The image of Nero fiddling as Rome burned—albeit apocryphal– has stuck as the metaphor for willfully irresponsible government. Government representatives, gathered at climate change talks in Durban, South Africa, have been fiddling for the past week.
The tragedy that we all saw unfolding recently in Japan has obliged the world to rethink its nuclear policy. At Fukushima we witnessed one of the most catastrophic nuclear accidents that has ever taken place.
Airlines are employing a variety of “green” features and policies to compensate for their CO2 emissions. Some are creating hydro-electric stations in South America, or financing social projects and others are investing directly in cleaner engine technology. But is legislation or a green tax the answer to reducing airline emissions?
In the 90’s, when the first bicycle lanes were set up, riding in the streets of Paris was considered particularly risky. Since then, things have changed. The French capital is making a major effort to promote cycling in a city where motorists’ driving habits are seen as dangerous, aggressive and far from civilized.
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