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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German Nuclear Plants Get a New Lease
BERLIN -- The victory of Chancellor Angela Merkel's new alliance in elections last month promises to extend the country's use of nuclear power -- and reignite protests among those who have fought to phase it out.
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Brussels backs 'clean coal'
Up to six "clean coal" power stations are set to be built across the European Union after Brussels gave its backing to
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UK Joins European Drive To Make Energy From Waste
More lucrative British incentives to produce energy from rotting and gasified waste are driving a push to biogas, following a wider European trend. More farmers aim to use crop waste to generate electricity from burning biogas while big business is considering the same for industrial waste, after Britain introduced more generous support in April.
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Robots to push dead satellites off Earths orbit
London: Scientists are considering using German-built robots for clearing rogue satellites from Earth
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Clever, but unprincipled
AMERICA wants one. So do Australia, Brazil, Britain, China, Germany, Italy and Japan, to name a few. Even Malta is building one. Big utilities, such as Electricit
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Issues in cross-border patent infringement: a European story
Two landmark decisions of the European Court of Justice related to cross-border patent infringement cases are examined here.
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Global climate protection
The moment of truth will already be upon us in a few weeks. In mid-December 2009 delegates from practically all the countries of the world will meet in Copenhagen for two weeks of negotiations. It will perhaps be the biggest meeting that has ever taken place.
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The Third Industrial Revolution
An enormous offshore wind farm in the North Sea, a large geothermal power plant near Hanover and a 400-billion-euro project to generate solar electricity in the desert
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Race to find the best alcohol
Scientists and companies around the world are working on microbiological processes to make bioethanol out of cellulose. They're also wondering whether butanol may not be even better.