SDSN Networks in Action 2020
<p>SDSN’s National and Regional Networks promote the localization and implementation of the SDGs, develop long-term transformation pathways, provide education for sustainable development, and launch
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Lack of clarity' over energy policy hits UK's ranking in green power league
Britain falls behind France to 8th place in ranking of attractiveness for renewable energy investment Britain’s ability to attract investment to fund renewable energy projects has fallen to its lowest
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Eiffel tower embraces wind power
One of the world’s most iconic sites has become the latest high profile venue to embrace renewable energy, after the installation of two vertical axis wind turbines as part of the Eiffel tower’s high profile
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Solar energy to be cheapest power source in 10 years
Solar energy is set to become the cheapest source of electricity in many parts of the world within the next 10 years, with the cost of photovoltaics continuing to decline. In fact, in some parts of
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Climate forced air-quality modeling at urban scale: sensitivity to model resolution, emissions and meteorology
While previous research helped to identify and prioritize the sources of error in air quality modeling due to anthropogenic emissions and spatial scale effects our knowledge is limited on how these uncertainties
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The 2015 energy productivity and economic prosperity index
This index report ranks countries based on their economic output per unit of energy consumed. Commissioned by Philips, the energy productivity index was authored by The Lisbon Council, Ecofys and Quintel
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Javadekar on climate change and France
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has made an official statement after meeting with Laurent Fabius, French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development recently. "I held discussions
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Act now on climate change, says France
Asking the international community to work together on climate change and not against each other, France on Thursday warned that a significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is not achievable without
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Paris mayor calls for ban on polluting coaches and trucks
Paris mayor plans to ban the worst-polluting heavy lorries and many coaches from capital as part of drastic measures to lower pollution The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, has announced a plan to
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Invisible fuel
THE CHEAPEST AND cleanest energy choice of all is not to waste it. Progress on this has been striking yet the potential is still vast. Improvements in energy efficiency since the 1970s in 11 IEA member
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Man has 'slapped nature in the face', says Pope on climate change
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE: Pope Francis said Thursday he is convinced that global warming is "mostly" man-made and that he hopes his upcoming encyclical on the environment will encourage negotiators at a