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Featured sitesThe Blue Carbon Portal brings together the latest knowledge and resources on the role of oceans as carbon sinks. WalkIt provides walking routes between user-defined points in selected British cities, with an estimate of the carbon savings. Joto Afrika is a series of printed briefings and online resources about adapting to climate change in sub-Saharan Africa. And finally,The CoolClimate Art Contest presents iconic images that address the impact of climate change. About the CyberlibraryThe Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary is a co-production of the Stockholm Environment Institute and the International Institute for Environment and Development. It is sponsored by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. Tiempo Climate Newswatch is a weekly on-line magazine with news, features and comment on global warming, climate change, sea-level rise and development issues. The news stories carried by Newswatch are updated weekly. Comment, features, interviews and other sections of the magazine are updated on a weekly to monthly basis. The Tiempo Climate Portal is a listing of selected websites covering climate and development and related issues. The Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary is maintained and edited by Mick Kelly and Sarah Granich. The cartoons are created by Lawrence Moore. The site was developed by Mike Salmon and Mick Kelly. While every effort is made to ensure that information on this site, and on other sites that are referenced here, is accurate, no liability for loss or damage resulting from use of this information can be accepted. |
In the Cyberlibrary The Other Side of Paradise CHARM Islands and Climate Change Interview with Jim Salinger Interview with Bo Döös On the Web 4 Degrees and Beyond Arctic Tale At Loggerheads? Biofuels to Replace Oil Canopy of Friends Clean Development Mechanism Audio Files Climate Change in Kiribati Connect2earth CoolTube Current Understanding of Climate Change and Research Needs Dialogues with Tomorrow Earth Day Television Earthcasts edie live edie TV green.tv Greening the Blue Human Development Report 2007/2008 Kiribati: a Call to the World Live Earth Film Project Midterm Comprehensive Global Review of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries Not Stupid OneClimate Opal Waters, Rising Seas Polar Bears Science Daily State of the Planet Television Trust for the Environment The 4th Revolution: Energy Autonomy The Antarctic Ozone Hole: From Discovery to Recovery NEW The Greens The Scientific Basis of Climate Change The Water Channel UN Radio UN Webcast Undercurrents Webcasts and Videos World Bank Global Issues - Climate Change YouTube: e-agriculture Autogenerated: 18 Dec 2011 |
Bright Ideas
General Electric plans to cut solar installation costs by half
Project 90 by 2030 supports South African school children and managers reduce their carbon footprint through its Club programme
Bath & North East Somerset Council in the United Kingdom has installed smart LED carriageway lighting that automatically adjusts to light and traffic levels
The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the American Public Gardens Association are mounting an educational exhibit at Longwood Gardens showing the link between temperature and planting zones
The energy-efficient Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers hotel is powered by renewable and sustainable sources, including integrated solar photovoltaics and guest-powered bicycles El Hierro, one of the Canary Islands, plans to generate 80 per cent of its energy from renewable sources
The green roof on the Remarkables Primary School in New Zealand reduces stormwater runoff, provides insulation and doubles as an outdoor classroom
The Weather Info for All project aims to roll out up to five thousand automatic weather observation stations throughout Africa
SolSource turns its own waste heat into electricity or stores it in thermal fabrics, harnessing the sun's energy for cooking and electricity for low-income families
The Wave House uses vegetation for its architectural and environmental qualities, and especially in terms of thermal insulation
The Mbale compost-processing plant in Uganda produces cheaper fertilizer and reduces greenhouse gas emissions
At Casa Grande, Frito-Lay has reduced energy consumption by nearly a fifth since 2006 by, amongst other things, installing a heat recovery system to preheat cooking oil Tiempo Climate Newswatch
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