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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Berlin Aims to Become Solar Powerhouse
Berlin wants to become a world leader in the solar energy field, both as a user of the sun's rays for energy and as a pioneer in solar technology despite its northern, cloud-covered location, its economy minister said.
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Berlin pushes for a national power grid
Four energy utilities currently operate the electricity power lines that criss-cross the German countryside. But if proposals being considered by Berlin see the light of day this quartet could soon become a solo performance. The ambitious proposals would see the big energy groups Eon, Vattenfall, RWE and EnBW bundle their regional high-voltage grids into a holding company.
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Impacts of the EU emissions trading scheme on the industrial competitiveness in Germany
An intended effect of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is the reflection of greenhouse gas emissions related costs in the production costs of installations covered by the Directive.
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News 360 - Brief
nsg India gets into nuclear family On September 6, the 45-member nuclear suppliers group (nsg) lifted its 16-year-old embargo on nuclear commerce with India. The tough negotiations in Vienna went down to the wire after China, which had sounded positive in the run-up to the nsg meeting took a different line. Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland and Ireland also acted
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Climate change threatens one in five plant species
Potsdam, 7 August 2008 - Climate change alters growing conditions in many regions of the world. How global warming could affect Germany
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Climate change fears after German opt-out
A German government decision to back an almost total exemption for industry from new rules that would force companies to pay for the carbon dioxide they emit threatens to undermine a key tenet of European Union climate policy, climate campaigners warn.
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Fission Europa
THE lights don't go out in Germany and France until you switch them off. And that's most of what they have in common. Three-quarters of the electricity in France is nuclear; in Germany it's a quarter. France is adding to its nuclear capacity, Germany is committed to phasing out nuclear power altogether.
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Siemens to boost its market share in wind power
HUSUM, Germany
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Critics are more worried about bomb than energy
Critics are more worried about bomb than energy Our Political Bureau NEW DELHI EVEN as the Manmohan Singh government celebrated the end of three decades of nuclear isolation, critics of the nuclear deal criticised the waiver for
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Merc to launch hybrid cars by '10
Bs Reporter / New Delhi September 5, 2008, 0:40 IST Germany