This report takes a look behind the bright vision of carbon capture and storage

In many regions around the world, demand for fresh water now outstrips renewable supplies. Water scarcity is projected to worsen considerably due to a combination of factors such as population increase, higher incomes and changing lifestyles, pollution, and climate change. Agriculture is by far the biggest water user, accounting for more than 70% of global withdrawals.

Due to regulations and compliance issues for urban centers

Carbon trading can have a significant influence on the bottom line and is here to stay. Its future, however, is uncertain and is
driven by emerging legislation for the period after 2012. In the face of this uncertainty, what should executives responsible
for investment outcomes post-2012 be doing now to ensure they maximize competitiveness and minimize risk?

The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) convened a High-Level Policy Dialogue to discuss

The objective of this report is to determine the impacts and vulnerabilities of forests and the forest sector to climate change and if corresponding policies and instruments have been implemented to promote the adaptation of forests and the forest sector.

The health impacts of air pollution depend on the pollutant type, its concentration in the air, length of exposure, other pollutants in the air, and individual susceptibility. The undernourished, very young and very old, and people with preexisting respiratory disease and other ill health, may be more affected by the same concentrations than healthy people.

Access to safe and affordable water is considered to be a basic human right, yet the universal reality does not reflect this principle. A lack of adequate capacity and financing, and national policies which often rely on unsustainable use of water resources, prevent effective and sustainable provision of safe water and sanitation.

Living planet report 2008 looks at the cause and effect relationships which determine the Earth's health. Key to the report is the Living Planet Index, used to map out the state of the world's ecosystems, and the Ecological Footprint.