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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Growth of world trade falls sharply
World trade growth declined sharply in 2007 and is expected to slow further this year as financial turmoil and rising commodity prices further depress global economic activity, the World Trade Organisation said yesterday. Preliminary estimates suggest the volume of world trade rose 5.5 per cent in 2007, down from a robust 8.5 per cent in 2006. Based on the latest gloomy global output forecasts by the International Monetary Fund, the WTO says trade growth this year could slip to 4.5 per cent, the lowest since 2002.
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RWE Signs Renewable Energy Deal With 50 Utilities
Europe's fourth-largest utility, RWE of Germany, said on Wednesday it will enter renewable energy projects with municipal utilities to lower its output of carbon dioxide. RWE said it had signed a letter of intent with the ARGE group of 50 local utilities for power projects using sources such as wind and biomass in Germany and abroad. Chief Executive Juergen Grossmann wants to cut carbon dioxide emissions as allowances to emit the greenhouse gas, given out under a European Union-wide scheme, are made scarcer and costlier to moderate global warming.
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German schoolboy, 13, corrects Nasa's asteroid collision' figures
Berlin: A 13-year-old German schoolboy corrected Nasa's estimates on the chances of an asteroid colliding with Earth, a German newspaper reported on Tuesday, after spotting that the boffins had miscalculated. Nico Marquardt used telescopic findings from the Institute of Astrophysics in Potsdam (AIP) to calculate that there was a 1 in 450 chance that the Apophis asteroid will collide with Earth, the Potsdamer Neuerster Nachrichten said.
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Carbon market rewards generators and punishes public - WWF
Environmental campaign group WWF has denounced the latest round of the EU's Emissions Trading System, saying its heart is in the right place but 'design faults' mean it rewards those burning the most coal. The scheme, designed to cut the continent's carbon emissions, will perversely provide a windfall for the biggest emitters, says the WWF. The conservation charity asked carbon market analysts Point Carbon to estimate the windfall profits in five European countries - the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy and Poland - over the current five year phase of the scheme.
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France, Germany Nearer To Cars CO2 Deal - Diplomats
France, Germany Nearer To Cars CO2 Deal - Diplomats BELGIUM: April 10, 2008 BRUSSELS - France and Germany are making progress on finding a common position over proposed new European Union limits on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from cars, diplomats said on Wednesday. "There are signs that they are very near to an agreement," one of the diplomat said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The European Commission, as part of its plans to fight climate change, has proposed legislation to reduce CO2 emissions from cars and steep fines on manufacturers that fail to comply.
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Germany drops 'roadmap to biofuels' for cars
The German government has been forced into an embarrassing climbdown over its plans to lead a worldwide biofuels revolution on the roads after the discovery that too many cars would be unable to run on the proposed ethanol-petrol mix. The environment minister, Sigmar Gabriel, had planned to introduce the new fuel to motorists next year. It is known as E-10, and 90% of it would consist of petrol and the rest of ethanol.
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CO2 trade to bring 57bn windfall
Utilities in Britain and four other European countries stand to gain windfall profits of up to
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German lessons
An ambitious cross-subsidy scheme has given rise to a new industry
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Architects of a low-energy future
Low- and zero-energy buildings could have a huge impact on energy use and carbon emissions. We have the technologies, but if they are to mitigate climate change, green-building design must hit the mass market : a report.
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German cars not ready for new biofuel - sources
German cars not ready for new biofuel - sources GERMANY: April 3, 2008 BERLIN - More than 2 million cars in Germany cannot run on a new biofuel the government wants to introduce, well over a limit the administration has set as a pre-condition for its use, industry sources said on Wednesday. Around 330,000 cars made by German manufacturers, plus more than 2 million imported cars, are unable to run on the new fuel, industry sources familiar with the data said. The environment ministry declined to comment on the figures.