Posts Tagged ‘Bike lanes’
Tuesday, June 26th, 2012
Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:
- The pathway to profitability for wind energy
- BC research animates Rio+20 associated events
- Vancouver launches subsidized public bike sharing system
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Authors: Larissa Ardis, Justin Bull, Liz Ferris, Clea Moray,James Noble, Tim Shah
Editors: James Tansey (ISIS), Jessica Worsley (PICS), Tom Pedersen (PICS)
Tags: Arctic, BC, bicycle, bike, Bike lanes, Biomass, British Columbia, carbon emissions, Carbon footprint, carbon market, carbon pricing, carbon reduction, Carbon sequestration, Carbon storage, carbon-management, Clean Energy, Clean tech, climate, Climate Change, climate policy, collective thinking, COV, Earth System, Ecosystem, GHG, GHG emissions, global warming, grassland, green energy, greenhouse gas, low carbon economy, Offshore, People’s Summit, profit, Public, Rio, Rio +20, Rio+20, Roseland, Shale gas, subsidized, Sustainable communities, transportation, tundra, United Nations conference, Vancouver, wind energy, Wind farm
Posted in BC, Biomass, Clean Energy, Clean power, Clean tech, Efficiency, Electric, Footprint, GHG reduction, solar, storage, transportation, US, water, wind | No Comments »
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:
- What really happened in Durban – and will it be enough to combat climate change?
- Ocean acidification may directly harm fish: study
- California proposes rules to spur clean car growth
The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business in partnership with the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.
Authors: Neil Thomson, Calyn Shaw, Neil Salmond, Kristina Welch
Editors: James Tansey, Jessica Worsley
Tags: 2015, 2020, acidification, Al Gore, aquaculture, automobile, BC, bicycle, Bike lanes, California, canada, car, carbon emissions, Carbon footprint, carbon market, carbon offset, carbon pricing, carbon reduction, carbon-management, clean, Clean Energy, Clean tech, climate action, Climate Change, climate impact, climate policy, Climate Summit, computer game, COP 17, COP17, coral, cycling, cyclist, Durban, Durban Platform, Electric, EU, Europe, First Nation, fish, Forest, Gaming, gaming for good, GHG, GHG emissions, global warming, Green, greenhouse gas, Hydrogen, Indigenous, Infrastructure, Kent, Kyoto, low carbon economy, marine, New York, ocean, offset sharing, ownership, Pedal power, people, REDD, shellfish, social change, SOV, transportation, United Nations, vehicle, withdraw
Posted in BC, Clean Energy, Clean power, Clean tech, Efficiency, Electric, Europe, Footprint, GHG reduction, transportation, US | No Comments »
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:
- Vancouver mayor may pay the political price for bike lanes
- Carbon-gobbling trees in Northwest forests change the forest equation, a new study finds
- Top writers tackle climate change in short stories
The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business in partnership with the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: picsscan@uvic.ca.
Authors: Neil Thomson, Neil Salmond, Calyn Shaw, Kristina Welch
Editors: James Tansey, Jessica Worsley
Tags: BC Hydro, Bike lanes, Biofuel, Burrard bridge, Carbon capture, carbon emissions, Carbon footprint, carbon market, carbon pricing, carbon reduction, Carbon sequestration, carbon-management, cellulosic biofuel, Cellulosic ethanol, cellulosic feedstocks, cellulosic technology, Clean Energy, Clean tech, Clean-vehicle technology, Climate Change, climate policy, Congestion, Dunsmuir street, Energuide, energy labeling, energy labelling, fallow land, Financial incentive, Forest, Fuel economy, Fuel efficiency, Fuel-efficient, GHG, GHG emissions, global warming, greenhouse gasses, Gregor Robertson, Home Energy Assessment, Lignol, low carbon economy, Mayor Robertson, Net ecosystem carbon balance, Old-growth, Pine beetle lumber, Public engagement, Second growth, Vancouver
Posted in BC, Clean tech, Efficiency, Footprint, GHG reduction, storage | No Comments »