February 08, 2012EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik has vowed that the EU will push for firm international commitments on sustainable growth at the upcoming Rio + 20 conference.
November 19, 2011While many are pessimistic about the likelihood that a new global accord on climate change, we have many reasons to be optimistic about the potential for urban and regional approaches to succeed.
November 19, 2011Liu Institute researchers provide advice on managing the $100 billion annual commitment to help developing countries respond to climate change.
November 18, 2011At least 40 per cent of the global oceans are 'heavily affected' by human activities and 60 per cent of the world's major marine ecosystems have been degraded or are being used unsustainably.
August 26, 2011Investing as little as 0.16% of the world's gross domestic product - or $198bn per year- could give half a billion people regular access to safe drinking water within four years
July 06, 2011Humanity is close to breaching the sustainability of Earth, and needs a technological revolution greater – and faster – than the industrial revolution to avoid “a major planetary catastrophe,” according to a new United Nations report.
January 14, 2011The world will gather in Rio in 2012, hopefully to put the finishing touches to an international emissions reduction regime to replace the Kyoto Protocol. But a more significant outcome of Rio+20 could be an international policy framework that accelerates the transition to greener, more sustainable global economy.
January 08, 2011Europe is set to beat its target of drawing 20% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020, according to an analysis of national action plans by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
January 04, 2011It is difficult to sum up in just a few words all that the past year encompassed with respect to the business of the environment. It was a year of important gains, but also a time of setbacks and tragedy. In a way, the top newsmaker of the year was the environment itself.