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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Opting for renewables
According to IEA's factsheet, Renewables in global energy supply, the wind energy sector has grown at more than 52 per cent per annum since 1971, and solar power by 32 per cent per annum. Renewables
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India: aim, hope high
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Targets or diktats?
At Renewables 2004, "an international action plan will be on the agenda, including actions and commitments by governments, international organisations and stakeholders," says the conference
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In Court
levy upheld: Germany's highest court has rejected a challenge against the government's tax on fossil fuels and electricity. The tax added US $0.04 to the price of a litre of petrol per year. The
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From best to worst
No bank has a good enough rating
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Breeding trouble
A giant panda in Berlin's zoo might finally conceive if Chinese experts' efforts bear fruit. Six earlier attempts to impregnate 19-year-old Yan Yan with sperm from her Berlin zoo companion, Bao Bao,
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Bytes
big cat in trouble: Indonesia's last tiger species
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Best available techniques in the sector of adhesives application
Within the framework of the realisation of the directive on Integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC-Directive 96/61/EG), the techniques and the possible abatement options for numerous industrial sectors have to be characterised on a process level with regard to environmental benefits, technical practicability and especially economic feasibility.
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Air sick
Another reason for not giving excess antibiotics to farm animals
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No diesel without filter
A campaign in Germany demands particulate filters in diesel cars