Wind and solar benchmarks for a 1.5°C world
This report presents a detailed methodology for determining the amount of wind and solar capacity that is required for a country to align with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C temperature goal. While the focus
Germany
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Six firms express interest in solar power generation
Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency will invite proposals soon Officials will visit Germany and Spain where large solar photovoltaic power plants have come up Programme to encourage generation of grid quality power from megawatt-sized solar plants
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African walkout brings division into open
Rifts deepened between rich and poor countries at the UN's Copenhagen climate conference yesterday as world leaders prepared to converge on the Danish capital in a bid to break the deadlock. Several leaders, including Angela Merkel of Germany and Gordon Brown of Britain, voiced doubt over the chances of reaching a deal before talks are due to end on Friday.
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Pak-German solar project
A German solar company Azur Solar GmbH has signed a MoU with Raza Impex Pvt Ltd Pakistan during the visit of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to Germany. According to Board of Investment (BoI) here on Monday, the signing ceremony was attended by the officials of German Ministry of Economics and BoI officials.
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6.5m German help to install 3 lakh solar units
<p> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="CONTENT-TYPE" /> <title></title> <meta content="OpenOffice.org 3.1 (Unix)" name="GENERATOR" /> <style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> </style> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">German Ambassador to Bangladesh Holger Michael yesterday said Germany will give Bangladesh 6.5 million euro
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The burning issue
When the International Energy Agency delivered its recent World Energy Outlook, one figure stood out: $500bn.
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Chinese dam under fire, but Germany in the hot seat
When a dam developer claims that 97% of the people it surveyed are satisfied with their compensation, take it with a large grain of salt. Back in November 2008, International Rivers hired a consultant to visit the site of the Xiaoxi Dam on the Zishui River in China.
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65 world leaders to participate in Climate Summit
It has been revealed that 65 heads of states and governments will be attending the most important environmental summit held in December this year in Copenhagen, Denmark. The organizers of the climate summit announced this week that leaders of most of the world
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Climate & credibility
India
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Saliva cortisol and exposure to aircraft noise in six European countries
Several studies show an association between exposure to aircraft or road traffic noise and cardiovascular effects, which may be mediated by a noise-induced release of stress hormones. The objective of this study was to assess saliva cortisol concentration in relation to exposure to aircraft noise.
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Pollution raises risk of dementia in the elderly
London: A new study has revealed that air pollution can significantly increase the risk of memory problems in the elderly. German researchers have found that women who had lived near busy roads for at least 20 years were more likely to show signs of mild cognitive impairment, early memory problems that may lead to dementia.