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Thailand expects 100 CO2 certification projects
Bangkok - Thailand-based companies are expected to propose about 100 carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction projects for certification under the Kyoto Protocol's clean development mechanism this year, media reports said on Tuesday. The Thai Greenhouse Gas Or...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-13 ] Category : [ Environment ]

Raging tornadoes in United States kill 22, many injured - Update
Washington - At least 22 people were killed Saturday and many injured as tornadoes ploughed across the mid-west and south-east of the United States, reports said Sunday. The numbers injured and the extent of the damage to property and infrastructure ...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-11 ] Category : [ Environment ]

Consumption of shark's fins boosted by robust economy and weddings
Singapore - Consumption of shark's fins soared in Singapore last year powered by a robust economy and an increase in weddings despite pleas from environmental groups noting one-third of the species in the world are at risk of extinction or critically...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-10 ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]

Global warming brings tropical birds to Hong Kong, watchers say
Hong Kong - The sighting of two rarely seen tropical birds in Hong Kong could be down to climate change, bird experts said Saturday. The birds - a great frigate and the white-tailed tropicbird - were both spotted around Po Toi, Hong Kong's southern m...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-10 ] Category : [ Environment ]

Study: EU emissions trading provides lessons for US to follow
Washington - The United States should learn the lessons of the European Union's emissions trading system and create a longer- term plan to reduce global warming, a new environmental report said Thursday. The EU this year expanded its carbon trading s...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-08 ] Category : [ Environment ]

German environment minister warns UN biodiversity bid could fail
Berlin - German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel warned Thursday of the dangers of failing to halt the loss of threatened species. Speaking to parliament 11 days before a major UN biodiversity conference opens in Bonn, Gabriel said that the intern...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-08 ] Category : [ Environment ]

Finnish poll suggests opposition to sixth nuclear reactor
Helsinki - A majority of Finnish voters oppose the construction of a sixth nuclear reactor, according to a survey published Thursday. Finland currently operates four nuclear reactors and construction of a fifth reactor is underway at Olkiluoto, south...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-08 ] Category : [ Energy (Environment) ]

Calderon, Zoellick discuss climate change
Mexico City - Mexican President Felipe Calderon met with World Bank President Robert Zoellick Wednesday, to discuss climate change and his government's efforts on the subject. Mexican authorities said in a statement that Zoellick - in his first visit...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-07 ] Category : [ Environment ]

Chilean authorities expect more Chaiten volcanic activity
Santiago - The Chaiten volcano in southern Chile still has enough magma for further eruptions, an expert from the National Geology and Mining Service reported Wednesday. This is not going to end soon, volcano expert Luis Lara told Radio ADN. ...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-07 ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]

Top politicians, managers and academics discuss sustainability
Amsterdam - Top international politicians, managers and academic researchers were due to convene in Amsterdam on Wednesday for a three-day Global Reporting Initiative (GPI), a bi-annual conference about sustainability and the environment. The GRI Glo...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-07 ] Category : [ Environment ]