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
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Germany Calls Carbon Tariffs "Eco-Imperialism"
Germany called a French idea to slap "carbon tariffs" on products from countries that are not trying to cut greenhouse gases a form of "eco-imperialism" and a direct violation of WTO rules.
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First Industrial Bio Gas plant in Sri Lanka
The German Cultural Centre in Colombo (Goethe- Institut), Ruhuna University and Ambewela farms are joining thands to construct an industrial level biogas plant for the first time in Sri Lanka with the assistance of German scientists to generate Electricity to the grid.
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Deadly flights
With wind power booming around the world
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Germany ready to help develop solar energy
Germany is ready to assist Bangladesh in the solar-energy sector by providing its high technology for developing and tapping the renewable energy, the outgoing German ambassador said yesterday.
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Hasina seeks German help for renewable energy
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday sought German assistances for tapping all sources of renewable energy in the country and facing the challenges of global climate change. She wished for the cooperation when German Ambassador Frank Meyke made a farewell call on her at the PM's office in the morning.
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Climate talks inch ahead
Lack of commitment at Bonn could dampen Copenhagen THE second round of climate change talks in Bonn concluded a little after 5 in the evening on June 12. Twelve days of heated talks among representatives of 182 countries yielded very little
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G8 Agrees To Limit Global Warming; China, India Resist
The G8 agreed on Wednesday to try to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius and cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent, but it failed to persuade China and India to join a bid to halve world emissions. With only five months until a new U.N. climate pact is due to be agreed in Copenhagen, climate change organizations said the G8 had left much work to be done and ducked key issues.
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U.S. Seen Backing Climate Target At G8
The United States will agree to a goal to limit global warming to no more than 2 degrees Celsius at next week's Group of Eight summit, a senior European official involved in preparing the meeting said on Wednesday.
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G8 climate scorecards 2009
The new analysis presents recent and expected emission developments of each country and various other indicators, and gives an overview of the most important activities by the federal governments to respond to the threat of climate change.
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Progress with implementing energy efficiency policies in the G8
The overall purpose of this