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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Bonn to bust
<p> Kyoto Protocol’s future uncertain after the stalemate in Germany. The only global treaty that legally binds rich countries to cut greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions may not get a new lease
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Analysis of international policies in the solar electricity sector: lessons for India
This report presents an analysis of solar promotion policies in seven countries - Germany, Spain, the United States, Japan, China, Taiwan, and India – in terms of their outlook, objectives, policy mechanisms
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Egyptian Seeds Are Linked to E. Coli in Germany and France
European investigators fitting together the puzzle pieces of devastating E.
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Renewables Boom Could Strain Germany's Grid
An uncontrolled renewable power expansion in Germany could threaten the stability of energy grids, the head of energy agency Dena told Reuters on Wednesday. Failure to connect new capacity near demand centers or near transport grids or storage facilities would waste assets or put at risk the grids' stability, said Dena's director, Stephan Kohler, in an interview on the sidelines of a sector con
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Chinese Electric Taxis Struggle To Win Mass Appeal
A pioneering electric taxi project in China's southern economic powerhouse of Shenzhen seems a success by most accounts.
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China and Germany launch green initiative
Germany and China are planning a big expansion of joint research and investment in green technologies, including production of electric cars in China and development of carbon-capture systems. A series of business and inter-governmental agreements were signed between the world
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E.Coli Seen Spawning Biofuel In Five Years
The bacteria behind food poisoning worldwide, the mighty e.coli, could be turned into a commercially available biofuel in five years, a U.S.
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Eon takes up Merkel move to go green
Eon, the German power group, has called Germany
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French E. Coli Episode Seems Isolated, Officials Say
The French authorities said Sunday that the latest outbreak of a deadly strain of E.