Friday, July 1, 2011

How Do We Solve Energy Poverty?

Observations: How Do We Solve Energy Poverty?: "Each year, human civilization consumes some 14 terawatts of power, mostly provided by burning the fossilized sunshine known as coal, oil and natural gas. That's 2,000 watts for every man, woman and child on the planet. Of course, power isn't exactly distributed that way. In fact, roughly two billion people lack reliable access to modern energy—whether fossil fuels or electricity—and largely rely on burning charcoal, dung or wood for light, heat and cooking."

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

‘By '20, world to be 2.4°C hotter, India to be hit the hardest' - The Times of India

‘By '20, world to be 2.4°C hotter, India to be hit the hardest' - The Times of India: "WASHINGTON: The Earth will be 2.4 degree celsius warmer by 2020 if the world continues with the business-as-usual approach to climate change and India would be one of the hardest hit countries witnessing upto 30% reduction in crop yields, a new study has claimed."