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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Projects on paper, Munda in Germany to woo investment
Chief Minister Arjun Munda flew off to Germany on Saturday hunting for fresh investments in Jharkhand
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A survey of the worlds radioactive no go zones
<p>Everyone knows about Chernobyl, Three Mile Island and, now, Fukushima. But what about Semipalatinsk, Palomares and Kyshtym? The world is full of nuclear disaster zones -- showing just how dangerous the technology really is.</p> <p>http://www.firstpeoplesfirst.in/admin/pdf/74_Atomic%20Deserts.pdf<br /> </p>
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German bank pulls out of Jaitapur N-plant
The widely reported protests against the Jaitapur nuclear power plant seem to have created an international ripple with Germany's second largest bank, Commerzbank, deciding to pull out of this venture. Commerzbank, in an email sent to the NGO Greenpeace has cited reasons of "sustainability and reputational risk" for no longer wanting to be part of a project which is being set up with French col
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The social complexity of renewable energy production in the Countryside
Based on field studies in 7 cases rural renewable energy projects in Brandenburg (federal state of Germany) were analysed during an 18 month period (early 2009 to mid 2010).
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Green power
Germany's policies prove that renewable sources of energy are a viable option. IN September 2010, the German Federal Environment Agency announced that by 2050 the country would be in a position to meet all of its electricity requirements from renewable energy sources as opposed to the present 16 per cent. This did not come as a surprise since Germany has always considered renewable energy sour
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Energy efficiency gets market friendly
<p> The Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and its Indo-German Energy Programme (IGEN) have become an integral part of the Indian carbon and clean energy market. The
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German team to study rice ecosystem
KALPETTA: The M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) and the Leibniz University at Hanover in Germany will jointly organise a three-year project on value and services of rice fields in Wayanad district. The project is aimed at collecting scientific evidence and formulating policies on rice ecosystem services and values, N. Anilkumar, director, MSSRF told The Hindu.
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Send jumbos to German zoo, but with care: HC to Centre
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Union government and the Central Zoo Authority to ensure that the transfer of two Karnataka elephants, which will be given to a German zoo in exchange for two cheetahs, is carried out in a diligent manner.
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Europe's Green Energy Faces Subsidy Shake-Up
The European Union looks set to overhaul the way renewable energy projects and power grids are financed, launching a new type of infrastructure bond and converging the EU's tangle of overlapping subsidies. European leaders will meet in Brussels for a February 4 summit to reconcile an EU goal of getting 20 percent energy from renewable sources by 2020 with a debt crisis that has driven several E
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Animal instinct
Germany must better explain the scientific use of animals to remain a major biomedical force. (Editorial)