During Kazakhstan’s recent Council for Improving Investment Climate, Prime Minister Askar Mamin announced new measures aimed at improving the country’s investment environment in order to better facilitate the absorption of foreign capital in the field of alternative energy. The meeting
The economic and environmental gains resulting from the restoration project will dwarf costs, scientists say.
“If we want to address climate change, we need to stop deforestation,” an expert stresses.
Even patchwork landscapes of natural habitat and high-yield farmland can serve to preserve a variety of wildlife species.
Technologies to harness the power of water are crucial for a low-emissions future, but hydropower can cause serious damage.
German scientists say the July floods were about more than rain, and climate models need to adjust for factors rarely seen in Central Europe.
"The results are surprising because the climate in mountains would be expected to lead to low carbon forests."