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Treading Hot Water: Climate Negotiations in Poznan
The UN Climate Change Conference in Poznan, December 1-12, 2008 The world’s governments are converging on Poznan, Poland over the...
Discussing Global Warming in Blustery Poland
Today, the UN climate conference began in Poznan, Poland. At the conference, government representatives will be tasked with further developing...
Rip-Offsets: The Failure of the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism
Barbara Haya, UC Berkeley researcher and International Rivers consultant, explains the shortcomings and implications of the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development...
UN Suspends Clean Energy Project Auditor
Originally published in Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – The U.N. climate change body has suspended one of the largest auditors of...
Accreditation of Major CDM Auditor, DNV Suspended
The Executive Board (EB) of the UN Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) must have read our recent report, Bad Deal for...
Biomimicry Inspires New Hydro Technology
A slew of emerging technologies are redefining the concept of "hydropower." For almost a century, hydro has been synonymous with...
Hail Mary! Aussie Activists Celebrate Dam Suspension
Communities in the Mary Valley in Queensland, Australia, are celebrating the announcement by state Premier, Anna Bligh, that construction on...
UN Climate Conference: NGOs Demand an End to Loopholes
Joint Press Release Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung (Environment and Development) and International Rivers Berlin The UN climate conference begins on...
Xiaoxi and Xiaogushan CDM Hydropower Projects: Report from a Field Trip
EU legislation known as the Linking Directive states that CDM credits from hydropower projects larger than 20MW can only be...
Dirty Hydro: Dams and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Hydropower is often believed to be an inherently “climate-friendly” technology. But scientific studies indicate that the rotting of organic matter...