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News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
While renewable sources have made some inroads in some developing countries — particularly in China and India — government subsidies for fossil fuels have held down prices in many others.
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Opinions and Analysis
Clean technology as a public good
Clean technology to meet poor communities' needs must lie at the heart of any sustainable strategy to combat climate change.
5 November 2009 | EN
Improving the rules on carbon projects
Climate negotiations must promote capacity building, not impose quotas, argues ZhongXiang Zhang.
Renewables the way forward for India
1 April 2009
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Source: Nariphaltan
Policy Briefs
Anticipating the drawbacks of biofuels
Growing biofuels requires careful consideration, particularly with regards to food security and livelihoods.
16 January 2009
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Source: IWMI
News and Features
Link between patent law and tech transfer 'not proven'
Strong intellectual property rights do not always ease the transfer of climate technologies and may even hinder it, claims a study.
Speed up climate tech transfer, urges UN meeting
A UN conference has made an urgent call for developed countries to transfer climate-friendly technologies to the developing world.
Harvesting biofuel from solar panels
13 October 2009
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Source: Scientific American
Information Services
Easier REDD than done
Designing a framework for reducing forest emissions that will live up to expectations will be hard
A climate for disease?
Will climate change worsen the burden of insect-borne disease? The scientific jury is still out
