OurWorld 2.0

To power up or power down? That is the question

Brendan Barrett — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:00:35 +0000

Should we try to triple energy supply by 2100 or do we need to halve it? At the same time, how can we ensure that we produce zero carbon emissions?

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Ethiopia’s soleRebels handcraft eco shoes and win

Charles Arthur — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:03:58 +0000

Hand-crafted eco-sensible shoes spell success for an Ethiopian footwear maker whose 90 employees are paid four times the minimum wage.

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Canadian watershed facing climate and development threats

Carol Smith — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:30:49 +0000

A new expert report highlights the threats faced by a fragile resource-rich river basin.

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French town makes environment everyone’s business

A D McKenzie — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:15:44 +0000

Citizens are part of the equation as Besançon sets its sights on reducing energy use and cutting greenhouse gases.

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IEA’s Didier Houssin: the world’s energy future is not hopeless

Lou Del Bello — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:30:06 +0000

The International Energy Agency's director of sustainable energy policy has some gloomy predictions yet still a bit of hope.

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World Environment Day: Sharing our common fruit

Carol Smith — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:30:56 +0000

To mark World Environment Day's "Think, Eat, Save" theme, meet an online community that maps forgotten, abandoned, unused fruit.

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Globalized agricultural trade and food security

Graham K. MacDonald — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:30:25 +0000

New research decouples agricultural production and consumption to quantify countries' dependence on food imports.

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Peer-to-peer mobility and a physical internet

Jeffrey Andreoni — Fri, 31 May 2013 10:30:10 +0000

To celebrate Global Sharing Day, here is a look at how emerging solutions could see personal mobility and the transport of goods transformed by peer-to-peer thinking.

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Could radio help mitigate climate change in the Congo Basin?

Babatope Akinwande — Wed, 29 May 2013 11:30:39 +0000

Radio is educating Central Africa's hard-to-reach communities on climate change impacts and adaptation strategies.

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Informal recycling of e-waste a serious problem, expert says

Johanna Treblin — Mon, 27 May 2013 11:30:25 +0000

An interview with UNU researcher Deepali Sinha Khetriwal about the hazards of informal e-waste recycling.  

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