Category: Research
07/09/11
11:09:08 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com 
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Categories: Global natural Resources Trends, Politics, Research, Technologies
Reuters: Factbox: What EU studies say on biofuels' indirect damage, July 8, 2011
Keywords: Biofuel, Carbon Dioxide more »
06/12/11
12:59:26 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 52 words
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends, Politics, Research, Technologies
Keywords: Energy, Climate, CO2, Energy Technology Research, Cost of Energy more »
04/22/11
08:54:11 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 44 words
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends, Research
Following interactive graph shows how world crude oil production has shifted over the years, particularly from 1960 to 2010, as oil producers search for new locations and methods for extracting oil: more »
03/02/11
05:39:26 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 147 words
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends, Politics, Research
New research on oil shocks, a quite relevant subject!
Historical Oil Shocks, by James D. Hamilton, Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego, Dec. 22, 2010, Revised: February 1, 2011
"This paper surveys the history of the oil i… more »
02/26/11
06:55:45 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 14 words
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends, Politics, Research
Source: The Economist (click for larger image)
Keywords: Libya, Oil, Importers of Libyan Oil more »
02/24/11
06:31:19 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 147 words
Categories: Info about Resource Companies, Global natural Resources Trends, Politics, Research
Source: Voxeu.org (click on graph for larger imageWhen we started this website in early 2007 we intended to include sectors which are of economic and business relevance. We had some discussions whether a "resources section" would be of interest. We f… more »
01/06/11
Bob Metcalfe, founder of 3Com and co-inventor of the ethernet, discusses a 'squanderable abundance' of energy during a lecture at Singularity University:Keywords: Bob Metcalfe, Ethernet, Energy more »
12/28/10
Spiegel Online International: Carbon Fiber Cars: BMW's Electric Automobile Revolution, Dec. 24, 2010
BMW is hoping to revolutionize the electric car industry. Whereas most manufacturers rely on traditional -- and heavy-- steel car bodies, the German c… more »
10/25/10
06:32:13 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 67 words
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends, Research
Source: Spiegel Online International (click on graph for larger image)Spiegel Online International: How Speculators Are Crippling the Copper Industry, October 21, 2010Hedge funds and other major investors are always looking for new places to pa… more »
07/16/10
07:44:13 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 89 words
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends, Politics, Strategy, Research, Technologies
Project Syndicate: Affordable Green Energy, by Bjørn Lomborg, July 14, 2010Public skepticism about global warming may be growing, but the scientific consensus is as solid as ever: man-made climate change is real, and we ignore it at our peril. But if… more »
06/08/10
08:56:41 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 0 words
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends, Politics, Research
12/09/09
06:39:34 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 20 words
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends, Research
click for larger imageInformationIsBeautiful.netThe graph above is an interesting try to demonstrate the debate about causes of the global warming. more »
12/05/09
07:06:42 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 83 words
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends, Politics, Research, Technologies
Hans-Werner Sinn, The Green Paradox, Theses on Climate Change,Lecture series (in German), November and December 2009We all see the need to slow down climate change and we are trying hard to reach this goal. But many measures are ineffective and in so… more »
11/14/09
05:37:18 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 69 words
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends, Politics, Research
Guardian.co.uk: Oil: future world shortages are being drastically underplayed, say experts, Nov. 12, 2009
A leading academic institute has urged European governments to review global oil supplies for themselves because of the "politicisation" of the I… more »
10/21/09
11:18:26 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 44 words
Categories: Info about Resource Companies, Research, Technologies
Find here the link to UNEP SEFI's and New Energy Finance's Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2009 Report. The report provides an overview of capital flows and an analysis of the trends in sustainable energy investment activity. more »
09/29/09
This is for our German speaking readers, an interesting study about private equity investments in clean tech, sponsored by the German PE fund ventizz.Private Equity Investments in Cleantech, Studie der Fachhochschule Wiesbadenim Auftrag der VENTIZZ… more »
09/21/09
05:03:51 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 94 words
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends, Research, Technologies
Reuters: World climate business revenue $2 trillion by 2020: HSBC, Sept. 18, 2009Global revenues from climate-related businesses such as energy efficiency rose by 75 percent in 2008 to $530 billion and could exceed $2 trillion by 2020, HSBC Global Re… more »
08/04/09
09:35:23 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 65 words
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends, Research
Sueddeutsche Zeitung published an article about a GfK study of biofood consumption in Germany. The study shows that consumption decreased by 4% from Jan. to June 2009 as compared to the same period in 2009. The economic crisis is seen as the major reason… more »
04/20/09
NYT: Why Isn’t the Brain Green? by Jon Gertner, April 16, 2009
"There are some unfortunate implications here. In analytical mode, we are not always adept at long-term thinking; experiments have shown a frequent dislike for delayed benefits, so we un… more »
03/27/09
05:49:37 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 147 words
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends, Research
NYT: Rising Fear of a Future Oil Shock, March 26, 2009
Sharp reductions in investments and low oil prices could curb future supplies by almost eight million barrels a day within the next five years, according to a study scheduled for release Friday, t… more »
XML FeedsThis blog provides information on natural resources and natural resource trends.
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VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL LINKS:
- American Agric. Economics Association
- Berkeley Institute of the EnvironmentLeading environment research center of UC Berkeley
- Ecological EconomicsBlog by Dave Iverson; highly academic; giving an “ecological” perspective on the current environmental debate
- EcoTrekkerTop 50 Alternative Energy Blogs
- Environmental and Urban Economics:Blog of UCLA professor Matthew E. Kahn; posts are a mix of environmental and urban economics. Matt also gives some excellent insights into academic life and a top quality publication record to match
- Daily Reckoning (Commodities Section)
- Environmental CapitalDaily analysis of the business of the environment by The Wall Street Journal
- Environmental EconomicsEconomists Tim Haab and John Whitehead on Environmental and Natural Resources: News, Opinion, and Analysis
- Harvard Environmental Economics ProgramA University wide research initiative
- International Trade Statistics by Product (UNCTAD)
- MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment
- Oxford Business Group
- PERCthe US's oldest and largest institute dedicated to original research that brings market principles to resolving environmental problems
- Planet Ark (Reuters)daily environmental news
- United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database
- United Nations environmental Publications
- US Geological Service - Minerals Information
- US Senate on Natural Resources
- Whiskey and Gunpower
- WTO
- Sierra Club
COMMODITY DATA:
- CNN Money (Commodities)
- Reuters Commodity Prices
- World Bank Commodity Price Data
- The World Gold Council
ENVIRONMENT AND INDUSTRY:
- Eco Business Links
- Business in the Environment
- Earth Trends
- Energy Information Administration (Official US enviromental Statistics)
- Environmental Code of Conducts
- Global Environmental Management Initiative
- Environmental Protection Agency
- GRIST.ORG
- International Corporate Sustainability Reporting
- The European Pollutant Emission Register (Information on approx. 9'200 industrial Sites)
- MasterResource: a free-market energy blog
- World Business Council for sustainable Development (WBCSD)
- World.org: 100 top environmental sites
- Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie GmbH
VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS:
- International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
COMPANY'S SUSTAINA- BILITY REPORTING:
- British Petroleum: Environment and Society
- British Telecom: Society and Environment
- NEC: Annual environmental Report 2006
- Novo Nordisk: Sustainability
- Shell: Environment and Society
- Unilever: Sustainability Development Report
- Global Reporters 2006: Ranking of non-financial Reporting
_________________________________________________________________________________ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS:
WORKING PAPERS:
- SSRN: Biggest Collection of Working Papers (Environmental Economics)
- Globalization of sustainable Development?: Principles and Practices in transnational Corporations (Dennis A. Rondinelli)
