Environment

Wednesday, December 14th 2011 - 03:45 UTC
Brazil’s development bank helping finance wind energy farms

Brazil’s development bank, Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social, BNDES, will provide 1.8 billion Reais (966 million dollars) to finance wind farms as the renewable energy source dominates government auctions for new power capacity.
Tuesday, December 13th 2011 - 22:32 UTC
Canada’s withdrawal from Kyoto Protocol regrettable, says UN climate official

Canada’s decision to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol is surprising and regrettable, the United Nations climate change chief Christiana Figueres said on Tuesday, calling on developed countries to meet the commitments they recently made at the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa.
Tuesday, December 13th 2011 - 17:56 UTC
With a global, comprehensive agreement still elusive, we need a new climate change 'road-map'

* By Lord Julian Hunt. The main aim of the UN climate summit at Durban, which concluded unsuccessfully on Friday/Saturday morning, was to produce an agreement about targets for emissions by developed countries, and longer term commitments from developing countries.
Tuesday, December 13th 2011 - 14:34 UTC
Toronto zoo same-sex penguins split up after long relation and pair with females

The loveable same-sex pair of endangered African penguins at the Toronto Zoo with a high international have been separated from each other by their handlers and paired up with females as part of a species survival program.
Tuesday, December 13th 2011 - 14:26 UTC
Norwegian expedition unable to re-edit Amundsen’s South Pole 1911 feat

The Norwegian expedition which was planning to celebrate the centenary of the South Pole discovery by Ronald Amundsen failed in their last leg of their mission with two of them abandoning and the other two not reaching on time for Wednesday’s party with Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
Tuesday, December 13th 2011 - 06:31 UTC
International environmental audit for mining project, promises Peru government

Peru's new mine and energy minister said on Monday the government would attract private investment to the vast sector while requiring that it bring more social benefits for the fast-growing economy.
Monday, December 12th 2011 - 05:11 UTC
Happy ending for Durban climate summit: Kyoto Protocol extended to 2017

Climate negotiators agreed a pact that would for the first time force all the biggest polluters to take action on greenhouse gas emissions, but critics said the action plan was not aggressive enough to slow the pace of global warming.
Saturday, December 10th 2011 - 05:55 UTC
Argentina and Brazil agree to jointly promote trade and manufacturing

Argentina and Brazil agreed on Friday to “increase” in the “short term” regional trade in a shared strategy to address the consequences of the global crisis. The commitment was endorsed by Argentina’ Industry minister Debora Giorgi and her Brazilian counterpart Fernando Pimentel.
Wednesday, December 7th 2011 - 18:57 UTC
UK plans a huge South Atlantic marine protection zone in South Georgia

The UK is planning a huge marine protection zone near the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, in an area that is also claimed by Argentina, a British official said on Wednesday.
Tuesday, December 6th 2011 - 18:49 UTC
Boom of the wind power energy in north-east Brazil: 11.2 MW by 2014

Brazil is going through a wind power boom as production prices fall and government incentives attract a growing number of foreign suppliers. The wind power sector has a current capacity of around 1,400 megawatts, and is expected to grow nearly eight-fold by 2014, according to the Brazilian Association of Wind Energy ABEEolica.