Biofuels: Let's look before we leap
A commitment to biofuels should be based on a careful assessment of their prospective benefits and costs, not a blind leap of faith.
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A commitment to biofuels should be based on a careful assessment of their prospective benefits and costs, not a blind leap of faith.
The world must not miss its second chance to take a radically different approach to energy consumption.
Almost unnoticed, Nepal is developing simple and cheap technologies that make the best of local resources and don't damage the environment.
16 August 2007 | EN
A report last week on the economic aspects of climate change is not just another warning of imminent catastrophe, it is also an optimistic message for developed and developing countries alike.
A combination of factors appears to be pushing the risk-benefit balance back into nuclear's favour as an energy option for developing countries. SciDev.Net readers are invited to comment.