Arrive on time ride a bicycle.

European Mobility Week 2007 takes place under the motto Streets for People.

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Collective power: towards an EU-wide support scheme for renewable energy. European countries that already have experience of domestic Tradable Green Certificate (TGC) markets would "benefit considerably from merging these markets into a single scheme", argues the August 2007 report. [News Source]

A burning question for Brazil’s sugar. Each September, thousands of acres of Brazilian sugarcane go up in smoke, a ritual that accentuates an economic, social and environmental conflict. [News Source]

Plant not worth cost of air fix. An environmental group that helped scuttle 10 proposed power plants in Florida and Texas is trying to do the same to one in Ohio. [News Source]

Green transport week pushes Prague joined more than 1,300 other cities and towns last week in a series of events to promote sustainable mobility. [News Source]

Stop sprawl to curb emissions, environmental group says. California can boost its fight against global warming while cutting time, fuel and money wasted in traffic congestion if its local governments revamps sprawl-promoting planning policies. [News Source]

Thais mark World Car-Free Day.

Environmentally-concerned residents in 31 provinces, including Bangkok and Chiang Mai, switched off their car engines for a day and opted for public transport or their bicycles to mark World Car-Free Day yesterday.

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Reducing emissions key to climate fight. Driving down greenhouse gas emissions is the best way for Colorado to make a measurable impact in the fight against climate change. [News Source]

Do the right thing on climate change, UN head says. Environmentalists need to mobilize popular support to allow governments to legislate to fight climate change, said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. [News Source]

Nations reach deal on cutting ozone threats. More than 190 countries have agreed to accelerate the elimination of chemicals that threaten the ozone and exacerbate global warming, the United Nations Environmental Programme has announced. [News Source]

Architects strive to learn green building. Being known as environmentally friendly isn’t just for tree-huggers anymore. [News Source]