Monday, December 01, 2008

WWF urges new EU nations to adopt low carbon economy

New European Union members in Eastern Europe have been hesitant to adopt a low-carbon goals claiming that such a move would have a detrimental impact on their economies.

Ahead of a meeting between these nations at the Poznan forum on climate change in Poland, the World Wildlife Fund asked the new EU members to embrace new technologies and to retire the polluting economy of the past.

EU leaders have agreed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent in 2020 on 1990 levels; and to have 20 percent of renewables in EU's energy mix and a 20 percent increase in energy efficiency by 2020.


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New EU member states urged to approve EU's ambitious climate ...
Xinhua - 1 hour ago
BRUSSELS, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on Monday called on new European Union (EU) member states to reach out for the benefits of low-carbon economy and approve the EU's ambitious climate change policies.
Climate change effort opens in Poland United Press International
International Climate Change Forum Opens in Poland Voice of America

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Sunday, November 04, 2007

Algae as Biofuel

Recent research has investigated the possibility of converting oils from algae into cheap, renewable biofuel.

Although most of the focus has concentrated on freshwater algae, seaweeds might also provide another alternative source. Developing nations like the Philippines are among the leading producers of farmed seaweed and would stand to benefit from such new technology.

In some areas seaweeds are a nuisance clogging up tourist beaches in the tropics and harvesting them could provide jobs for many people in those countries.

Tropical countries, including much of the developing world, tend to have an excess of marshes and swamps that could be used for freshwater algae production as well. Standing water in these regions quickly becomes filled with the green aquatic vegetation.



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