AMSTELVEEN, 22 June 2011 - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has taken another important step in aviation sustainability. In September KLM will launch more than 200 flights being operated on biokerosene between Amsterdam and Paris. "KLM has once again shown it is stimulating the development of biokerosene", according to managing director Camiel Eurlings. "In November 2009 we demonstrated that it was technically possible to fly on biokerosene. Now, a year and a half after our first demonstration flight on Camelina, a new phase has been entered around the world, that of certification.

The lack of access to affordable and reliable energy is a major hindrance to human, social, and economic development, a senior United Nations official told delegates attending an international forum that got under way in Austria today to discuss ways of ensuring universal access to energy.

The two giant new solar power plants slated for Moree in western NSW and Chinchilla in Queensland will mark the first time solar power in Australia is deployed on a scale large and reliable enough to rival coal as a source of ''baseload'' energy.

Neither plant is close to being the world's biggest, with much more powerful solar power stations in the US and Spain already under construction, but enough power to run more than 100,000 households will be generated without the use of fossil fuels.

The Zayed Future Energy Prize represents the vision of the Late Founding Father and President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan, who championed environmental stewardship. This annual award celebrates achievements that reflect impact innovation, long-term vision and leadership in renewable energy and sustainability.

Cutting emissions from US automobiles will be critical to any strategy for slowing global warming.

A corporate jet is scheduled to make the first ever non-stop trans-ocean flight powered by biofuels on Friday night wh

By Gaye Doganoglu

Throughout history, cities have been looked upon, and sought, as places of protection, as fortresses whose walls shielded its residents from foreign invasions or feudal wars. Over centuries, urban dwellings have built up their status as depositories of knowledge and hubs of cultural traditions to become centres of excellence for arts and sciences, and a source of creativity and innovation. Today, urban settlements, towns and cities are playing a key role as generators of ideas, catalysts for change and a tool for pooling resources to advance development in a more sustainable manner.