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Fifty books to change the world
A list of the Top 50 Sustainability Books has just been published by Cambridge's Programme for Sustainability Leadership.
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Reinventing fire
Modern society is built on fossil fuel. But as its cost to wallets and habitats become ever more intolerable, one system is dying as another strives to hatch.
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Energy crisis in the Pamir mountains
Inhabitants of the Eastern Pamirs are pressured to overuse a highland shrub as firewood, as imported fuel becomes too costly.
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E-learning not to fly
Connecting across the world through already functional energy and time efficient technologies like video-conferencing makes total sense.
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US climate change legislation Q & A
The global recession, US mid-term elections and a weak deal at Copenhagen all play a part in the future of cap and trade.
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Our World 2.0 — 2009 in review
Our World 2.0 looks back and says: while 2009 was a year of global talk in many instances, the growth of grassroots action bodes well for 2010.
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How things work: Micro hydroelectricity in Japan
Local innovations in renewable energy, like micro hydro from rice irrigation, should not be overlooked.
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Debate 2.0: If only our climate were a bank…
What do you think about the COP15 meeting? Do rich nations prioritize war and a dysfunctional financial system over an already-ailing climate?
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Why all is not (yet) lost from COP15
Even though the deal from COP15 was a bitter disappointment, we can still learn from that experience and step back from climate disaster.
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Here comes the sun: Eco-Products 2009 Tokyo
Visitors to Tokyo's Eco-Products expo can check out the low-carbon future of Japan, and perhaps the world.
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Indigenous innovation at vanguard of climate change
Indigenous peoples already use traditional knowledge and survival skills to test adaptive responses to climate change.
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Fourteen days to seal history’s judgment on this generation
Our World 2.0 joins newspapers in 45 countries to speak with one voice on what is required from COP15.
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The climate is changing and so are we
United Nations University staff have been and should continue to be vigilant with their carbon footprints.
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Invest now in CO2 reduction innovations
There is urgent need to coordinate funding of climate change R&D programmes and share technological advances.
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COP15: Emission impossible
Two of the top thinkers on climate change explain why the the most important political gathering of our time will succeed or fail.
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Does climate change cause conflict?
A new report links temperature rises to conflict in Africa. But does this mean that climate change causes conflict?
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