Green Times

Google’s motto is “Don’t be evil.” But when it comes to its environmental impact, some think the company can’t live up to its own hype.Now that it has unseated Microsoft as Earth’s most recognizable and influential technology behemoth, Google has gone from a crowd-favorite upstart to an octopus multinational beneath the bull’s-eye. As such, its […]

Electric cars could play a major role in the shift to environmentally friendly transport, the government will reveal this week. As part of its long-awaited renewable energy strategy, to be published on Thursday, it will argue that there is massive potential in the UK for plug-in hybrids, for car batteries charged on grid electricity and […]

The world’s developed countries should take the lead in the battle against global warming and push for halving global emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, a group of business leaders said Friday.The World Economic Forum, in proposals presented to Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, also urged the Group of Eight countries - which are holding […]

Zambia has not been spared by climate change damages in the recent years, Tourism and Natural Resources Deputy Minister Todd Chilembo has said, calling for measures to address the situation.
When he officiated at the workshop in Lusaka Friday for the study on the economic impacts of climate change, Chilembo said that the effects of […]

How much computing can mankind afford? That is a question the computer and telecoms industries hate to hear. They do not see themselves in the same dirty league as airlines or carmakers, sources of huge amounts of carbon dioxide, but instead as part of the solution. In a pre-emptive strike, a group of technology firms […]

Insurers are developing new ways to help commercial customers adapt to emerging climate change risks, a panel of experts said on Wednesday.Underwriters are busy coming up with new insurance policies, and fine-tuning already existing products, to provide broader coverage to companies grappling with a wide range of emerging climate-related risks.
These include regulations that are being […]

Up to 7,000 wind turbines could be built off the coast, according to Government plans unveiled yesterday.The £80billion proposal would see the equivalent of two turbines going up every day until 2020, making it one of the biggest engineering projects in recent history.
Ministers said the plans - which include a massive wind farm a few […]

Australian experts have warned that the Australian tourism industry must begin to address the climate change challenge if it is to survive its impact. Speaking at the National Conference on Tourism Futures on the Gold Coast in Queensland on Tuesday, climate change expert Nick Rowley said while interest in eco-friendly travel was […]

United Utilities’ chief executive, Philip Green, said the UK water sector faces a “tough challenge” in keeping prices down while dealing with the increasing cost of raising capital, rising energy prices and regulatory pressures.Mr Green said capital spending would remain high in the industry as the Government put pressure on the companies to beef up […]

Shocked by rising food prices? Get used to it — and be ready for water shortages, too, says a sweeping new scientific report rounding up likely effects of climate change on the United States’ land, water and farms over the next half-century.Some effects already can be felt, says the report released Tuesday, which synthesizes results […]