http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on climate change & energy and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/news/ Clean technology to meet poor communities' needs must lie at the heart of any sustainable strategy to combat climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/clean-technology-as-a-public-good.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyThu, 05 Nov 2009 03:00:18 GMTGetting the right technology into poor countries is crucial for fighting climate change but how should we go about it? T. V. Padma investigates.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/climate-change-s-tech-transfer-challenge.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyThu, 05 Nov 2009 01:16:00 GMTSimply reducing livestock farming in developing countries will neither cut emissions nor benefit the poor, says livestock expert Carlos Seré.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/no-simple-solution-to-livestock-and-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyThu, 05 Nov 2009 10:41:45 GMTChina has reduced its sulphur dioxide emissions, but its failure to reduce nitrogen emissions could worsen acid rain in the country.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/china-s-nitrogen-emissions-could-worsen-pollution.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyWed, 04 Nov 2009 02:38:09 GMTStrong intellectual property rights do not always ease the transfer of climate technologies and may even hinder it, claims a study.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/link-between-patent-law-and-tech-transfer-not-proven-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyThu, 29 Oct 2009 04:03:27 GMTPakistan to receive expertise from China, making fertiliser from human faeces, Maldives ministers dive to highlight climate change, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/south-asia-news-in-brief-15-29-october-2009.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyThu, 29 Oct 2009 10:43:06 GMTSix experts, writing in The New York Times, discuss options for ensuring food security in the face of growing populations and climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/can-gm-food-mitigate-world-hunger-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyWed, 28 Oct 2009 05:06:53 GMTA UN conference has made an urgent call for developed countries to transfer climate-friendly technologies to the developing world.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/speed-up-climate-tech-transfer-urges-un-meeting.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyWed, 28 Oct 2009 03:21:13 GMTJapan and Nepal have announced that they will form a research partnership to study climate change related issues in the Himalayas.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/nepal-japan-team-up-for-himalayan-climate-research.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyMon, 26 Oct 2009 05:12:29 GMTA weather station network across South Asia is part of an India-led drive for locally produced climate change data.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/weather-station-network-to-serve-south-asia.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyMon, 26 Oct 2009 04:06:59 GMTIndia should offer to make its national action plans part of a global climate deal in Copenhagen negotiations, says Rajendra K. Pachauri.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/india-should-make-its-national-climate-plans-global.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyThu, 22 Oct 2009 01:33:51 GMTRich nations should set an example at Copenhagen by committing to emissions reductions of 40 per cent, says Chinese scientist Jiahua Pan.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/china-calls-for-developed-countries-to-lead-the-way.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyThu, 22 Oct 2009 12:29:35 GMTPracticalities of trading carbon and protecting forests make meeting high expectations for REDD hard, say Esteve Corbera and Manuel Estrada.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/not-ready-for-redd--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyWed, 21 Oct 2009 12:08:19 GMTBiofuels are neither a panacea nor a pariah, says a major UN report, but they must not be grown on productive cropland.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/world-needs-sophisticated-biofuel-approach-urges-report.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyTue, 20 Oct 2009 05:11:20 GMTWastepaper has been overlooked as a clean, cheap source of biofuel that could replace five per cent of petrol, say researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/wastepaper-could-be-biofuel-source.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyMon, 19 Oct 2009 03:52:04 GMTScientists produce biofuel from water hyacinths, global climate models adjusted for local use, Bhutan to introduce Hib vaccine, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/south-asia-news-in-brief-2-14-october-2009.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyWed, 14 Oct 2009 03:26:46 GMTLocal knowledge forms the backbone of a programme in Benin that aims to help farmers adapt to the effects of climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/benin-farmers-unite-against-effects-of-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyTue, 13 Oct 2009 02:54:00 GMTIndian researchers propose using a type of algae as a source of biofuel — which could then be 'milked' from specially-designed solar panels.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/harvesting-biofuel-from-solar-panels.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyTue, 13 Oct 2009 12:30:47 GMTAfrica is starting to produce more food for its people by embracing farming technology, according to a new UN report.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/african-food-production-on-the-rise.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyMon, 12 Oct 2009 11:43:45 GMTAndean glaciers provide key information on the climate system and global warming, say scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/andean-glaciers-informants-of-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergyWed, 07 Oct 2009 11:52:41 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/