etc Bulletin 06
Environmental Training Community
2008.08.01
| Climate Change and Urban Sustainable Growth During the conference held on July 10, 2008, the Mayor of the city of Milan, and the World Bank Director for Europe, signed a cooperation agreement in the framework of the activities for the 2015 Milan Expo. >>more |
| EU Flights Will Pay for their Pollution From 2012 all airlines flying in/out of EU’s territory would be obliged to buy permission for their CO2 emissions, just like the companies of other polluting industries. >>more |
| Chinese New Eco-City Planned For One Million Inhabitants A new city with an ecological profile will be developed in the Tangshan Region approximately 250 kilometres east of Beijing. >>more |
| The First USA Wind Powered City Rock Port in Missouri is the first American city whose electricity needs are completely supplied by wind power. >>more |
| Underwater Windmill now Operational SeaGen, the world's first commercial-scale tidal turbine located in Strangford Lough (Northern Ireland), delivered electricity into the grid for the first time on July 17. >>more |
| Sahara Sun for Europe The possibility of effectively exploiting the power of the sun to supply Europe with clean energy seems to be more at hand. >>more |
| The First Airplane to Fly around the World Using Only Renewable Energies Trina Solar Ltd. announced a cooperation agreement with LISA Airplanes for the building of the Hy-Bird. >>more |
| Guide to Greener Electronics The Greener Electronics Guide is Greenpeace's way of getting the electronics industry to face the problem of e-waste. >>more |
| Energy Security and Climate Change Bangkok, Thailand, August 6-8, 2008 >>more |
| Adaptation of Forests and Forest Management to Changing Climate with Emphasis on Forest Health Umeå, Sweden August 25-28, 2008 >>more |