Global Electricity Review 2025
<p>In a world of higher electricity demand growth, clean electricity is stepping up to the challenge. Spearheaded by exponential solar expansion, clean power is set to grow faster than demand, marking
Fossil Fuels
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Hidden sink uncovered
A recent finding shows that over 35 billion tonnes of 'mysteriously missing' carbon dioxide from fossil fuels burnt over four decades went to ground in the coniferous forests of the North.
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India's economic growth is shortsighted
with the Indian economy growing at a breathtaking pace, the urban Indian consumer has never had it so good. There are more cars, more ipods, more mobile phones than what anybody could have imagined
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Energy tax alternative still remains elesive
The US senate is in a dilemma because every alternative they have thought up to the contentious energy tax has received loud protests from some section of the American public.
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The super cars are coming
With aerospace technologies set to revolutionise engine and body design, today's cars could become as obsolete as dinosaurs.
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The obvious choice
The world has reached an environmental crossroads, according to the third Global Environment Outlook (geo-3) report. And the choice between greed and humanity will decide the fate of millions of
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Sunk again
Another report lambastes the theory of land carbon sinks
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GHGs and health
Reducing emissions of greenhouse gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels not only will put the brakes on global warming, but would also benefit public health, according to an international
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Shying away
australia has rejected a proposal to introduce carbon tax for curbing the emissions of greenhouse gases. The proposal was made by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Develop ment (oecd),
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Lightning seeds
Australia banks on forest power to light up towns
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Coming to terms with nature
Book>> Socialist Register 2007 Coming to Terms with Nature