The report highlights the collaborative action already happening between cities, states, regions, business, and national government, using data reported by over 1000 cities, states and regions through the CDP-ICLEI Unified Reporting System. Immediate action is needed to stop global greenhouse gas emissions, avoid new emissions, design resilient infrastructure and switch …
At least 90 persons were killed in a devastating earthquake that rocked central Italy around the ancient town of L'Aquila on Monday. An estimated 50,000 people were left homeless. The US Geological Survey reported the strength of the quake at 6.3, saying it was centred 95 km northeast of Rome …
The Indian Renewable Energy Programme has received increased recognition internationally in recent years. Many countries evinced interest in cooperation with India for promotion of new and renewable energy. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has been interacting with developed and developing countries for cooperation in New and Renewable Energy. …
Global Warming Prompts Both To Redraw Boundary London: Climate change is literally bringing European neighbours Italy and Switzerland closer. Melting glaciers in the Alps have prompted the two countries to redraw their borders, with a parliamentary draft legislation being readied in Rome, a British daily reported. The international border has …
The final shape of the European energy market is emerging: an oligopoly After years of legal fights, hurt pride and face-saving compromises, the saga of Endesa, a Spanish utility, and Enel, an Italian energy giant, came to an end on February 20th. It had started when the Spanish government tried …
A German research ship laden with 20 tonnes of iron sulphate has whipped up a storm of protest as it sails towards the Antarctic, where it intends to dump its cargo into the ocean late this week.
Ultrafiltration is becoming a preferred alternative as pretreatment to sea water reverse osmosis plants delivering superior water quality to reverse osmosis.
climate change Poznan talks begin Delegates from 186 nations congregated in the Polish city of Poznan on December 1 to negotiate a new climate change treaty to succeed the Kyoto Protocol in 2012. Ministers discussed their vision for long-term cooperative action and emphasized the economic slowdown should not overshadow the …
life sciences It is the small ones Smaller mosquitoes are better at transmitting diseases than larger ones. Researchers in the US fed mosquitoes blood contaminated with dengue virus and tested them for infection. Smaller-sized mosquitoes showed higher infection rates and greater potential to transmit the virus. Even a slight difference …
Europe's four big auto making nations have reached agreement on cutting greenhouse gas emissions from cars after Italy joined a deal between Britain, France and Germany, government sources in Rome and Berlin said. The deal will help ease Italian opposition to ambitious European Union plans to lead the world in …
Here the authors report the first worldwide reconnaissance study of the presence and occurrence of pesticides in fruit-based soft drinks. While there are strict regulations and exhaustive controls for pesticides in fruits, vegetables, and drinking water, scarce attention has been paid to highly consumed derivate products, which may contain these …
Can Stavros Dimas successfully defend the environment against economic gloom? STAVROS DIMAS concedes that his appointment in 2004 as the European Union
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Sunday defended Italy's position on an EU climate change deal, denying he was isolating Italy within Europe over the matter. The row began when EU Environment commissioner Stavros Dimas was quoted as saying he was "astonished" by Italian objections to the deal and that Italy …
Italy's biggest utility Enel will make considerable profits and cut costs under emissions trading schemes in Europe and the Kyoto Protocol, even while it boosts its coal plant fleet, its head of carbon strategy told Reuters. The European Union's emissions trading scheme is the bloc's main policy to fight climate …
The hunting of songbirds for consumption as a delicacy in restaurants, principally in Italy, is an issue of serious conservation concern. This activity, which involves highly organized criminal activity in South-east and Central Europe, has received insufficient attention to date, however. Hunters are illegally shooting birds and smuggling them to …
Ask why diabetes is epidemic in the 21st century and most people will point the finger at bad diet, laziness and obesity. According to a small but growing group of scientists, though, the real culprit is a family of toxic chemicals known as persistent organic pollutants, or POPs. If these …
Growth in solar power installations in Italy may not be enough to plug a gap in global demand as Spain prepares to slash subsidies, say Italian industry experts. Solar power firms face a drastic slowdown in the Spanish market next year and some are pinning their hopes on Italy, but …
Rising food prices have evoked protests, and even caused riots in many countries including Mexico, Haiti and Egypt. In Italy people have found a novel way to reduce their worries. If Italians feel that their local food retailer is charging unreasonable prices, they can now call on a new service …
