Energy focus
Monthly update from the world's largest community of environmental experts.
Contact us   Subscribe   Bookmark and Share
 
EXPERT REPORT
 

The quest for sustainable energy

We need energy for practically everything we do - for cooking, heating and lighting our homes and offices, for travelling, and for powering telecommunications and industry. But how can we meet this burgeoning energy demand without threatening our natural world?

> Read more
> Listen to Nadine McCormick
> Watch IUCN Director General talk about the need to look for more sustainable and renewable energy sources.
Nadine McCormick, IUCN’s Energy Network Coordinator
 
SPOTLIGHT ON
 

Stop oil and gas exploration now, says IUCN
Louisiana oil spill

Following the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, IUCN calls for a global moratorium on oil and gas exploitation in ecologically sensitive areas.

> Read more
> Opinion article by Dr. William Jackson, IUCN Deputy Director General.
 

The future of sustainable energy
Wind power operated by FEA provides Fiji with between 5-10 megawats of electricity.

How can we meet the increasing energy demand without increasing the impact on natural ecosystems? Andrea Athanas, Senior Programme Officer for IUCN's Business and Biodiversity Programme explains.

> Read more
 

Harvesting energy from the sea
Gregoire Walkiers - interview

Oceans offer great potential energy sources and different ways of harvesting power from the sea. Grégoire Walckiers, from IUCN's Global Marine Programme, explains.

> Watch
 

The dilemma
Windturbine in colza field

Clean energy does not always mean green energy and when biodiversity is threatened by renewable energy projects, environmentalists face a difficult dilemma.

> Read more
 
ON THE GROUND
 

Feeling the heat - energy pressure in the Horn of Africa
Shagarab Refugee Camp, North Eastern Sudan

In the Horn of Africa, IUCN, together with its partners, is working to supply gas for cooking and fuel-efficient stoves to help ease the pressure on forests.

> Read more
 

Powering the Pacific - launch of Tuvalu solar project
Solar panels shown here of the 40kw grid-connected solar pv system installed at the Motofuoua Secondary School, Vaitupu, Tuvalu

The Vaitupu community are celebrating the recent handover of the Tuvalu Photo Voltaic Electricity Network Integration Project by IUCN to the Tuvalu government.

> Read more
 
PHOTO GALLERY
 

Photo gallery

Rapeseed (a biofuel crop)  
> View slideshow

 
QUIZ
 

Sustainable energy

Artesian windmill, Boulia, Western Queensland, WA, Australia Find out how much you know about sustainable energy.
> Test your knowledge

 
WHAT'S ON
 

UNFCCC meeting

Polar bear Bonn, 31 May - 11 June 2010 Climate change negotiations resume.
> Read more

 
OTHER NEWS
 

IUCN opens one of Europe's greenest office buildings

IUCN Conservation Centre IUCN inaugurates its new Conservation Centre.
> Read more

 

Wetland aliens cause bird extinction

Aloa Grebe BirdLife International announces the extinction of Alaotra Grebe.
> Read more

 
RESOURCES
 

The nature of energy

IUCN World Conservation Magazine special issue on energy.
> Download Magazine

 

Guidelines on biofuels and invasive species

How to minimise risks of biological invasions along the biofuels supply chain.
> Download publication

 

IUCN (The International Union for Conservation of Nature) © 2010

IUCN helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. It supports scientific research, manages field projects all over the world and brings governments, non-government organizations, United Nations agencies, companies and local communities together to develop and implement policy, laws and best practice.

You received this message because you subscribed to this newsletter.

Photo credits © Expert report: Nadine McCormick /IUCN; Stop oil: Jesse Kavanaugh; The future of sustainable energy: Andrea Athanas/IUCN; Harvesting energy: IUCN; The Dilemma: Energy LI; Feeling the heat: Caterina Wolfangel; Powering the Pacific: Anare Matakiviti; Photo gallery: Andrea Athanas / IUCN; UNFCCC: Flickr; IUCN Conservation Centre: Holcim Foundation; Wetland aliens: Chris Rose.