April 7, 2008
During the last 2000 years the human species has irresistibly conquered the planet. In my own life time, the number of human beings on the planet has more than trebled, from 2 billion in 1930 to 6.7 billion today; and the numbers are set to rise by another 2 billion mostly poor people until the… » read more
Posted by Eberhard Rhein
April 5, 2008
The biggest European utility – EON – has announced bold plans for expanding renewable energy, especially from wind. By 2030 it projects generating some 24 percent of its electricity from renewable sources. Including nuclear power, the company expects more than half of its electricity generation to be C02-free in the long term. That is good… » read more
Posted by Eberhard Rhein
April 4, 2008
World agricultural prices have reached record levels in early 2008. They are roughly 65 percent higher than five years ago, when the main lines of the present agricultural policy underwent the last revision. Both OECD and FAO expect agricultural prices to stay at this high level and even keep rising during the next decade. After… » read more
Posted by Eberhard Rhein
Thoughts on energy and climate, the Mediterranean and whatever comes to mind.
