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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An update of the article “Modelling flood damages under climate change conditions – a case study for Germany”
<p>In our first study on possible flood damages under climate change in Germany, we reported that a considerable increase in flood-related losses can be expected in a future warmer climate. However, the
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UN criticises UK and Germany for betraying Paris climate deal
Ban Ki-moon’s climate change envoy has accused the UK and Germany of backtracking on the spirit of the Paris climate deal by financing the fossil fuel industry through subsidies. Mary Robinson, the
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Germany Confirms End To Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariffs
Germany’s parliament has approved a plan that will end renewable energy feed-in tariffs in favor of competitive auctions and clear volumes for wind energy development. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany
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Germany moves away from renewables feed-in tariffs
Parliament approves plan to move towards competitive auctions and caps on deployment of wind energy Germany's parliament has approved a plan to reform the country's renewable energy law by ending feed-in
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Legal shake-up threatens Germany’s energy ‘revolution’
In Germany, people’s power has wrought a revolution. All over the country, citizens have formed co-operatives to build wind farms and solar arrays, in a grassroots push that has helped to make Germany
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Market opportunities for use of alternative fuels in cement plants across the EU
There is no technical limitation at cement plants to increase the share of alternative fuels from 36% now to 95% EU-wide. In a recent study for Cembureau, Ecofys has investigated how the European cement
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Germany and Saudi Arabia pledge to ratify Paris deal in 2016
Germany and Saudi Arabia have announced plans to ratify the Paris Agreement by the end of the year. Speaking at the annual Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, German chancellor Angela Merkel said
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Insect populations in sharp decline
Every spring since 1989, entomologists have set up tents in the meadows and woodlands of the Orbroicher Bruch nature reserve and 87 other areas in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The
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Germany waters down climate protection plan
Germany has abandoned plans to set out a timetable to exit coal-fired power production and scrapped C02 emissions reduction goals for individual sectors, according to the latest draft of an environment
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Berlin’s Parliament Has Voted To Divest From Fossil Fuels
More specifically, the Berlin parliament voted to blacklist investment into companies that are incompatible with the city’s stated goal of going “climate neutral” by the year 2050. The policy will relate