Our sugarcane is greener than your corn: Brazil takes on US
Brazil claims to have clamped down on slash and burn tactics, slave labour and links to deforestation as it seeks to gain foothold in Europe’s lucrative biofuels market.
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RBS should become the UK's Green Investment Bank, say NGOs
Campaign groups say turning the publicly-owned RBS into the Green Investment Bank would save money and also provide a model of sustainability for the rest of the banking sector.
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What is biodiversity offsetting and how would it work?
European observers say it is going to be as
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Mangroves vs airport: Mumbai's development battle
Plans for a new international airport in the coastal city of Mumbai will destroy yet more of its mangrove ecosystems, and there are fears the deal has already been closed.
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Could open source technologies help us solve climate change?
'Open source' is a familiar concept to many web users, providing free, well-supported software across the internet. But could the same principles be used to rapidly disseminate low-carbon technologies around the world?
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Seeking status: embracing our selfish motives for buying green
The bulk of our motives for buying green are selfish, say psychologists. So would appealing to social positioning help shift behaviours better than moralising?
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Excessive water abstraction threatens UK rivers
River ecosystems in England and Wales are being increasingly threatened with over-abstraction by water companies, according to a study by WWF.
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Water shortages biggest barrier to increasing food production
Arguments over which type of farming will best meet growing food demands are ignoring the most critical factor - water availability - say analysts from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
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Have we got it right on meat and greenhouse gas emissions???
Analysis showing lower greenhouse gas emissions associated with intensive livestock production could pose a challenge to our views on best farming practice?.
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Bluefin tuna: can trade bans protect our fisheries?
tlantic bluefin tuna could be the first widely eaten species to be banned from being traded internationally. Would it work, and would it set a useful precedent for other species?
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Shipbreaking: clampdown in Asia will send it to Africa
Ingvild Jenssen from the NGO Platform on Shipbreaking explains how tougher regulations simply relocated the shipbreaking industry, and how the public can help stop the trade.