A year in review: The ups and downs of environment news
The past year saw an unprecedented number of environmental catastrophes worldwide, starting with the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan, which claimed 20,000 lives, making it the worst since Chernobyl.
The year ended with the failure of the Durban climate talks in South Africa, with no agreement being reached and several countries, including the US and Canada, holding up negotiations.
The failure came despite the fact that 2011 ranked among the ten warmest years since 1850. The Kyoto Protocol goal of limiting global warming by two degrees Celsius will not be met, and we are moving towards a 3.5 degree increase in temperatures.
The past year also witnessed countless devastating oil spills: first in China’s Bohai Sea in June, then in New Zealand, where an oil tanker was caught on a coral reef, causing oil to pour out into an area considered a sanctuary for whales and dolphins. Recently, Brazil and Nigeria were also hit by dramatic oil spills.
Egypt’s environment was not spared in the past 12 months either, with the ongoing degradation of land, air and water quality continuing at a rapid pace. Looking back on 2011, we highlight five key areas of environmental interest, focussing firstly on the damage done, but also identifying some creative green initiatives.
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