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Forum internazionale Eco Tech Green 2013: Nuovi paesaggi urbani per la città attiva

Si aprirà il 13 settembre alla Fiera di Padova la quinta edizione dell’appuntamento dedicato al verde tecnologico: il forum Internazionale EcoTechGreen dal titolo “Paesaggi hi-tech per città salubri”, organizzato da Paysage in collaborazione con PadovaFiere Spa nell’ambito del salone T-Verde. Tra paesaggio, tecnologia ed ecologia, l’appuntamento indaga il mondo della mitigazione ambientale del paesaggio antropizzato in tutte le sue possibili declinazioni, attraverso sei sezioni: “Il verde tecnologico”, “Infrastrutture verdi”, “Tecnologie verdi per le grandi realizzazioni”, “Verde tecnologico pensile e verticale”, “Verde tecnologico: la ricerca”, “Il giardino sul tetto e verde tecnologico: prestazioni e normative”.

U.N. struggling to avert carbon trade war with aviation deal

Talks at the U.N.’s aviation body must bridge a deep divide between developed and emerging nations over airline emissions to avert the threat of a carbon trade war with the European Union. After more than a decade of debate at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), there is little sign emerging powers China and India are ready to pay to pollute.

Chinese seek greater say in UK nuclear plants

The state-owned Chinese nuclear group that is in talks to invest in Britain’s new nuclear programme wants greater operational control of any new plants it finances, potentially creating a national security headache for the government.

China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN), is in talks with EDF of France on sharing the cost of building a new plant at Hinkley Point, Somerset, which has an estimated price tag of £14bn.

Climate change: warm words and cool waters

Last week’s report that the current “pause” in global warming could be linked to cyclic cooling in the Pacific will be interpreted by climate sceptics as evidence that global warming isn’t happening, and by politicians as a reason to forget about climate change and carry on with business as usual. Both responses would be dangerously wrong.

EU Carbon Set for Longest Rally Since 2008 Before Supply Boost

EU carbon permits are headed for the longest rally since 2008 before the European Union delivers its verdict on the distribution of this year’s permits after a seven-month delay. The benchmark December futures contract has risen 6 percent since July, the fourth straight monthly gain, and climbed 86 percent from a record 2.46 euros ($3.25) a metric ton in April. Carbon fell 0.4 percent to 4.57 euros a ton at 2 p.m. on London’s ICE Futures Europe exchange.

Fracking brings climate debate closer to home

Many of those who deny that climate change is taking place reached that position as a result of their opposition to windfarms. This, for example, was the route taken by David Bellamy, who stumbled disastrously into the debate a decade ago.

During one of our discussions, he set me the following challenge:

“Why are the so-called greens backing a cartel of multinational companies which are hell bent on covering some of the best of our countryside with so-called windfarms, which can neither provide us with a sustainable source of future energy nor have any measurable effect reducing the amount of carbon dioxide pouring into the atmosphere? If he [George Monbiot] can disprove the latter – which is the mathematical truth – I will fall into line over global warming”.