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G8 leaders pose with other delegates for a "family photo" on the sideline of the G8 summit in Deauville, northwestern France, on May 27, 2011. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)

Deauville Deciphered: Nuclear Fears Come to the Fore

Columbia's Michael B. Gerrard takes a look at the recent Deauville Declaration, explaining that the document reflects a shifting landscape of international energy policy. more
Simran Sethi, associate professor at the University of Kansas School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

No Real Environmental Change Without China, India, and Brazil

Simran Sethi, associate professor of sustainability and environmental communications at the University of Kansas, says China, India, and Brazil are critical to environmental progress. more
Some climate scientists believe that the summer 2010 floods in Pakistan (above) and heatwave in Russia came from the same climate pattern. (Sajjad Qayyum/AFP/Getty Images)

Basic Research the Key to Climate Mitigation, Adaptation

Columbia Water Center experts assess the shortcomings of the recent G8 summit, and the pressing need for basic climate science. more
Anti-G8 activists hold globes reading 'Hello G20? This is the rest of the world' as they take part in a demonstration, on May 21, 2011 in Le Havre, northwestern France, to denounce last week's G8 summit in Deauville, France. (Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images)

'Forum Wider Than the G8' Needed to Address Sustainability Issues

Ravi Narayanan, Vice Chair of the Asia Pacific Water Forum, launches Asia Society's Sustainability Roundtable with his take on how last week's G8 summit addressed issues related to sustainability. more
Al Busyra Basnur (L), Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia and Russell Leiman (R) at a pre-event reception in Houston on Feb. 8, 2011. (Asia Society Texas Center)

A Balancing Act: Resources, Livelihoods, and Indonesia's Environment

Indonesia's Komodo National Park exemplifies how hard it is to implement environmentally-friendly industry in underdeveloped regions. more
In New York on Jan. 5, architect Eugene Kohn and developer Vincent Lo cite positive recent trends in China's urban development. (3 min., 12 sec.)

Remaking the Chinese City: Expert Opinion on Shanghai's Development

China's cities are growing at a historically unprecedented rate - but at what cost to the quality of life? more
Professor Snow Barlow, Agriculture and Food Systems; Dr. Robert Zeigler, International Rice Research Institute; Professor Craig Pearson, Director, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, in Melbourne, 29 July 2010. (M. Hinze, Asialink / Asia Society AustralAsia Centre)

A Second Green Revolution

Rice expert calls on Australia to help foster the next generation of agricultural breakthroughs. more