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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Antarctic mission runs into protests
HERALD CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, JAN 18
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China is now worlds 3rd largest economy
Associated Press Posted: Jan 15, 2009 at 0231 hrs IST
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Ocean study draws ire
A German research ship laden with 20 tonnes of iron sulphate has whipped up a storm of protest as it sails towards the Antarctic, where it intends to dump its cargo into the ocean late this week.
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Mega Indian experiment to sink carbon could help fight warming
Amit Bhattacharya | TNN Can tossing tonnes of iron powder into the ocean help the world fight global warming? A team of Indian scientists, along with their counterparts from Germany and elsewhere, is embarking on an ambitious 70-day ocean expedition on Wednesday to find answers to that.
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Dust explosions in process industry: A case for greater awareness in India
The paper describes, with the help of several representative case studies, how 'dust' explosions commonly occur in process industry all over the world and the devastation they cause to life and property. Dust explosions also pose serious risk of environmental contamination.
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Associations between PM2.5 and heart rate variability are modified by particle composition and beta-blocker use in patients
It has been hypothesized that ambient particulate air pollution is able to modify the autonomic nervous control of the heart, measured as heart rate variability (HRV) . Previously we reported heterogeneous associations between particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter < 2.5
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Climate protection pays off: opportunities for innovation, growth and employment
Germany has already implemented numerous climate protection measures
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Skulls returned
A German medical museum will return the skulls of nine Namibians killed in uprisings against German colonial forces between 1904 and 1908. It will also return the skulls of 18 Australian aborigines that were taken from the continent more than a century ago. The skulls are part of a sprawling but poorly organized anthropological collection at the Medical History Museum at Berlin
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Science & Technology - Briefs
life sciences It is the small ones Smaller mosquitoes are better at transmitting diseases than larger ones. Researchers in the US fed mosquitoes blood contaminated with dengue virus and tested them for infection. Smaller-sized mosquitoes showed higher infection rates and greater potential to transmit the virus. Even a slight difference in the body sizes of Asian tiger and yellow fever
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Current trends
Solar photovoltaics is the fastest growing area in the energy sector. Of the us $71 billion invested in renewables worldwide in 2007, 30 per cent was in solar pv. According to market analysts, between 2007 and 2011, this industry is poised to grow at a whopping 73 per cent. By March 2007, India had 120 mw of installed pv capacity. However, less than 2.5 mw is generated by grid-connected