What do global problems cost us?

2013-01-15 Новые технологии производства сланцевой нефти и газа превращают Америку в сверхмогущественного мирового лидера по их добыче, остужая углеводородные амбиции России и перекраивая прочий мир, - пишет Александр Голубов в № 1 журнала Корреспондент от 11 января 2013 года   Когда речь идет о государствах-нефтедобытчиках, в первую очередь всплывает образ нефтяных монархий Ближнего Востока. Тем временем мировой энергетический рынок вступает в новую эру, в которой тон будут задавать не арабские шейхи, а предприимчивые американские бизнесмены, утверждают эксперты.

2013-03-11 Electric cars have garnered a reputation as “zero emissions” vehicles --- but Bjorn Lomborg presents facts and figures that demonstrate the exact opposite. He shows that electric cars are hugely carbon intensive to manufacture. They have an extremely short driving distance, which means they are unreliable – so most consumers have not been interested in purchasing them (even with a generous tax credits of up to $7500).  Added to all of this, the cars barely differ from conventional cars as measured by their carbon emissions. 

When it comes to cooking indoors over open fires, the harmful health effects can be equal to smoking two packs of cigarettes a day. This indoor air pollution plagues nearly nine out of every 10 Bangladeshi households, which use wood and other biofuels to cook inside.

Over time, exposure to smoke from indoor cooking leads to deadly diseases such as lung cancer, stroke, and heart disease. This is why it's the most deadly environmental problem in the world. In Bangladesh, such indoor air pollution is responsible for 10-15 percent of all deaths.