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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Capturing CO2 emissions remains frustratingly expensive: Kemp
Fossil fuels will remain an indispensable part of the global energy supply for at least the next 50 years, so a means must be found to burn them without pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. According
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UN issued with roadmap on how to avoid climate catastrophe
Report is the first of its kind to prescribe concrete actions that the biggest 15 economies must take to keep warming below 2C The United Nations was presented with a roadmap to avoid a climate catastrophe
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Pathways to deep decarbonization - Interim 2014 report
This interim 2014 report by the Deep Decarbonization Pathway Project (DDPP) summarizes preliminary findings of the pathways developed by the DDPP Country Research Teams with the objective of achieving
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France proposes $1.4 billion credit line for India projects
France has proposed to give India a 1 billion euro ($1.4 billion) credit line to fund sustainable infrastructure and urban development projects, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Tuesday. The
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Change in Farming could Lower Europe's Temperature: Study
If Europe adopted a style of farming that abstains from plowing after a harvest, local temperatures could drop as much as two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), researchers said Monday. The reason
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France to compensate for lower eco-tax revenue: Sapin
French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said the government will compensate for lower revenue from a planned ecology tax through other types of levies, for example motorway toll taxes. The government last
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France launches financing plan for energy transition
France announced on Monday a package of tax breaks and low-cost loans to improve insulation in buildings and boost investment in renewable energy, which is supposed to provide 40 percent of the country's
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France to Dim Its Reliance on Nuclear Power
France, one of the world's biggest proponents and exporters of nuclear power, is losing its appetite for the atom at home. French energy and environment minister Ségolène Royal on Wednesday presented
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China Regulators ‘Overwhelmed’ as Reactors Built at Pace
China is moving quickly to become the first country to operate the world’s most powerful atomic reactor even as France’s nuclear regulator says communication and cooperation on safety measures with its
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French energy bill to boost renewables, skirt nuclear question
France is set to unveil a much-delayed energy transition bill on Wednesday that will avoid making tough choices on its dominant nuclear energy sector, instead focusing on measures to cut red tape currently