Help rural poor with small scale bioenergy

October 6th, 2011 | Posted by iip in Energy - (0 Comments)

There are ways of helping rural poor with energy-based projects, such energy efficient cooking stove to small scale bioenergy.

A joint study of FAO and DFiD shows, when produced on a small-scale in local communities, bioenergy can play a significant role in rural development in poor countries. The study refers to 15 bioenergy projects in Latin America, Africa and Asia involving 12 countries.

Most poor areas in rural area are depending on biomass for cooking and heating. About 80 percent of them sources from wood.

The study highlights possible benefits for rural poor:

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Tips for conserving water

October 6th, 2011 | Posted by iip in Earth - (0 Comments)

Did you know there are about 1.2 billion people live in river basins with absolute water scarcity? And a further 1.5 billion people suffer from inadequate access to water because of a lack of infrastructure. The numbers are taken from World Development Report 2008 published by the World Bank. Some areas face the greatest water shortages such Middle East, North Africa and Asia.

Because of climate change, there are more frequent droughts and increasing wa

ter scarcity throughout the world. People in developing countries

providing food from agriculture must deal with climate change. And what happen to people in more developed countries? Do they really aware on water issues?

If so, how they deal with water consumption? Alex leigh has tips to save water consumption as well as cut its bill. I summarized it for you:

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China and carbon trade

October 2nd, 2011 | Posted by iip in Earth - (0 Comments)

I think China will become the most powerful country in coming years, as the US and its alliances are experiencing slow-down economic rate and debt-crisis.

The powerful country roles as trend setter in world economic movement, including in carbon trade. Environmental commodities such carbon, are important measures of world action to reduce climate change effects.

A global conference on carbon trade was held in Beijing in April 1-2, 2009.  China Carbon Trade Summit 2009 responses the emerging global market of carbon trading. Reports says estimation of  global carbon trading market size will reach US$150 billion by 2012. This market potentially reach US$ 3 trillion over the next 20 years. (more…)

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