Book: From Rio+20 to a New Development Agenda Building a Bridge to a Sustainable Future (22 Jan 2014)

From Rio+20 to a New Development Agenda Building a Bridge to a Sustainable Future By Felix Dodds, Jorge Laguna-Celis, Liz Thompson Routledge – 2014 – 264 pages Description: Twenty years after the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, "The Earth Summit", the Rio+20 conference in 2012 brought life back to sustainable development by putting it at the centre of a new global development partnership, one in which...

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Book: Transport, Climate Change and the City By Robin Hickman, David Banister (21 Jan 2014)

Transport, Climate Change and the City By Robin Hickman, David Banister Routledge – 2014 – 400 pages Series: Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research Description: Sustainable mobility has long been sought after in cities around the world, particularly in industrialised countries, but also increasingly in the emerging cities in Asia. Progress however appears difficult to make as the private car, still largely fuelled by...

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World News: Making best out of waste (25 Jan 2014)

Making best out of waste AHMEDABAD: As part of Republic Day celebrations, students pursuing design course fromUnitedworld Institute of Design have initiated an awareness programme on solid waste management. The initiative-'Heal The World'aims to educate school going kids regarding the need to save environment by reducing, recycling and reusing waste.The programme will engage students of age from 10 years to 18 years and make them create sculptures, utility product, decorative products and other products out...

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Book: Fairness and Justice in Environmental Decision Making Water under the bridge (Jan 2014)

Fairness and Justice in Environmental Decision Making Water under the bridge By Catherine Gross Routledge – 2014 – 180 pages Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies By crossing disciplinary boundaries, this book uniquely connects theories of justice with people's lived experience within social conflicts over resource sharing. It shows why some conflicts, such as local opposition to wind farms and water disputes,...

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Book: Sustainability Principles and Practice (20 Jan 2014)

Sustainability Principles and Practice By Margaret Robertson Routledge – 2014 – 392 pages Description: Sustainability Principles and Practice gives an accessible and comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of sustainability. The focus is on furnishing solutions and equipping the student with both conceptual understanding and technical skills for the workplace. Each chapter explores one aspect of the field, first introducing...

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China News: Vehicle with pangolins seized in Guangxi (25 Jan 2014)

Vehicle with pangolins seized in Guangxi A total of 39 live pangolins were found hidden inside a sedan by police in Fangchenggang of southern China's Guangxi Province on Jan. 24. [Photo/CNS] A total of 39 live pangolins were found hidden inside a sedan by police in Fangchenggang of southern China's Guangxi Province on Jan. 24, Chinanews.com reported. Local police noticed a black car suddenly hit the brakes as it was about to pass through...

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Hong Kong News: Landfill plan to be resubmitted (24 Jan 2014)

Landfill plan to be resubmitted January 24, 2014 Secretary for the Environment KS Wong says the need for landfill extension is urgent, and the Government will re-submit its extension proposal to the Legislative Council in the first quarter of this year. Speaking to reporters today, Mr Wong said the Government has done a lot to communicate with stakeholders on the issue, and has improved the operation of landfills, to gain public support. Meanwhile, Mr Wong said the waste charging public engagement ended today, and the Council for Sustainable...

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Book: The Ethics of Japan's Global Environmental Policy The conflict between principles and practice (Jan 2014)

The Ethics of Japan's Global Environmental Policy The conflict between principles and practice By Midori Kagawa-Fox Routledge – 2012 Series: Routledge Contemporary Japan Series This book examines the Japanese government policies that impact on the environment in order to determine whether they incorporate a sufficient ethical substance. Through the three case studies on whaling, nuclear energy, and forestry, the author explores...

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Book: Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (Jan 2014)

Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change Scaling it up Edited by E. Lisa F. Schipper, Jessica Ayers, Hannah Reid,Saleemul Huq, Atiq Rahman Routledge – 2014 – 304 pages As climate change adaptation rises up the international policy agenda, matched by increasing funds and frameworks for action, there are mounting questions over how to ensure the needs of vulnerable people on the ground are met. Community-based adaptation...

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World News: Coca-Cola in Myanmar – a model for others? (20 Jan 2014)

As pressure grows on Chinese companies operating overseas, does Coca-Cola’s approach in Myanmar offer a way forward? Coca-cola has attempted to tackle problems including land rights, gender discrimination and environmental regulations (Image by Nathan Gibbs)   The Coca-Cola Company recently submitted its first report on its Myanmar operations to the US State Department under the Responsible Investment Reporting Requirements...

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Hong Kong News: Deal signed on radiation checks (24 Jan 2014)

Deal signed on radiation checks January 24, 2014 Radiant atmosphere:  Hong Kong Observatory Assistant Director Tsui Kit-chi (third right) and Mainland Environmental Radiation Monitoring Technical Centre Deputy Director Zhao Shunping (fourth right) sign the agreement. Hong Kong Observatory signed a co-operation agreement with the Mainland Environmental Radiation Monitoring Technical Centre in Hangzhou today. The move is to promote...

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Japan News: Announcement on the certification system application for business detoxifying waste low-contaminated PCB waste (24 Jan 2014)

Announcement on the certification system application for business detoxifying waste low-contaminated PCB waste January 21, 2014 To promote the appropriate treatment of PCB waste, the MOE implemented a certification system for businesses detoxifying waste low-contaminated PCB waste using sophisticated technologies in compliance with Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law.The Minister has announced today that an application has been submitted...

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Publication: Shining a Light on Fossil Fuel Subsidies at the WTO: How NGOs can contribute to WTO notification and surveillance (Jan 2014)

IISD Publications Centre Shining a Light on Fossil Fuel Subsidies at the WTO: How NGOs can contribute to WTO notification and surveillance » Liesbeth Casier, Robin Fraser, Mark Halle, Robert Wolfe, IISD, 2014.Paper, 29 pages, copyright: IISD Fossil fuel subsidies undermine efforts to mitigate climate change and damage the trading system. However, multilateral discussion is hampered by inconsistent definitions and incomplete data....

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China News: Beijing to build 16 water reclamation plants in 2014 (26 Jan 2014)

Beijing to build 16 water reclamation plants in 2014 Beijing will begin construction on 16 new water reclamation plants this year to ease the thirsty capital with a stable "second water source," said water authorities on Saturday. In addition to the 16 projects, Beijing will complete another 14 under-construction reclamation plants, said Jin Shudong, director with the Beijing Water Authority. Beijing will make efforts to upgrade the quality...

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