Topic: Economy
Economy does not lie in sparing money, but in spending it wisely. // Thomas Huxley
Cyber Attack
Feb 3, 2010
Fraudsters used fake emails to steal passwords of the German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt). Certificates were then transferred to other participating countries and then sold. Some sources report losses of millions of Euros.
The certificates have u ...>>
Insurances
Nov 26, 2009
"Our statistics clearly show that the loss burden from weather-related natural catastrophes is increasing.
A year like 2009, with relatively low losses to date, in no way contradicts this",
said Torsten Jeworrek, member of Munich Re’s Board of Manage ...>>
Resources
May 13, 2009
Available from Natural Resources Canada is this detailed geological map of the Arctic. The map was completed in November 2008 as part of a two-year, seven-nation collaboration. Resources as minerals, gas and oil could be very often found in similar geologi ...>>
ICAO Headquarter
Oct 15, 2007
The ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) sees its responsibility to address, limit or reduce the impact of aviation greenhouse gas emissions on the global climate.
During the latest session of the Assembly - held at ICAO Headquarters in MontrĂ ...>>
Web 2.0
Sep 15, 2007
In the edition of last week the Economist mentioned ExploreOurPla.net :
ExploreOurPla.net brings together thousands of sources of images and data to let users investigate climate change.
The articles describes the new possibilities of combining latest We ...>>
Winter Tourism
Report: Climate Change in the European Alps - Adapting Winter Tourism and Natural Hazards Management
Feb 3, 2007
Under present climate conditions, 609 out of the 666 (or 91%) Alpine ski areas in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland can be considered as naturally snow-reliable.
The remaining 9% are already operating under marginal conditions. The number ...>>
DIESEL Campaign
Jan 27, 2007
The beauty industry easily adapts trends and turns them into campaigns using stylistic photos. Do you think that's cynical?
Dan Barton, vice president of communications for Diesel USA said: 'It isn't that we want to make a social or political statement. We' ...>>
GHG Market Report
Jan 23, 2007
The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) analyzes, documents and promotes market-based trading systems to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
'ETA's 2006 Greenhouse Gas Market Report - Moving to Action' breaks down the flexible instruments imple ...>>
Peter Levene
Jan 13, 2007
The insurance industrie has natural interests to limit consequences of Climate Change and Global Warming.
Private insurer losses from Hurricane Katrina for damaged, destroyed, or flooded homes and businesses, and for offshore oil and gas platforms that wer ...>>
Grain Prices
Jan 5, 2007
The World Health Organization states:
Poor nutrition contributes to 1 out of 2 deaths (53%) associated with infectious diseases among children aged under five in developing countries.
1 out of 4 preschool children suffers from under-nutrition, which ca ...>>
Aviation
Jan 5, 2007
Aviation contributes to global climate change, and its contribution is increasing. While the EU's total greenhouse gas emissions fell by 3 % from 1990 to 2002, emissions from international aviation increased by almost 70 %.
In spite of significant improv ...>>
Records
Dec 5, 2006
Met Office in UK continues current series of reported temperature records in Europe and according to Guardian it faces a budget cut of at least £5m over next 3 years in climate research.
Quoted from press release:
The Met Office confirms that the autumn ...>>
Energy Demands
Nov 30, 2006
This McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) and McKinsey's Global Energy and Materials (GEM) perspective aims to increment the understanding of global energy demand.
The main finding is that, even with growing demands, there are sufficient opportunities for energy ...>>
Rejecting The Truth
Nov 27, 2006
Interesting reading in Washington Post from Laurie David on why the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) refuses to accept an offer of 50,000 copies of "An Inconvenient Truth".
Accepting the DVDs, they wrote, would place "unnecessary risk upon th ...>>
Green Cars
Nov 26, 2006
Car buyers now have a simple way to compare the "greenness" of their automotive choices.
Environmental Defense has partnered with Yahoo!Autos to make Green Ratings widely available to consumers—right next to vehicle prices and other common car specs anyon ...>>
Punitive Tariffs
Nov 17, 2006
The US, world's biggest polluter and emitter of carbon dioxide and Australia, biggest coal exporter, are still refusing to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. Both bring forward the argument that unless China and India are not included, it would have negative impact on ...>>
Poll
Nov 17, 2006
Asking 5,800 adults in 20 countries: "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? - Damage to the environment must be reduced, even if it means slower economic growth." Angus Reid Strategies and Maclean's got following results:
Countryagreed ...>>
