| In the News: |
| 28 May 09: OPEC, meets to agree oil production levels. A cut in production could lead to a price rise, continuing the recent trend. ... more |
| 25 Apr 09: The web site CO2Now shows current data for atmospheric CO2 and the relationship between current trends of rising CO2 levels and climate change. |
| 18 Mar 09: How can African Agriculture Adapt to Climate Change? Insights from Ethiopia and South Africa. View this series of IFPRI Research Briefs. |
| 15 Feb 09: Chris Field, director of the Carnegie Institution's Department of Global Ecology, says that the IPCC report has underestimated the rate of cliamte change and global warming will be worse than previously believed. ... more |
14 Jan 09:
Warmer seas, resulting from climate change, are absorbing only half as much carbon dioxide as in the 1990s. This is likely to accelerate climate change. ... more
Also: Fact & fiction about climate change |
| 15 Dec 08:
Global grain rush under way as rich nations snap up farmland overseas. Wealthy countries buy land in order to fend off food shortages. ... more |
| 21 Oct 08:
Dont kill the planet in the name of saving the economy. The collision of the credit crunch and the climate crunch ... |
| 15 Aug 08:
It is now widely agreed that oil production in the non-Opec world will "peak" within two years. ...Have we reached the end of the road for oil? |
01 Aug 08:
A report on The Impact of Peak Oil on International Development, by APPGOPO indicates that sustainable, non-fossil fuel dependent energy generation, construction and farming are required. The report also concludes that a shift from an industrialised agriculture system to one based on ecologically sound
principles free from petro-chemical inputs is essential. |
| Biofuels could become big markets for agriculture - but with risks. See World Development Report 2008: Agriculture for Development. |
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| As transportation costs rise, there is a need to reduce travel. Remote working is the answer. more ... IT Tools for Remote Teams. |
