Jatropha holds promise as a biofuel crop but yields are as yet highly variable in both quantity and quality, an FAO study finds...... [read more]
Jan Kopernicki of the UK Chamber of Shipping argues for a global maritime cap and trade scheme at Smith School in Oxford.... [read more]
Delayed action on carbon emissions takes hold in the US, Australia and UN.... [read more]
The next month or two should determine whether 2010 is to be the hottest year since temperature records began...... [read more]
28/07/2010
The US proposes the expansion of inland and coastal ‘marine highways’ as a low-carbon freight alternative to road and rail...
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22/07/2010
New bunker fuel sulphur standards in the Baltic and North Seas may worsen air pollution, the International Chamber of Shipping warns...
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22/07/2010
China is set to pilot an emissions trading scheme before 2015 after a decision at a high-level meeting, reports local media.
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19/07/2010
Shipping lines claim new low-sulphur fuel standards will increase costs and have to be passed on to passengers and cargo owners...
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16/07/2010
Illegal logging has fallen up to 75 per cent over the last decade in Cameroon, Brazil and Indonesia, a study finds...
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