Which country works hardest for climate

Which country works hardest for climate

Although for the first time results let us hope that CO2 emissions are decreasing globally, there are no countries holding the top three positions in the 2014 edition of the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) jointly released by Germanwatch and the European Climate Change Network (CCN). No country, in fact, is on the right track to keep the

World’s most polluted cities

World’s most polluted cities

Dopo la notizia sui livelli di polveri sottili fuori controllo rilevati a Pechino, l’Economist ha pubblicato il grafico delle città più inquinate al mondo.

Vietnam, climate crisis

Vietnam, climate crisis

In Vietnam il cambiamento climatico costerà circa quattro miliardi di dollari, mentre il costo del lavoro aumenterà per via della riduzione della produttività causando perdite per 8 miliardi.

What are carbon credits?

What are carbon credits?

Imagine a stock exchange where a multitude of brokers scream to sell and buy. Calls, handshakes, shouts. But there’s something different. Brokers do not exchange stocks, but… trees.

How to embed a social media post

How to embed a social media post

This is how you embed a social media post. [frame] Aung San Suu Kyi’s party wins absolute majority in #Myanmar https://t.co/sd5mN0cHtM pic.twitter.com/OXKmthOhDJ — LifeGate Intl (@lifegate_intl) November 13, 2015 [/frame] Remember to space the post in between the text.

Deepwater Horizon disaster: the names of the guilty parties

Deepwater Horizon disaster: the names of the guilty parties

Transocean Ltd (RIGN.S) (RIG.N) – The company based Switzerland, is the owner of the oil platform Deepwater Horizon. The rig went into service in 2001 for a geophysical survey in the area of Macondo, starting from 40 miles off the coast of Louisiana.   BP Plc (BP.L) (BP.N) – British Petroleum hired the oil rig from Transocean

What is the Kyoto Protocol

What is the Kyoto Protocol

The Kyoto Protocol is the first international agreement to mandate reductions in gas emissions that caused the greenhouse effect, climate change and global warming.   It is based on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) treaty, signed in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 during the famous Earth Summit. During the 1997 Kyoto Conference,