Carbon News
  • Members
    • Login
      Forgot Password?
    • Not a member? Subscribe
    • Forgot Password
      Back to Login
    • Not a member? Subscribe
  • Home
  • New Zealand
    • Politics
    • Energy
    • Agriculture
    • Carbon emissions
    • Transport
    • Forestry
    • Business
  • Markets
    • Analysis
    • NZ carbon price
  • International
    • Australia
    • United States
    • China
    • Europe
    • United Kingdom
    • Canada
    • Asia
    • Pacific
    • Antarctic/Arctic
    • Africa
    • South America
    • United Nations
  • News Direct
    • Media releases
    • Climate calendar
  • About Carbon News
    • Contact us
    • Advertising
    • Subscribe
    • Service
    • Policies

Figures paint sad picture of the world

15 Jun 2012

A snapshot of our world paints a sorry picture on the eve of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro.


The three-day conference begins on June 20. The following figures have been compiled by AFP:


    ... login or subscribe for full story

    Related Topics:   Agriculture Biofuels Energy Greenhouse Effect Tax United Nations

    More >
    International
    More >

    Australia’s biggest gas project greenlit to 2070 with ‘partial’ protection for Indigenous rock art

    Today 11:30am

    Approval met with fury from conservation groups and the Greens, who called it a ‘betrayal’ of Australians who want climate action.

    Trump sends fracking CEO to Europe to sell climate denial—and gas

    Today 11:30am

    Debunking some of Chris Wright's most egregious lies.

    Study links world’s top oil and gas firms to 200 ‘more intense’ heatwaves

    Today 11:30am

    Global warming linked to the world’s biggest oil and gas companies made all “major” 21st century heatwaves more intense and frequent.

    Wind and solar power fuel over one-third of Brazil's electricity for first time

    Today 11:30am

    Wind and solar power generated more than a third of Brazil’s electricity in August.

    EU considers faster Russian oil and gas exit after US pressure

    Today 11:30am

    The European Union is considering a faster phase-out of Russian fossil fuels as part of new sanctions.

    Australian Labor Party under internal pressure to commit to at least 70% emissions reduction by 2035

    Fri 12 Sep 2025

    The party’s grassroots campaigners have urged its leadership to ignore business warnings about the cost of setting an ‘ambitious’ target.

    Why mega-polluters have little to fear from the European Central Bank and its new climate policy

    Fri 12 Sep 2025

    The European Central Bank plans to raise borrowing costs for climate offenders – but a new FTM analysis shows that big polluters such as Shell will barely feel it.

    Which countries are scaling solar and wind the fastest?

    Fri 12 Sep 2025

    The leaderboard is quite different depending on what metric you look at.

    A revolution is sweeping Europe’s farms: Can it save agriculture?

    Fri 12 Sep 2025

    Momentum is building for regenerative agriculture, a set of approaches that could help farms to weather the changing climate and make them more profitable.

    Tax rebalancing in Indian energy sector: Renewables cheaper, coal costlier

    Fri 12 Sep 2025

    Industry experts and developers have hail GST cuts on clean energy equipment, saying it will be a major enabler for India’s ambitious climate goals.

    Carbon News

    Subscriptions, Advertising & General

    [email protected]

    Editorial

    [email protected]

    We welcome comments, news tips and suggestions - please also use this address to submit all media releases for News Direct).

    Useful Links
    Home About Carbon News Contact us Advertising Subscribe Service Policies
    New Zealand
    Politics Energy Agriculture Carbon emissions Transport Forestry Business
    International
    Australia United States China Europe United Kingdom Canada Asia Pacific Antarctic/Arctic Africa South America United Nations
    Home
    Markets
    Analysis NZ carbon price
    News Direct
    Media releases Climate calendar

    © 2008-2025 Carbon News. All Rights Reserved. • Your IP Address: 216.73.216.34 • User account: Sign In

    Please wait...
    Audit log: