Cape Town, South Africa, 28 June 2013 The 15th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change was held in Cape Town, South Africa, on 26-28 June 2013. H.E. Mr. Xie Zhenhua, Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission of China, H.E. Ms. Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs of South Africa, Mr. … Read More →
How To Use If-Then Planning To Achieve Any Goal
I first came across this technique in Tim Pychyl’s iProcrastinate podcasts. Here, however, is a detailed description of how & why it supposedly works. http://99u.com/articles/7248/how-to-use-if-then-planning-to-achieve-any-goal
Lamy Pushes for Increased Dialogue on Energy Issues
The WTO is in need of a constructive and forward-looking discussion on trade and energy issues, Director-General Pascal Lamy said on Monday. Such an approach, he explained, is necessary if the 159-member body wishes to participate effectively in the future of global energy governance. Lamy, who was speaking at a workshop on trade and energy … Read More →
US Tuna-Dolphin Compliance Proposal Triggers Mixed Reaction
Bridges Trade BioRes / by Andrew Aziz / 15 April 2013 SOURCE: http://ictsd.org/i/news/biores/159967/ [ok, so not strictly trade-climate change, but a line of interest stemming from my master’s thesis] A proposal by the United States to reform its dolphin-safe tuna label rules to comply with a WTO ruling is receiving praise from environmentalists, who say … Read More →
Study shows a walk in the park fixes a fuzzy brain
The evidence keeps rolling in: when you need to clear your head, the best place to do it is out among the trees. Excerpt from Treehugger article by Jaymi Heimbuch Urban living gives you brain fatigue. It flat out makes your brain tired of constantly being alert and aware. And a walk in the park … Read More →
Sidetracked: how to finish what you started
The emotions we experience while implementing our plans can sidetrack us. Read this discussion with the author of “Sidetracked”, “Harvard Business School’s Francesca Gino [who] shares the psychological secrets to finishing what you started.” By Gareth Cook, Scientific American’s Mind Matters blog editor: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-not-get-sidetracked
WTO Appeal Hearings in Canada Renewable Energy Row Kick Off
Bridges Trade BioRes / by Andrew Aziz / The WTO appeals process for the high-profile dispute over the Canadian province of Ontario’s feed-in-tariff (FIT) programme for renewable energy officially kicked off in Geneva last week, as the EU, Japan, and Canada all participated in the first round of hearings on the subject. The Ontario scheme … Read More →