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Ukraine’s shale gas lures western companies

The shale gas revolution has been slow to gain momentum in Europe – held back by environmental concerns, political caution and tricky geology. But one country where it may be taking off is Ukraine. Last week, Kiev signed a potentially $10bn production-sharing agreement with Chevron of the US – its second of the year – to explore for and produce shale gas in the 6,300 sq km Oleska field in western Ukraine. In January, Royal Dutch Shell signed a similar deal covering the nearly 8,000 sq km Yuzivska field in the east of the country.

A New Alliance on Climate Change

In an effort to compensate for the failure of central governments to address the dangers of climate change with comprehensive national policies, cities, states and regions have developed their own strategies to rein in emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. California’s ambitious plan aims to reduce emissions 80 percent by 2050 by requiring cleaner cars, more energy-efficient buildings and renewable fuels. Nine northeastern states have joined in a regional trading program aimed at reducing power-plant emissions.

Majority of red-state Americans believe climate change is real, study shows

A vast majority of red-state Americans believe climate change is real and at least two-thirds of those want the government to cut greenhouse gas emissions, new research revealed on Wednesday. The research, by Stanford University social psychologist Jon Krosnick, confounds the conventional wisdom of climate denial as a central pillar of Republican politics, and practically an article of faith for Tea Party conservatives.

Instead, the findings suggest far-reaching acceptance that climate change is indeed occurring and is caused by human activities, even in such reliably red states as Texas and Oklahoma. “To me, the most striking finding that is new today was that we could not find a single state in the country where climate scepticism was in the majority,” Krosnick said in an interview.

Al via oggi a Varsavia i negoziati ONU sul clima COP 19

Con lo spettro dei cambiamenti climatici e di eventi sempre più estremi, come il supertifone Hainan nelle Filippine (così intenso non si verificava da 50 anni), si aprono oggi a Varsavia i negoziati sul clima delle Nazioni Unite che porteranno al summit Lima dell’anno prossimo e poi a quello di Parigi del 2015, dove dovrebbe essere siglato il nuovo accordo globale sul clima.

Expo 2015: ambiente e tecnologia, ecco il Padiglione Italia

Fuori, una scatola; dentro, una piazza come luogo d incontro. La struttura del Padiglione Italia a Expo 2015 sarà alta 25 metri, avrà cinque piani e una terrazza panoramica. Una struttura ramificata come un albero della vita costruita da Nemesi & Partners, Proger Spa, BMS Progetti e nata fra Roma, Pescara e Milano.