Eva Joly, the Norwegian-born Green Party candidate for the French presidency, says the solution to the economic crisis in France and abroad is more green politics, not less.
The German government plans to decommission its nuclear plants by 2022 and to obtain 80% of all energy from renewables by 2050. Today, renewable energy sources already account for nearly a fifth of Germany's electricity, but the construction and transfer of wind energy from offshore farms is not making as much headway as had been expected.
The European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) has infuriated the Chinese, which has banned its airlines from contributing, while a bill has been approved by the US Senate calling on the government to use “all tools” to keep US operators exempt.
Decades of unbridled economic expansion and disregard for legislation have devastated China’s environment. Today, 70% of China’s waterways are polluted - endangering the health of millions. One example is the 1,000-kilometre-long river Huai, in eastern China, where cancer rates are at a record high. But some locals are fighting back, trying to breathe life back into their beloved stream.
On October 4th 2010, the wall of the waste reservoir of the MAL aluminium plant in western Hungary gave way. A million cubic metres of red sludge poured out over a number of settlements, with the town of Devecser and the village of Kolontar the worst hit. Nine people died, and whole districts had to be written off.
The 2013 edition of the America’s Cup, its 34th, will be raced on the latest generation of catamarans. It’s a first for the oldest sailing trophy in the world, and a new challenge, notably for the two French teams, Aleph and Energy Team. Meanwhile, in Marseille, the Old Port is getting a facelift, with the installation of a giant esplanade, much to pedestrians’ delight.
It may come as a surprise that environmentalists are increasingly turning to wood as a renewable, alternative energy source. Find out why it's environmentally-friendly and how it could reduce your household energy bill in this week's show.
Divers scouring Italy’s wrecked Costa Concordia found a woman’s body on board Saturday, raising the death toll to 12. Searchers also recovered a hard disk with possible security footage that could shed light on the captain’s role in the accident.
Finishing second in the third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, Franck Cammas and his men still put up a good fight on their Groupama monohull. Also, we meet Pierre Frolla, who has ended his snorkelling career and today devotes his time to showing diving enthusiasts the ocean depths - including sharks.
The Independent attacks the "moralising hypocrisy" of the super rich, but the Economist says the corporate elite are not as powerful as we think they are. And as the Keystone XL pipeline deal from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico is dropped, the papers wonder if Barack Obama is standing up to Big Oil, or simply putting a controversial plan on hold until the electoral winds blow over.
