copenhagen [...]
Although a global treaty on climate change is not likely to happen this year either, we may at least see a decent amount of effort put into stopping deforestation.
During the COP-15 event, along with the “accord”, 6 nations also pledged a total of 3.5 billion dollars towards helping developing nations fight the ongoing deforestation [...]
There is no justice for abused animals living in Switzerland—well, at least not enough justice, according to some.
A vote conducted in the country showed that 70.5% of the voters did not support a proposal that would allow abused animals to have their own lawyers. Only 29.5% backed the proposal, with a 45% turnout. Currently, there [...]
The main opposition to legislation connected to climate change seems to stem from a public and corporate outcry against paying higher taxes. This could in many instances be interpreted as a selfish reason to oppose any government-backed climate or environmental action. A more sympathetic take on the opposition to regulating global emissions could focus on [...]
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