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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Germany gives deadline to Volkswagen on meeting pollution standards
German authorities has given scandal-hit Volkswagen an October 7 deadline to set out a timeline for bringing all its diesel cars in line with national pollution guidelines, a newspaper said on Sunday.
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VW staff, supplier warned of emissions test cheating years ago-reports
Reuters) - Volkswagen's own staff and one of its suppliers warned years ago about software designed to thwart emissions tests, two German newspapers reported on Sunday, as the automaker tries to uncover
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Volkswagen hires BP oil spill lawyers to defend emissions cases
Carmaker faces class action suits after admitting 11m of its cars were designed to cheat emissions testing Volkswagen has hired the US law firm that defended BP after the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster
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Germany must cut waste to set global example for sustainable development
Instead of going to the pub in the evening, German student Christian Klinge puts on his old sneakers and sets off to forage through bins behind supermarkets and restaurants in Berlin to find food that
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German energy firms need to set aside more money for nuclear exit- Spiegel Online
German energy companies are short of as much as 30 billion euros ($34 billion) of the money they need to set aside to build a safe disposal site for nuclear waste as part of the country's exit from nuclear
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Renewables Covered 80% Of German Electricity Demand One Afternoon Last Month
The end of August brought about an encouraging event for Germany’s renewables industry, when for several hours on Sunday, August 23, some 80% of Germany’s electricity demand was met by renewable resources.
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Forest conservation project launched to protect biodiversity
The Viet Nam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST) and Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Co-oporation and Development have launched the "Programme on Conservation and sustainable use of forest biodiversity
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Germany pioneers renewable energy to thrust economic growth
Europe’s industrial powerhouse Germany is transforming its energy supply by switching to renewable sources. Rather than slowing down the country's economy, which grew by 1.4 percent last year, Germany's
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Dutch court gives green light to RWE's coal plant
A Dutch court on Wednesday said an environmental licence issued for a major new coal-fired plant built by RWE was granted properly, removing the last hurdle to operating the 3 billion euro ($3.36 billion)
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Europe to give struggling farmers €500m in aid
EU agriculture ministers have announced a €500m (£365m) aid package after thousands of farmers protested on the streets of Brussels. The mainly Belgian, French and German farmers were protesting against