Global warming report: Humans “dominant cause”
The earth will not be able to keep its temperature below 2°C and it will probably increase by a further 4,8°C by the end of this century if greenhouse emissions are not tackled aggressively according to the IPCC report published this friday. The earth is getting irreversibly hotter and more evidence is mounting confirming...
Food security in China
The medical journal Lancet published an extensive article on food security in China. Rapid industrialization and social transformation is affecting food supply as well as food safety. And the picture that emerges from this is that in spite of progress made since 2006 to reach acceptable standards of food security the situation is still unclear....
Europe’s policies on climate change
A recent study by the Stockholm environment institute (SEI) in collaboration with friends of the earth demonstrates that Europe is able to comply with its environmental justice responsibility. The study demonstrates that it is possible to reduce green house emission by at least 40% by 2020 and by 90% in 2050 with the use of...