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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Eco labelling doubts linger
Fourteen years after Germany scored a worldwide first by adopting eco labelling, there still remain doubts about selection and evaluation procedures used in the system.
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"Environmental breakfasts" in mega hotels
Big business in Germany more than in any other country. But how delighted should an environmentalist be with this development?
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Facing packaging problems
IN THIS "throwaway" age the Germans are trying to be difficult. Their stringent waste laws are creating a rift in the European Commission (EC) which wants lower and more flexible standards.
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Investment on environment
EUROPEAN countries are making substantial investments in environmental protection. Amongst members of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) -- the Paris-based club of
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Big Power Goes Local
A grass-roots movement to generate power in towns and basements is challenging the energy industry's status quo.
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Power of ancient sails
This commercial ship, partly powered by a giant kite, set off on its maiden voyage from the German city Bremen to Venezuela in the third week of January. Designers of the vessel, MS Beluga
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Time to Plug in
The International Conference for Renewable Energies is to be held in Bonn, Germany. But here is a sector dwarfed by fossil fuels, and although governments can proactively root for renewables, and some have, the options given to developing countries are qu
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In court
Airport expansion: A German court rejected an emergency appeal to stop construction work on a new runway and terminal at Frankfurt Airport, close to Kelsterbach Forest. Environmentalists and 13 towns had sued the state of Hesse to halt the expansion project for reasons ranging from nighttime noise to threat to wildlife. The US $5.18 million (
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Sri Lankas first industrial biogas plant to be constructed
The German Cultural Centre in Colombo (Goethe- Institute), the Ruhuna University and Ambewela farms are joining together to construct an industrial level bio gas plant for the first time in Sri Lanka with the assistance of German scientists to generate electricity.