Today’s news from around the planet:
Space trackin’. Japan is planning to launch a satellite to monitor CO2 emissions around the world: “Equipped with two sensors, GOSAT will track infrared rays from the Earth, which will help calculate the densities of the two greenhouse gases, because they absorb the rays at certain wavelengths.”
Clean calling. Motorola says it has developed the world’s first carbon neutral mobile phone. The phone is made from recycled water bottles, and the manufacturing and operation costs will be offset with carbon credits.
Clean tech in the recession. The NY Time’s Freakonomics blog has a great forum with several economists about how the recession will affect the development of clean technology.
Garbage island. Check out this gallery of photos from the Maldives’ garbage island — the largest in the world.
Image via The Guardian
