Found 15 result for Tag: climate change.

Why Climate Change is Divisive and Why It Should Not Be

Elizabeth Crenshaw on February 8, 2010
Climate change is frequently referred to as a hot-button issue. It’s a “platform” issue, with political parties taking definite stands on either side.  Both ...

Ringing bells - a state of urgency

Philippa Martin-King on December 11, 2009
Bells are going to be rung throughout the world on Sunday, 13 December. In middle ages, the church bell was rung to warn villagers of ...

Two percent of global carbon emissions come from the computer

Philippa Martin-King on August 28, 2009
That's what the Climate Group has calculated. They're also saying it's likely to increase by six percent in the next 10 years ...

A gigawatt of energy per day for next 25 years

Philippa Martin-King on August 26, 2009
The following  global warming article by Adam Werbach refers for its basic figures to another article written by Steve Kirsch. Both give a clear picture ...

Impact of EV to the Utility sector

Erwin Smole on March 29, 2009
PricewaterhouseCoopers published a study about the impact of EV to the Austrian Utility sector. Main findings for 20% EV (1 Mio vehicle): - 3% more generation ...

PowerShift 2009

Elizabeth Crenshaw on January 26, 2009
The Millennials are demanding a clean tech future now. The second Power Shift Conference and Lobbying Push is coming up. This event is not limited ...

London: Symposium on ICTs and Climate Change

Toby Johnson on June 13, 2008
The second part of ITU's Symposia on ICTs and Climate Change takes place next week in London. You can follow the event live by ...

The Game Plan - a solution framework for the climate challenge.

Jose Vaz Pinto on May 7, 2008
It worths reading and reacting upon it ! Saul Griffith, Jim McBride et all, give us at Wattzon.org a framework that enables us to think ...

Electricty grid vs Telecoms Networks

Toby Johnson on February 20, 2008
Interesting piece if - from my perspective - only because of the comparison between the electricity grid and telecoms networks. It's not something that I'd ...

Call for papers: ICTs and Climate Change

Toby Johnson on January 31, 2008
The International Telecommunication Union (for which I work) has issued a call for papers/speakers for its upcoming Symposia on ICTs and Climate Change , to ...

Gas vs Electrical Heating - an ecodesign case-study

Sergio Ferreira on September 27, 2007
Concerns about CO2 and climate change are greater than ever. Residential heating is responsible for a considerable part of CO2 emissions that go into our ...

United Nations – waiting for a clear political message on climatic change

Pippa Rojo on September 24, 2007
It’s very clear that rapidly developing Chinese industry will have an affect on climate change. They are continuing to use coal as their main ...

Make up your own mind on climate change

Hans De Keulenaer on September 23, 2007
I'm no expert on climate. I do not have the earth's entire eco-system in mind, with all its interactions, and how they evolved ...

BBC television special on energy to be scrapped

Pippa Rojo on September 10, 2007
The BBC is to scrap Planet Relief, a television special about climate change that provoked a revolt from senior executives. Ricky Gervais and Jonathan Ross ...

A quoi ressemblerait la Suisse en 2050 avec quelques degrés de plus?

Pippa Rojo on July 20, 2007
Pour les francophones, voici des projections par rapport à la hausse de la température, photos d'autres régions climatiques et dossiers radiophoniques à l'appui ...