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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A German settlement homes in on energy efficiency Sixteen years ago when France withdrew its troops from Vauban, a small German territory close to the border, Germany
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Green gadgets for eco-aware shoppers
London: Gadget makers showed off their green credentials at a technology show in London to try to tempt consumers worried about soaring fuel bills, climate change and the financial crisis. Amid the usual array of power-hungry televisions, stereos and computers, a handful of companies promoted high tech products designed to cut energy consumption.
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Determination of pesticide residues in fruit-based soft drinks
Here the authors report the first worldwide reconnaissance study of the presence and occurrence of pesticides in fruit-based soft drinks. While there are strict regulations and exhaustive controls for pesticides in fruits, vegetables, and drinking water, scarce attention has been paid to highly consumed derivate products, which may contain these commodities as ingredients.
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Merkel Says EU Sticks to December Climate Deadline
European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to stick to a December deadline for agreeing ambitious measures to fight climate change, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. She told reporters on leaving a two-day summit early that the leaders agreed the package must take account of each country's specific situation, which suited Germany as a major industrial power.
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Emissions targets a must for developing countries
Developing nations want Kyoto Protocol commitments honoured. Developed nations cannot stop talking of targets for all. Juergen P Kropp , senior scientist, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany talks to Amarjyoti Borah , giving the western viewpoint How does Germany plan to meet emissions targets after phasing out nuclear power plants? Nuclear power is not
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Green Alarm as EU Ministers Mull Climate Opt-Outs
France, Germany and Austria called on Friday for an easing of EU climate ambitions to help industries facing an economic downturn, causing green groups to warn that the battle against climate change was in jeopardy.
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Renewable energy: Anywhere the wind blows
The time and money being spent on wind power is perhaps not surprising when you consider that, based on global average annual wind speeds, worldwide there is the potential to generate 106 million gigawatt-hours of electricity per year from wind - five times the total amount of electricity generated globally today.
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Germany tries to contain avian flu
Authorities in Brussels yesterday confirmed two "risk areas" had been set up in Germany to contain a new outbreak of avian flu on a poultry farm in the east of the country. The European Commission said Germany had applied necessary control measures, required under EU rules, and that the situation would be reviewed next week.
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Bird flu returns to Germany
German authorities yesterday confirmed a case of bird flu at a poultry farm in Saxony, eastern Germany. Health officials in Dresden said it was preparing for a preventative cull at the farm near G